Pierce Goes Back-To-Back With All-Conference Honors
MOORHEAD, Minn. (5/07/24)---Concordia sophomore Kai Pierce (Fargo, N.D./Fargo Oak Grove HS) was named to the MIAC All-Conference Singles Team for the second consecutive season as selected by the conference coaches.
Pierce becomes the first Concordia player to earn back-to-back MIAC All-Conference singles honors since Isaac Toivonen claimed the award in three straight seasons from 2015-18. Pierce is only the third player in program history to receive back-to-back MIAC postseason honors.
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Pierce finished the 2024 season with a 5-4 record in singles play against conference opponents while playing at the No.2 singles position. His win total was tops among all Cobbers during the year. Pierce claimed wins against three of the six teams that qualified for the MIAC playoffs. He posted singles victories against opponents from St. Olaf, Macalester and St. Scholastica.
Pierce is 10-8 in singles play against MIAC competition in his first two seasons at Concordia. He also has 16 overall singles victories during that span.
The All-Conference team is selected based on performance during conference dual matches, with the top 18 players (including ties) recognized for both singles and doubles. Coaches also voted on honorable mention selections.
Awards are nominated by and voted on by the MIAC head men's tennis coaches and statistics from MIAC matches are considered for conference honors; any nominated player not selected as All-Conference but still receiving votes from at least three coaches was named honorable mention.
Past Concordia MIAC All-Conference Award Winners
MIAC All-Conference Singles
2023 – Kai Pierce, Logan Sandberg
2019 – Jared Saue
2018 – Isaac Toivonen, Erik Porter
2017 – Isaac Toivonen
2015 – Isaac Toivonen
2011 – Matt Edin
2010 – Matt Edin
2009 – Matt Edin
2008 – Matt Edin
2007 – Jordy Kamerling, Paul Tuchscherer, Will Wischer
2005 – Jake Thomas
1999 – Sachin Mehta
MIAC All-Conference Doubles
2019 – Erik Porter, Jared Saue, Ben Swanson
2018 – Erik Porter, David Schneck
2017 – Isaac Toivonen, David Youngs
2015 – Matt Edin, Devin Larson
2010 – Matt Edin, Kirby Johnson
2008 – Kirby Johnson, Will Wischer
2007 – Jordy Kamerling, Paul Tuchscherer
1999 – Jonah Beckerman, Mark Tuchscherer