(Area) Atlantic has much to be proud of in boys tennis. The Trojans have won a dozen conference championships and boast five state team final four appearances. They also made the eight team state field as a team in 2017.
Among the most impressive achievements in program history is the 1989 state championship in doubles with Dave Figgins and Frank Dea. After dropping the first set of the finals to a duo from Camanche 3-6, Figgins and Dea responded by winning the next two 6-2, 6-3. Atlantic has not had a singles state champion, but a couple of guys were very close. Barry Twait fell short in the finals in 1985 to Ty Dennis (Camanche) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. Tim Bauer lost a title match in 1991 to Kyle Cleveland (Maharishi, Fairfield) 6-3, 6-3. A big thank you to former head coach Stuart Dusenberry for sharing his records from 1985 through 2008. In their state final four appearances they were twice a runner-up. In 1989 they lost in the finals to Camanche, 5-4. In 2000 the runner-up finish was to Maharishi (Fairfield) 5-0. Team rosters from 1989 and 2000 are listed below.
Harlan’s notable accomplishments include a 2005 Hawkeye Ten Conference Championship and a pair of runner-up doubles teams in the 1980’s. In 1985 Pete Reuscher and David Thomsen teamed up to place 2nd while Dan Newlin and Jamie Burmeister took reserve honors in ’88.
Some of the Audubon greats include Craig Edsen, Curt Mace, Chad Hoffman (Mace and Hoffman went to state in doubles in 1990), Neil Grotelusion, Trent Edsen (1996 and 1997 singles state qualifier), and Ryan Edsen.
Scroll down to view our complete boys tennis rundown. Girls Tennis will be coming up tomorrow and boys soccer is scheduled for Friday.
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Atlantic Boys Tennis
Hawkeye Ten Conference Championships
12 (79, 80, 82, 83, 86, 87, 88, 91, 00, 01, 08, 18)
State Doubles Placewinners
Champions
Dave Figgins and Frank Dea, 1989
3rd Place
Mike Cooper and Randy Balch, 1977
Scott Tiffany and Mikade Meyer, 1997 (H-10 runner-up, 16-2 record)
4th Place
Scott Patterson and John Aunan, 1981
Matt Anderson and Jason Spicer, 1992
5th Place
Kyle Hansen and Ryan Sansgaard, 2003
6th Place
Cooper McDermott and Grant Podhajsky, 2018
8th Place
Brandon Hendrickson and Chris Williams, 1999
Cooper McDermott and Grant Podhajsky, 2017
State Singles Placewinners
Runner-up
Barry Twait, 1985 (110-33 career record)
Tim Bauer, 1991
Third Place
Barry Twait, 1986
4th Place
Chris Paasch, 2001 (H-10 champion for 2nd straight year, 22-4 singles and 10-1 doubles record)
Chris Paasch, 2002 (H-10 champion for 3rd straight year, 21-2 singles and 9-0 doubles record)
6th Place
Frank Dea, 1988
7th Place
David Figgins, 1988
8th Place
Chris Paasch, 2003
Team Final Four Appearances
1987-Lost to Denison 6-2 in the semifinals
1989-Beat Oskaloosa 6-3 in the semifinals, lost to Camanche 5-4 in the finals*
2000-Beat Decorah 6-3 in the semifinals, lost to Maharishi (Fairfield) 5-0 in the finals**
2010-Lost to Mahrishi (Fairfield) 5-0 in the semifinals, beat Aplington-Parkersburg 5-3 in the consolation
2018-Lost to Maharishi (Fairfield) 5-1 in the semifinals, lost to Boone 5-2 in the consolation
*Members of Atlantic’s state runner-up team in 1989 were David Figgins, Frank Dea, David Ramsey, Travis Anderson, Brian Wright, and David Baggenstoss
**Members of the Atlantic’s state runner-up team in 2000 were Chris Paasch, Chris Williams, Brandon Hendrickson, Kelly Krogh, Jared Strong, and Jeff Glade
Doubles Qualifiers
1977, Mike Cooper and Randy Balch, 3rd place
1981, Scott Patterson and John Aunan, 4th place
1987, Curt Bouchard and David Eskew
1988, David Ramsey and Mike Brandt
1989, Travis Anderson and David Ramsey
1989, Frank Dea and David Figgins, State Champions
1991, Jason Spicer and Brian Wright
1992, Jason Spcer and Matt Anderson 4th place
1993, Matt Anderson and Jason Spicer
1994, Cory Carr and Colin Roberts
1996, Scott Tiffany and Mikade Meyer
1997, Scott Tiffany and Mikade Meyer 3rd place
1999, Dan Hansen and Eric Lewis (Took a 14-0 record into the state tournament)
1999, Brandon Hendrickson and Chris Williams, 8th place (13-7 record)
2000, Brandon Hendrickson and Chris Williams (H-10 Champs, 18-1 record)
2003, Ryan Sansgaard and Kyle Hansen, 5th place (14-0 record heading into state)
2004, Jason Anderson and Mitch Peerbolte (11-5 record)
2008, Chris Van Cleave and Taylor Petersen
2009, Derek Tjepkes and Taylor Petersen
2010, Derek Tjepkes and Jordan Holmes
2012, Mitch Leiferman and Tyler Fischer
2013, Tyler Fischer and Noah Welter
2013, Jake Arneson and Adam Wieser
2016, Cooper McDermott and Grant Podhajsky
2017, Cooper McDermott and Grant Podhajsky, 8th place
2018, Cooper McDermott and Grant Podhajsky, 6th place
Singles Qualifiers
1985, Barry Twait, 2nd place
1986, Barry Twait, 3rd place
1987, David Figgins
1988, Frank Dea, 6th place
1988, David Figgins, 7th place
1990, Matt Anderson
1991, Tim Bauer, 2nd place
1991, Matt Anderson
1997, Eric Lewis (15-4 record)
1998, Eric Lewis (H-10 runner-up, 18-7 record)
2000, Chris Paasch, 8th place (Hawkeye Ten Champ as a sophomore, 17-2 singles record)
2007, Tom Leiferman (13-8 record)
2010, Taylor Petersen
2015, Nick Podhajsky
2018, Nile Petersen
2019, Nile Petersen
2019, Grant Sturm
Harlan Boys Tennis
Conference Championships
1 (2005)
State Doubles Results
Runner-up
Pete Ruescher and David Thomsen, 1985
Dan Newlin and Jamie Burmeister, 1988
4th Place
Dave Thomsen and Brandon Sherer, 1986
Jamey Petersen and Jose Marques, 1995
Trent Svendsen and Phil Clemens, 2005
State Singles Results
4th Place
Dan Newlin, 1989
Singles Qualifiers
Jamey Petersen, 1994
Cody Petersen, 2007
Cody Petersen, 2008
Nate Ohms, 2011
Nate Ohms, 2012
