WAVERLY, Iowa - Wartburg men's tennis is set to begin its 2020 regular-season slate with a home match against Saint Ambrose University on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 12 p.m. The Knights finished their 2019-20 campaign with a 2-12 overall record and 0-1 ledger in the American Rivers Conference before play was suspended due to COVID-19. 

Spectators are permitted and are required to follow campus masking and social distancing guidelines. Details HERE.

Fifth-year head coach Chris Gustas will be at the helm of a young team as the Orange and Black compile only five upperclassmen and welcome in six freshmen. Junior Lucas Huffman led Wartburg in the No. 1 singles spot all of last season posting a 5-9 record, while senior Jared Hefel and sophomore Zach Heyerhoff also tallied five victories in their respected positions a year ago. 

"We have a lot of new faces. Five freshmen, a junior transfer, and one player back from an injury," Gustas said. "All these guys have good potential so I expect that we will grow quickly."

The aforementioned freshmen include: Cade Davis from Ankeny, Iowa, Jackson Eells from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Noah Mason from Clear Lake, Iowa, Nile Petersen from Atlantic, Iowa, Alexey Petyushev from Moskva, Russia and Sam Yoon from Albert Lea, Minn. Sophomores Heyerhoff and Luke Smith round out the underclassmen roster for Wartburg. 

After this weekend's home contest against Saint Ambrose, the Knights will compete in the A-R-C tournament in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, Sept. 26.