2020-21 Women's Tennis News

Jenna Taylor (women's basketball) and Spencer Moon (men's cross country and track field) were named the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Female and Male Athletes of the Year. (Moon photo by D3photography.com)
Taylor, Moon receive top honors from SAAC

June 17, 2021

For the second year in a row, the Simpson College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) aired a virtual awards show to highlight the achievements of Storm student-athletes and teams from the 2020-21 school year on Wednesday.

Picture of Simpson College Hall of Fame basketball and tennis coach Dick Starr, who died May 23, 2021 at age 88.
Simpson College mourns loss of former coach Dick Starr

June 04, 2021

Dick Starr, hall of fame basketball and tennis coach and retired faculty at Simpson College, died Sunday, May 23, 2021 at the age of 88.

Junior Emily King. Photo by Madison DePover
Storm end season in A-R-C AQ Tournament Semifinals

April 30, 2021

The Simpson College women's tennis squad closed its season with a 5-1 loss to Wartburg in the American Rivers Conference Automatic Qualifier Tournament Semifinals on Friday.

Junior Megan Grubb
Storm blank Coe to advance to A-R-C AQ Tournament Semifinals

April 27, 2021

The Simpson College women's tennis squad opened its first appearance in the American Rivers Conference Automatic Qualifier Tournament since the 2015-16 campaign with a 5-0 win over Coe on Tuesday.

L-R: Juniors Randie Richmond and Anna Wanek
Richmond, Wanek named A-R-C Athletes of the Week

April 26, 2021

Another Monday, another American Rivers Conference Player of the Week honor for Simpson College softball junior Randie Richmond and women's tennis junior Anna Wanek, the league announced today.

Junior Anna Wanek
Storm suffer setback at Iowa Central

April 24, 2021

Anna Wanek provided the lone victory for Simpson College women's tennis in an 8-1 loss at Iowa Central Community College on Saturday.

L-R: Senior Madi Strecker and junior Anna Wanek
Strecker, Wanek earn A-R-C weekly awards

April 19, 2021

The American Rivers Conference tabbed women's soccer senior Madi Strecker and women's tennis junior Anna Wanek as the Athletes of the Week in their respective sports on Monday for the period ending Sunday, April 18.

Sophomore Kennedi Wright. Photo by Corinne Thomas
Storm reach double-digits wins on Saturday

April 17, 2021

For the first time since the 2012-13 campaign, the Simpson College women’s tennis team has reached the double-digit win plateau. The Storm held off Grand View in a 5-4 battle to win their third out of four matches to begin the spring on Saturday.

Junior Emily King. Photo by Corinne Thomas
Morningside trims Simpson in 4-3 match

April 11, 2021

Simpson College women's tennis continued its spring slate on Sunday in nonconference action to drop a 4-3 match at Morningside.

Sophomore Kennedi Wright. Photo by Corinne Thomas
Storm blank Northwestern in spring opener

April 10, 2021

The Simpson College women's tennis team started its spring slate the same way the squad opened the fall, with a 9-0 victory.

Marty Bell, former VP of intercollegiate athletics at NCAA Division II Quincy University, will lead Storm athletics.
Simpson College welcomes Marty Bell as new athletics director

December 15, 2020

Simpson College president Marsha Kelliher announced today the hiring of Marty Bell as the College’s next director of athletics. Bell comes to Simpson from Quincy University, where he led the institution’s NCAA Division II athletic program for more than a decade.

A-R-C announces Fall All-Academic Team
A-R-C announces Fall All-Academic Team

November 25, 2020

Simpson landed 54 student-athletes on the American Rivers Conference 2020 Fall All-Academic Team, the conference announced Wednesday.

Head coach Faith Bliss (left) earned A-R-C Coach of the Year honors and Anna Wanek was selected as the league's MVP after the 2020 fall slate.
Bliss, Wanek claim top honors from A-R-C

November 19, 2020

The Simpson women's tennis team swept the top-two American Rivers Conference awards on Thursday as Faith Bliss earned Coach of the Year honors and junior Anna Wanek was named the league's Most Valuable Player, as voted on by the conference's nine head coaches.

Sophomore Donni Kinghorn. Photo by Corinne Thomas
Storm close fall campaign against Loras

October 22, 2020

The Simpson women’s tennis team was searching for its first win over Loras since Sept. 12, 2015 on Thursday, but came up short in a 5-4 match.

Junior Anna Wanek
Wanek collects third A-R-C Athlete of the Week award

October 19, 2020

After winning the A-Singles flight at the American Rivers Conference Individual Tournament on Saturday, Simpson women's tennis junior Anna Wanek has been named the A-R-C Athlete of the Week, the league announced Monday.