MIAC Release

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Two Saint John's University tennis student-athletes, juniors Thomas Gillach (Lindstrom, Minn./Chisago Lakes) and Nate Jordre (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech), earned their second Winter and Spring Academic All-MIAC honor when the 2019-20 awards were announced on Tuesday, June 30.

Student-athletes must be a sophomore, junior or senior academically with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 on a 4.00 scale to qualify for Academic All-MIAC recognition. Due to the cancellation of the 2020 spring season, the athletic requirement for tennis was eliminated.

A psychology major with a 3.96 GPA, Gillach registered a 7-2 (2-0 MIAC) singles record in the shortened 2020 season. He earned All-MIAC honors in both singles and doubles competition for the second consecutive year last spring and begins his senior season with a 32-14 (15-5 MIAC) career record in singles play and a 38-14 (13-7 MIAC) mark in doubles competition.

Like Gillach, the All-MIAC distinction in doubles play was the second straight for Jordre in 2019. The duo combined for a 7-2 (1-1 MIAC) record at No. 1 doubles this spring. A computer science major with a 3.88 GPA, Jordre posted an 8-3 (2-0 MIAC) record in singles competition this spring, including a 7-2 mark at No. 1. He begins his senior season with a 29-17 (11-7 MIAC) career singles record and a 33-10 (14-4 MIAC) mark in doubles play.

SJU started the 2020 season with seven consecutive wins and finished with a 7-3 (2-0 MIAC) record.