Dear K Club Members,

Greetings from Knox men’s tennis. As we head into Winter Term, the players and I want to thank you for your continued support of Knox athletics. We could not give our student-athletes the opportunities they currently have without you.

We look forward to the upcoming 2012 season. We were not satisfied with our seventh place finish last year at the Midwest Conference tournament, so the team has been working hard in the offseason. We have added some new faces to the lineup. Senior captain Erik Hane (Littleton, CO), junior David Ham (Lakewood, WA), and junior Shaun Mulani (Bourbonnais, IL) will be joined this year by three talented first-year players: Walter Palmer (Wilmette, IL), Karolis Ruzgas (Downers Grove, IL) and Jonathan Ng (Hong Kong, China).

At the 2011 USTA/ITA NCAA Division III Central Regional Championships hosted by Washington University in St. Louis last fall, Palmer and Ng won their first round matches before falling in a tough second round. Ng continued his doubles play success by winning his second round match to record the men's tennis program's first singles win at the ITAs in four years. Hane and Ruzgas defeated a duo from Greenville College for the first Knox men's tennis doubles victory at the ITAs in more than a decade.

Sophomore Tim Worrell (Wataga, IL) is a thrower for the Prairie Fire indoor and outdoor track and field teams. His major is political science. Get to know Tim:

What’s your favorite place to eat in Galesburg? Sully's
What is your career goal? Lawyer
What three people in history would you like to have a meal with? Why? I would eat with Abraham Lincoln because of his experiences through the Civil War and presidency. I would eat with Michael Jordan because of his amazing athletic achievements. I would also eat with Chris Farley because he is one of the funniest people that ever lived.
Who is your favorite sports team? Denver Broncos
What’s your favorite city to visit? St. Louis, Missouri
What's your most memorable Knox moment? My roommate and I got on America’s Funniest Home Videos.
What’s your favorite thing about Knox? I love how helpful the professors are.
What things do you like to do in your free time? I play guitar and piano. I play video games with my friends. I love to lift.
What event in history do you wish you could have been a part of? Why? I would have been part of the Revolutionary War because it was the creation of our nation. What’s something people would be surprised to learn about you? I love to perform magic tricks.
What’s your favorite meal? Wings at Sully's on a Monday night with all my friends.
What are the top three things on your bucket list? I want to travel the world with my future wife. I want to own a ’69 Mustang. I want to get a Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor named after me.
What is your pre-meet ritual or superstition? I put in my iPod to zone out everything. Then, I think about every step in my throws from head to toe, so when I get in the ring I don't need to think about it.
What music do you have on your iPod? I have everything from Frank Sinatra to Theory of a Deadman.

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