Men's Tennis Trio Earns NECC Postseason Honors
ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Three members of the Mitchell College men's tennis team were honored by the New England Collegiate Conference on Monday morning.
Sophomore Graham Cavanaugh was named to the NECC All-Conference First Team in singles while senior Zachary Simmons and freshman Orson Sinclair each garnered all-conference honorable mention accolades. All awards were determined by a vote of the conference's head coaches.
Cavanaugh received first team singles honors for the second straight season. He posted a 5-3 singles record in league play while holding down the No. 2 position for the Mariners. Simmons went 4-4 at the top singles spot while Sinclair (8-2) recorded the most singles victories of any Mitchell player in NECC action.
Mitchell (8-5 overall, 6-4 NECC) finished third in the conference regular season standings and qualified for the NECC Championship for the sixth straight season. The Mariners were eliminated by Newbury College in the semifinals of the tournament by a 6-3 final.
2014 NECC Men's Tennis All-Conference Team
Player of the Year: Michael Beluch, Regis (Jr. - Lynn, Mass.)
Rookie of the Year: Jeremy Morgenbesser, Regis (Fr. - Bayport, N.Y.)
Coach of the Year: Amy Hartigan, Newbury
Team Sportsmanship Award: Wheelock College
First Team All-Conference Singles
Michael Beluch, Regis (Jr. - Lynn, Mass.)
Graham Cavanaugh, Mitchell (So. - Redding, Conn.)
Jeremy Morgenbesser, Regis (Fr. - Bayport, N.Y.)
Jarrid Polley, Regis (Fr. - Reading, Mass.)
Christian Repunte, Newbury (Fr. - Burlington, Mass.)
Antonios Tran, Newbury (So. - Chelsea, Mass.)
First Team All-Conference Doubles
Michael Beluch, Jr./Jarid Polley, Fr. - Regis
Christian Repunte, Fr./Antonios Tran, So. - Newbury
Honorable Mention Singles
Nick Hildreth, Regis (Fr. - Harvard, Mass.)
Zachary Simmons, Mitchell (Sr. - Conventry, Conn.)
Orson Sinclair, Mitchell (Fr. - New London, Conn.)
Honorable Mention Doubles
Christian Repunte, Fr./Joey Verdon, Jr. - Newbury
