2007-08 NE-10 Men’s Tennis


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March 31, 2008

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Northeast-10 Player of the Week

Michael Mashkevich, Stonehill (So., No. 1 Singles/No. 1 Doubles, Framingham, Mass.) - Mashkevich posted a 6-0 week (3-0 singles, 3-0 doubles). He improved for 4-0 in conference play with three NE-10 victories at first singles. He also earned three wins at first double with wins over SNHU, Franklin Pierce and Pace.

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week

Neil Mirchandani, Pace (Fr., No. 2 Singles/No. 1 Doubles, East Brunswick, N.J.) - Won six of eight matches played at No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles against American International, Le Moyne and Bentley this past week. Won in straight sets 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles versus Bentley and won 6-2, 6-1 versus American International.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Miles Holman, Bentley (Jr., No. 1 Singles/No. 2 Doubles, East Longmeadow, Mass.) - Went 2-0 last week, winning at top-flight singles and second doubles to help the Falcons to a 6-3 win over Pace.

Matt Sansoucie, Bentley (So., No. 5 Singles, Tewksbury, Mass.) – Won at fifth singles in straight sets to help the Falcons to a 6-3 win over Pace.

Chris Schoder, Bentley (Fr., No. 6 Singles, Weston, Fla.) - Won a straight sets victory at sixth singles to help the Falcons to a 6-3 win over Pace on.

Cristian Balestrieri, Bryant (Fr., No. 1 Singles, Mar Del Plata, Argentina) - Had wins at No. 1 singles in back-to-back 9-0 team victories over Le Moyne and Saint Michael's . Took a 6-3, 6-1 win versus Le Moyne and followed it with a 6-3, 6-3 performance versus Saint Michael’s. Also paired up with Kevin Gardiner for a 9-8 (7-5) win over Saint Michael's at No. 1 doubles.

Jose Rodriguez, Bryant (So., No. 2 Singles, Trujillo, Peru) - Led the Bulldogs to back-to-back 9-0 wins this past weekend, beating Le Moyne Saint Michael's. Took a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles versus Le Moyne before taking a 7-5, 7-6 (7-2) win versus Saint Michael’s. Also paired up with Thomas Novak for an 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles against Le Moyne and an 8-5 win at No. 2 doubles against Saint Michael's.

Steve Viglione, Merrimack (Jr., No. 5 Singles, No. 1 Doubles, Shelton, Conn.) - Posted a 2-2 record in singles in Orlando last week to go with a 1-3 doubles record. Won the lone match for Merrimack against Luther in singles.

Chris Darnowski, Saint Anselm (Sr., No. 4 Singles/No. 3 Doubles, Barrington, R.I.) - Picked up wins at No. 3 doubles and No. 4 singles in the Hawks' only match of the week, a 5-4 loss to American International. Paired with Corey Boudreau to win 9-8 (7-1) in the No. 3 doubles position before winning at No. 4 singles 6-0, 6-4.

Thomas Pickin, Saint Anselm (So., No. 5 Singles/No. 2 Doubles, Newport, R.I. ) - Picked up wins at No. 2 doubles and No. 5 singles in the team’s only match of the week, a 5-4 loss to American International. Paired with Chris Tremblay to win at No. 2 doubles, 9-7. Then went on to a 6-2, 6-4 victory at No. 5 singles.

Jason Allegretti, Stonehill (Jr., No. 3 Singles, Lincoln, R.I.) – Recorded three victories this past week. Won 6-3, 6-0, versus Southern New Hampshire and versus Franklin Pierce won in straight sets 6-0, 6-0. Came up with a win versus Pace, 6-0. 6-1.

Tim Fayed, Stonehill (Fr., No. 2 Singles, Glastonbury, Conn.) - Had a 6-0 week (3-0 in singles competition, 3-0 in first doubles action). Won versus Franklin Pierce 6-0, 6-0 and also won versus Pace 6-2, 6-3.