For Immediate Release
Sunday, April 27, 2007
Gregory Pellegrino
[email protected]
Bryant’s Balestrieri Named Men’s Tennis Player and Freshman of the Year
- Le Moyne’s Davidson Named F. Paul Bogan Memorial Sportsmanship Award Recipient;
Merrimack’s Stevens Selected Coach of the Year -
South Easton, Mass. – Bryant University’s Cristian Balestrieri (Mar Del Plata, Argentina) has
been named the 2008 Northeast-10 Men’s Tennis Vern Cox Player of the Year and Freshman of
the Year.
The freshman number one singles player helped lead the Bulldogs to their first Northeast-10
Regular Season Title since 1996. Balestrieri finished conference play at first singles undefeated
with an 11-0 record and is currently 17-4 overall. In addition, he was also named to the All
Northeast-10 First-Team in singles play.
Le Moyne College’s Ryan Davidson (Glens Falls, N.Y.) earned the 2008 F. Paul Bogan Memorial
Sportsmanship Award. Davidson, the Dolphins No. 1 Singles and Doubles player, helped lead
his team to the quarterfinals of this year’s Northeast-10 Tournament.
Merrimack College’s head coach Chris Stevens was named the 2008 Northeast-10 Coach of the
Year. This marks the first time in his career that he has won the award. Stevens guided the
Warriors to an impressive 8-2 record in conference play securing the third seed in this year’s
tournament. Merrimack advanced all the way to the semifinals.
The Vern Cox Player of the Year Award is named in honor of the former longtime Springfield
College head coach Vern Cox, while the Bogan Memorial Sportsmanship Award is named in
honor of the late F. Paul Bogan, Commissioner of the Northeast-10 from 1995-1997.
Sponsoring 23 championship sports and 15 full-time members, the Northeast-10 is the second
largest NCAA Division II athletic conference in the nation and sponsors the most
championships of any Division II conference.
- See Page 2 For Complete All Conference Selections –
2008 Northeast-10 Conference
Men’s Tennis All-Conference Teams
First Team
No. 1 Singles
No. 2 Singles
No. 3 Singles
No. 4 Singles
No. 5 Singles
No. 6 Singles
Student-Athlete
Cristian Balestrieri
Jose Rodriguez
Jason Allegretti
Thomas Nowak
Mike Leone
John McGaffigan
School
Bryant
Bryant
Stonehill
Bryant
Stonehill
Stonehill
Year
Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
So.
Sr.
Hometown
Mar Del Plata, Argentina
Trujillo, Peru
Lincoln, R.I.
Medfield, Mass.
Cataumet, Mass.
Dedham, Mass.
Second- Team
No. 1 Singles
No. 2 Singles
No. 3 Singles
No. 4 Singles
No. 5 Singles
No. 6 Singles
No. 6 Singles
Student-Athlete
Adam Wilding
John Seaward
Steve Viglione
Will Herchel
Kevin Gardiner
Craig Drushella
Jon Ravenelle
School
Merrimack
Merrimack
Merrimack
Stonehill
Bryant
Bryant
Merrimack
Year
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
Fr.
Hometown
Lewiston, Maine
Pomfret, Conn.
Shelton, Conn.
Hampden, Mass.
Powder Springs, Ga.
Harwich, Mass.
North Andover, Mass.
Third-Team
No. 1 Singles
No. 2 Singles
No. 3 Singles
No. 4 Singles
No. 5 Singles
No. 6 Singles
Student-Athlete
Michael Mashkevich
Tim Fayed
Stephen Sparks
Tim McHugh
Liam Hoare
Chris Schoder
School
Stonehill
Stonehill
Bentley
Merrimack
Merrimack
Bentley
Year
So.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Hometown
Framingham, Mass.
Glastonbury, Conn.
Wakefield, Mass.
Edgartown, Mass.
West Newbury, Mass.
Weston, Fla.
First Team
No. 1 Doubles
No. 2 Doubles
No. 3 Doubles
Tim Fayed/Michael Mashkevich, Stonehill
Thomas Nowak/Jose Rodriguez, Bryant
Liam Hoare/Tim McHugh, Merrimack
Second Team
No. 1 Doubles
No. 2 Doubles
No. 3 Doubles
John Seaward/Steve Viglione, Merrimack
Torr Terranova (Madison, Conn.) /John Lescure (Kennebunk, Maine), Saint Michael’s
Chris Darnowski (Barrington, R.I.)/Corey Boudreau (Swanton, Vt.), Saint Anselm
Third Team
No. 1 Doubles
No. 2 Doubles
No. 3 Doubles
Neil Mirchandani (East Brunswick, N.J.)/Daniel Klein (Norwood, N.J), Pace
Jason Allegretti/Will Herchel, Stonehill
Chris Meeker (Wampsville, N.Y.)/Ben Jordan (Cassville, N.Y.), Le Moyne
Vern Cox Player of the Year: Cristian Balestrieri, Bryant
Freshman of the Year: Cristian Balestrieri, Bryant
F. Paul Bogan Memorial Sportsmanship Award: Ryan Davidson, Le Moyne
Coach of the Year: Chris Stevens, Merrimack