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April 26, 2009

Stonehill’s Fayed Named Men’s Tennis Player of the Year



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South Easton, Mass. – Stonehill College sophomore Tim Fayed (Glastonbury, Conn.) was named the 2009 Vern Cox Men’s Tennis Player of Year.

Fayed is currently 20-1 overall in the number one singles position and finished Northeast-10 action with a perfect 10-0 record. He helped lead the Skyhawks to their first-ever Northeast-10 Regular Season Title. In doubles action, Fayed teamed up with Mike Mashkevich in number one doubles and are currently 15-3 overall. The duo finished conference play with an 8-0 record. In addition, Fayed was named to the All-Northeast-10 First Team.

Merrimack College’s Rishi Rajpal (New Delhi, India) was named the 2009 Northeast-10 Freshman of the Year. In his first year of collegiate action, Rajpal is currently 9-4 overall and finished conference play with a 6-1 record at number one singles. He also teamed with Adam Wilding at number two doubles. They finished NE-10 play with a 5-1 record and are currently 9-2 at the number two spot. Rajpal was also named to the All-Northeast-10 Third Team for singles and Second Team for doubles.

Merrimack’s senior John Seaward (Pomfret, Conn.) was the recipient of the 2009 F. Paul Bogan Memorial Sportsmanship Award. Seaward is currently 15-2 overall in the singles play at the number three spot and finished conference play with a 10-0 record. In doubles play, Seaward teamed with Max Eppley as the duo finished NE-10 play 8-1. He was also named to the All-Northeast-10 First Team for singles and Second Team for doubles.

Merrimack’s head coach Chris Stevens was honored as the 2009 Northeast-10 Coach of the Year. Stevens guided the Warriors to a conference record of 9-1 and the second seed in the men’s tennis championship. Merrimack is currently 13-4 overall.

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.

With 15 member institutions the Northeast-10 is the second largest NCAA Division II athletic conference in the nation. Its 23 championship sports provide athletic opportunities for over 5,500 student-athletes, the largest such program of any Division II conference.

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2009 Northeast-10 All-Conference Teams

First Team
No. 1 Singles: Tim Fayed, Stonehill
No. 2 Singles: Mike Mashkevich, Stonehill
No. 3 Singles: John Seaward, Merrimack
No. 4 Singles: Miles Holman, Bentley
No. 4 Singles: Jason Allegretti, Stonehill
No. 5 Singles: Will Herchel, Stonehill
No. 6 Singles: Colin Stone, Southern New Hampshire
No. 1 Doubles: Tim Fayed and Mike Mashkevich, Stonehill
No. 2 Doubles: Jason Allegretti and Will Herchel, Stonehill
No. 3 Doubles: Mike Leone and Charlie Sherman, Stonehill

Second Team
No. 1 Singles: David Spaggiari, Southern New Hampshire
No. 2 Singles: Alec Spycher, Bentley
No. 3 Singles: Victor Suski, BentleY
No. 4 Singles: Andrew Gleason, Le Moyne
No. 5 Singles: Matthew Chase, BentleY
No. 6 Singles: Ben Jordan, Le Moyne
No. 6 Singles: Jon Burke, Stonehill
No. 1 Doubles: Max Eppley and John Seaward, Merrimack
No. 2 Doubles: Adam Wilding and Rishi Rajpal, Merrimack
No. 3 Doubles: Steve Viglione and Sean Pahler, Merrimack

Third Team
No. 1 Singles: Rishi Rajpal, Merrimack
No. 2 Singles: Adam Wilding, Merrimack
No. 2 Singles: Sean Steigerwald, Saint Michael's
No. 3 Singles: Craig Lindaberr, Saint Michael's
No. 4 Singles: Andrew Hagen, Pace
No. 5 Singles: Joseph Persia, Le Moyne
No. 6 Singles: Chris Tremblay, Saint Anselm
No. 1 Doubles: John Lescure and Sean Steigerwald, Saint Michael's
No. 2 Doubles: Joseph Persia and James Shelp, Le Moyne
No. 2 Doubles: Robert Hurley and Jim Mongello, Assumption
No. 3 Doubles: Michael Dolan and Victor Suski, Bentley

All Rookie Team
Matthew Chase, BentleY
Alec Spycher, Bentley
Victor Suski, Bentley
Andrew Gleason, Le Moyne
Joseph Persia, Le Moyne
James Shelp, Le Moyne
Max Eppley, Merrimack
Sean Pahler, Merrimack
Rishi Rajpal, Merrimack