NEWMAC Announces 2009 Men’s Tennis Post-Season Award Winners

BABSON PARK, Mass. - The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced its 2009 men's tennis award winners on Tuesday. NEWMAC Tournament Champion, MIT, led the way with a league-high six All-Conference selections, as well as the Rookie of the Year, Samuel Harmatz (Huntingdon Valley, Pa.). Alex Kamergorodsky (Millis, Mass.) was named the Player of the Year after helping lead Babson to a runner-up finish in the Conference Tournament. Coast Guard's Jim Hazlin was tabbed as the Coach of the Year and the Bears also received the NEWMAC Sportsmanship Award.

Kamergorodsky and Harmatz earned First Team All-Conference nods at No. 1 and No. 4 Singles, respectively. Harmatz also had a pair of teammates on the First Team, as Ken Van Tilburg (Kapellen, BELGIUM) at No. 2 Singles and Peden Nichols (Great Falls, Va.) at No. 5 Singles garnered accolades. Chris Pappe (Kenosha, Wis.) of Coast Guard was a First Team selection at No. 3 Singles and Springfield's Eric Henne (Bristol, Conn.) earned a spot at No. 6 Singles.

MIT swept the First Team picks in Doubles as Van Tilburg and Kevin Pang (Torrance, Calif.) were the No. 1 team. Harmatz and Nichols in the No. 3 slot, as well as David Iba (Lexington, Mass.) and Brian Wee (Woodbury, N.Y.) at No. 2, were also First Team honorees.

2009 NEWMAC Men's Tennis Awards 

Player of the Year                                                  
Alex Kamergorodsky, Babson 

Rookie of the Year                                      
Samuel Harmatz, MIT

Coach of the Year
Jim Hazlin, Coast Guard

Sportsmanship Award

Coast Guard Academy

First Team All-Conference
No. 1 Singles -- Alex Kamergorodsky, Babson
No. 2 Singles -- Ken Van Tilburg, MIT
No. 3 Singles -- Chris Pappe, Coast Guard
No. 4 Singles -- Samuel Harmatz, MIT
No. 5 Singles -- Peden Nichols, MIT
No. 6 Singles -- Eric Henne, Springfield

No. 1 Doubles -- Kevin Pang/Ken Van Tilburg, MIT
No. 2 Doubles -- David Iba/Brian Wee, MIT
No. 3 Doubles -- Samuel Harmatz/Peden Nichols, MIT

Second Team All-Conference
No. 1 Singles -- Neall Oliver, Wheaton
No. 2 Singles -- Justin Albert, Babson
No. 3 Singles -- Ken Lin, Babson
No. 4 Singles -- Harry Altman, Wheaton
No. 5 Singles -- Bryan Lafayette, Babson
No. 6 Singles -- Cullen Garrity, Wheaton

No. 1 Doubles -- Alex Kamergorodsky/Bryan Lafayette, Babson
No. 2 Doubles -- Nii Manfoi Davies/Kyle Hudgins, Wheaton
No. 3 Doubles -- Harry Altman/Brian Krantz, Wheaton

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