MEN’S TENNIS: All-Conference Teams Announced; ENC’s Rodriguez Earns Player of the Year Honors

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Six Players Named All-Conference Honorees

WINTHROP, Mass. – Eastern Nazarene's Diego Rodriguez was selected as the GNAC Men's Tennis Player of the Year after a fantastic year for the Lions. He highlights the list of All-Conference honorees, which were announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.

Voting was conducted by the league's four men's tennis head coaches following the conclusion of the regular season.

Rodriguez competed as ENC's No. 1 throughout the year, posting a 4-4 record in singles play, including a 2-0 mark in conference play. In doubles, he competed primarily as part of the Lions' No. 2 duo, posting an overall doubles record of 10-6.

Meanwhile, Colby-Sawyer'sZsombor Homonnay was selected as the league's top first-year competitor and granted the tile of GNAC Rookie of the Year.

Both Rodriguez and Homonnay were also named to the All-Conference team as singles players. Joining them were Ashton Meuse from Colby-Sawyer, Franco Milivinti and Carlos Sanchez from Eastern Nazarene, and Noah Rivera from the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.).

ENC's Rodriguez and Sanchez were also recognized as an All-Conference doubles team as were Colby-Sawyer's Homonnay and his teammate Aidan Jensen.

Colby-Sawyer head coach Barry Schoonmaker took home Coach of the Year honors and Norwich was the winner of the Team Sportsmanship Award.

For the complete list of All-Conference and All-Sportsmanship selections, please see below.

ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Singles
Zsombor Homonnay, Colby-Sawyer
Ashton Meuse, Colby-Sawyer
Franco Milivinti, Eastern Nazarene
Diego Rodriguez, Eastern Nazarene
Carlos Sanchez, Eastern Nazarene
Noah Rivera, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)

Doubles

Zsombor Homonnay/Aidan Jensen, Colby-Sawyer
Diego Rodriguez/Carlos Sanchez, Eastern Nazarene

PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Diego Rodriguez, Eastern Nazarene
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Zsombor Homonnay, Colby-Sawyer
COACH OF THE YEAR - Barry Schoonmaker, Colby-Sawyer
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - Norwich

ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Khameron Savatdy, Colby-Sawyer
Avelino Parrondo, Eastern Nazarene
Matthias Tchantouridze, Norwich
Ryan Boucher, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 14 member institutions and over 3,500 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 22 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience. 

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