May 5, 2009
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Allegheny College senior men's tennis player Matt Chiricosta (top left) earned All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors for the fourth consecutive year, earning First Team honors for singles play. He and his doubles partner, junior Ben Hurtuk (top right), were named to All-NCAC Second Team.
With the accolade, Chiricosta completes a collegiate career which saw him claim four all-conference singles honors and four all-conference doubles honors. As a singles player, he was selected to the All-NCAC Second Team in 2006 and 2007. During his junior and senior years, he became a First Teamer.
Chiricosta finished his senior year with a 12-8 record as the Gators' No. 1 player, including a 2-1 mark in NCAC East Division play. In doubles, Chiricosta and Hurtuk amassed a 15-7 slate with a 2-1 record in division play.
Chiricosta earned All-NCAC honors in 2006, 2007 and 2008, also, with then-teammate Andrew Zipf. Chiricosta and Zipf were First Teamers in '06 and '08 and Second Teamers in '07.
