5/10/2011Conference Release
CLEVLAND, Ohio – Allegheny rookie men's tennis player Patrick Cole turned in one of the best single-season efforts in team history, and his banner first-year was rewarded in a major way by the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) as he became the first Allegheny player, male or female, to also be named the NCAC Newcomer of the Year, and in the process was also named to the All-NCAC First Team. It is the fourth consecutive year that a Gator has made the First Team.
CLEVLAND, Ohio – Allegheny rookie men's tennis player Patrick Cole turned in one of the best single-season efforts in team history, and his banner first-year was rewarded in a major way by the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) as he became the first Allegheny player, male or female, to also be named the NCAC Newcomer of the Year, and in the process was also named to the All-NCAC First Team. It is the fourth consecutive year that a Gator has made the First Team.
Cole, who assumed the role of the flight one singles player in the spring, came on with an absolute fury, going 10-2 in dual match flight one singles play. Coupled with his 4-1 singles record from the fall when he competed in flight four, Cole ended his rookie campaign with an impressive total record (including tournament play) of 18-4. His 18 wins as a singles competitor are three shy of the single-season record for wins. During the course of the spring, the Livonia, Mich. native also became the first player, male or female, to be named NCAC Player of the Week; he did so twice.
Earning All-NCAC Honorable Mention recognition were senior Jacob Allmaras and sophomore Mike Provenzano. For Allmaras, a senior captain, it is the first all-conference honor in his career as he set a career-high with 12 singles wins across flights two, three, and five.
An All-NCAC Honorable Mention selection a year ago as a rookie, Provenzano lands on the Honorable Mention Team for the second consecutive season. Playing at flight two singles this spring, Provenzano notched a 6-5 overall record, and was 2-1 in conference play.
Allmaras and Cole also hauled in All-NCAC Second Team honors in doubles play. The duo competed in flight one doubles and came away with an 8-5 record, including a 2-1 mark in conference play.
