Men’s Tennis Players Honored by NECC Again

ATTLEBORO, Mass. - Mitchell College freshman Kyle Carmona (Norwich, Conn.) was named New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Player of the Week for the fourth time this season, and freshman Andrew Small (Westerly, R.I.) was tabbed as the NECC Rookie of the Week.  

Carmona helped the Mariners remain perfect at 11-0 overall and 8-0 in NECC play, earning the 2009 NECC Inaugural Tennis Title. For the week, Carmona defeated Becker's Charles Hear in their final NECC match 6-3, 6-1 in #1 singles action, while partnering with Dan Dworetsky in #1 doubles action winning 8-2. Carmona did not play in the 7-2 win over Anna Maria. In 2009 NECC Tournament action, he became victorious at the #1 singles flight and the #1 doubles flight grabbing the individual title and #1 doubles title.

Small helped the Mariners remain perfect at 11-0 overall and 8-0 in NECC play, earning the 2009 NECC Inaugural Tennis Title. Small made one of only a few appearances this season for Mitchell against Anna Maria this week winning at #4 singles 6-1, 6-0 and teaming with Adam Samuels at the #2 doubles for an 8-4 victory. Small was a last minute replacement for the Mariners' in the #2 singles flight, at which he upset some tough competition grabbing the individual #2 flight title winning his semifinals 6-1, 6-0 taking Becker's Snjezan Telbak and then rolling through Lesley's Sonny Ljutica 8-6.