Men's Tennis Sweeps Final NECC Weekly Honors

ATTLEBORO, Mass. – For the fifth time this season and the third straight week, two members of the Mitchell College men’s tennis team swept weekly conference honors, as announced by the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) on Monday.

Sophomore Kyle Carmona was named NECC Player of the Week while freshman Rocco Devona was tabbed NECC Rookie of the Week. Both earn the honors for the fifth and final time this season, as the pair each won singles and doubles titles over the weekend at the 2010 NECC Men’s Tennis Championship.

Carmona won two matches at the No. 1 flight to win his second consecutive title. He defeated Wheelock’s Wilson Chang (6-0, 6-3) in semifinal action and Becker’s Charles Heard (6-4, 6-2) in the final. Carmona, who earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team, finished the season undefeated in singles play with an 11-0 record.

Devona took home conference honors for the sixth straight week. He finished the 2010 campaign with an undefeated 12-0 record in singles and won the No. 2 flight to earn All-Tournament status. Devona defeated Wheelock’s Robert Venning (6-3, 6-0) in the semis and Lesley’s Nick Mattox (6-2, 6-1) in the finals en route to the title.

In doubles action of the 2010 Championship, Carmona and Devona sailed through the semifinals (6-0, 6-2) and finals (6-1, 6-0) to take home the No. 1 title. The duo earned All-Tournament status and improved to 11-0 on the season at the top doubles position.

Mitchell (10-0 overall) went undefeated for the second straight season and repeated as NECC champions. The Mariners also took eight of the nine titles over the weekend at the NECC Championship.