Rocco Devona
Rocco Devona
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Hometown:
    Waterford, Conn.
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Waterford

Bio


Stats: 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010

Career: A four-time all-conference first team selection in singles (2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010) and a four-time all-conference selection in doubles (first team in 2012, 2011 and 2010; honorable mention in 2013) ... named NECC Rookie of the Year in 2010 ... a two-time NECC All-Tournament Team selection (2013, 2012) and named tournament MVP in 2012 ... a five-time NECC Player of the Week selection and a five-time NECC Rookie of the Week selection ... a three-time NECC Academic All-Conference selection (2013, 2012, 2011) ... named to the Capital One Academic All-District First Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) in 2012 ... a four-year letterwinner on the men's tennis team ... played in 47 singles matches ... had an overall record of 41-6, including 29-2 in conference matches ... won the No. 2 singles flight at both the 2011 and 2010 NECC Championships ... didn't lose a singles match in conference play in his first three seasons ... played in 49 doubles matches ... had an overall record of 44-5 in doubles play, including 30-3 in conference matches ... won the No. 1 doubles flight at both the 2011 and 2010 NECC Championships ... was undefeated in doubles play during his first two seasons ... a member of the teams that won the NECC Championship in 2012, 2011 and 2010 and went to the finals in 2013 ... the Mariners posted four winning seasons and sported an overall record of 40-10 (30-6 NECC) in his four seasons ... a member of Chi Alpha Sigma ... the recipient of the men's tennis Team Sportsmanship Award in 2011 ... the recipient of the Top Freshman Male Scholar Athlete Award in 2010, a distinction given annually to the Mitchell College freshman male athlete who has the highest cumulative grade point average ... the recipient of the Top Male Scholar Athlete Award in 2013, a distinction given annually to the Mitchell College male student-athletes with the highest cumulative grade point average ... the recipient of the Alumni Excellence Award in 2013, which is given annually to the Mitchell College male and female graduates who achieved the highest degree of competence in sports while also attaining outstanding academic records ... named NECC Male Student-Athlete of the Year in 2013 ... graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in business administration (accounting).

2013: Named to the NECC All-Conference First Team in singles and earned honorable mention status in doubles ... a member of the NECC All-Tournament Team ... named to the NECC Academic All-Conference Team ... played in 11 matches, all at the No. 1 position ... had an overall record of 6-5 in singles play, including 5-2 in conference matches ... all of his wins came in straight sets ... played in 11 doubles matches, five of which came at the No. 1 spot and six at the No. 2 spot ... had an overall doubles record of 7-4, including 5-2 in conference matches.

2012: Named to the NECC All-Conference First Team in both singles and doubles ... named MVP of the NECC Championship and a member of the All-Tournament Team ... named to the NECC Academic All-Conference Team ... named to the Capital One Academic All-District First Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) ... played in 11 singles matches, all but two coming at the No. 2 spot ... had an overall record of 11-0 in singles play, including 9-0 in conference matches ... won all of his matches in straight sets ... played in 12 doubles matches, all but three coming at the No. 1 spot ... had an overall doubles record of 11-1, including 9-1 in conference matches ... a three-time NECC Player of the Week selection (April 2, 16, 30).

2011: Named to the NECC All-Conference First Team in both singles and doubles ... also named to the NECC Academic All-Conference Team ... played in 13 singles matches, all but four of which came at the No. 2 spot ... had an overall record of 12-1, including 7-0 in conference matches ... won the No. 2 Flight at the NECC Championship ... never lost a set in NECC singles play ... played in 14 doubles matches, all at the No. 1 spot ... had an overall record of 14-0 in doubles play, including 8-0 in conference matches ... teamed with Kyle Carmona to win the No. 1 Flight at the NECC Championship ... named NECC Player of the Week on April 4.

2010: Named NECC Rookie of the Year ... also named to the NECC All-Conference First Team in both singles and doubles ... played in 12 singles matches, all but two of which came at the No. 2 spot ... had an overall record of 12-0, including 8-0 in conference play ... won the No. 2 Flight at the NECC Championship ... never lost a set in singles play ... won 11 of 24 sets by 6-0 finals and never lost more than four games in a set ... played in 12 doubles matches, all at the No. 1 spot ... had an overall record of 12-0 in doubles play, including 8-0 in conference play ... teamed with Kyle Carmona to win the No. 1 Flight at the NECC Championship ... named NECC Player of the Week on April 12 ... a five-time NECC Rookie of the Week (March 29, April 5, April 19, April 26 and May 3).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet The Coach
Mar27

Final
9 Mitchell
0 AT Newbury
Apr01

Final
0 Post
9 VS Mitchell
Apr03

Final
2 Lesley
7 VS Mitchell
Apr06

Final
7 Mitchell
1 AT Johnson & Wales (RI)
Moses Brown School
Apr10

Final
1 Becker
8 VS Mitchell
Apr13

Final
0 Wheelock
9 VS Mitchell
Apr18

Final
8 Mitchell
1 AT Lesley
Apr20

Final
8 Mitchell
1 AT Becker
Apr22

Final
0 Newbury
9 VS Mitchell
Apr24

Final
9 Mitchell
0 AT Wheelock
Apr25

Cancelled
Mitchell
AT Albertus Magnus
rescheduled from 4/17
Apr25

Cancelled
Mitchell
AT Albertus Magnus
rescheduled from 4/17
May01

1:00 PM EDT
Mitchell
VS TBA
@ Stonington High School NECC Championship
May02

10:30 AM EDT
Mitchell
VS TBA
@ Stonington High School NECC Championship
Mar25

Final
0 Newbury
9 VS Mitchell
Mar28

Final
9 Mitchell
0 AT Albertus Magnus
Rescheduled from 3/23
Apr02

Final
4 Mitchell
5 AT Lesley
Apr06

Final
5 Post
4 VS Mitchell
rescheduled from 3/31
Apr07

Final
0 Johnson & Wales (RI)
9 VS Mitchell
Apr09

Final
9 Mitchell
0 AT Becker
Apr14

Final
0 Albertus Magnus
9 VS Mitchell
Apr16

Final
9 Mitchell
0 AT Wheelock
Apr21

Final
9 Mitchell
0 AT Newbury
Apr25

Final
2 Becker
7 VS Mitchell
Apr26

Final
0 Wheelock
9 VS Mitchell
Apr27

Final
1 Lesley
8 VS Mitchell
Apr30

10:00 AM EDT
TBA
VS Mitchell
NECC Championship
May01

10:00 AM EDT
TBA
VS Mitchell
NECC Championship
Apr01

Final
6 Mitchell
3 AT Lesley
Apr03

Final
1 Regis (Mass.)
8 VS Mitchell
Apr05

Final
0 Lesley
9 VS Mitchell
Apr07

Final
2 Becker
7 VS Mitchell
Apr10

Final
9 Mitchell
0 AT Newbury
@ Regis College in Weston, Mass.
Apr14

Final
0 Wheelock
9 VS Mitchell
Apr16

Final
6 Mitchell
3 AT Becker
Apr18

Final
3 Mitchell
6 AT Regis (Mass.)
Apr19

Final
1 Newbury
8 VS Mitchell
Apr21

Final
9 Mitchell
0 AT Wheelock
Apr25

Final
1 Becker
8 VS Mitchell
NECC Semifinal NECC Championship
Apr28

Final
2 Regis (Mass.)
7 VS Mitchell
NECC Championship
Apr29

Final
7 Mitchell
2 AT Albertus Magnus
Apr29

Final
4 Mitchell
5 AT Albertus Magnus
Mar26

Final
0 Mitchell
9 AT Post
Mar27

Final
2 Albertus Magnus
7 VS Mitchell
Mar29

Final
8 Mitchell
1 AT Lesley
Apr02

Final
3 Mitchell
6 AT Regis (Mass.)
Apr04

Final
5 Lesley
4 VS Mitchell
Apr06

Final
4 Mitchell
5 AT Becker
Apr09

Final
2 Newbury
7 VS Mitchell
Apr13

Final
9 Mitchell
0 AT Wheelock
Apr15

Final
5 Regis (Mass.)
4 VS Mitchell
Rescheduled from 4/11
Apr17

Final
3 Becker
6 VS Mitchell
Apr18

Final
7 Mitchell
2 AT Newbury
Apr20

Final
0 Wheelock
9 VS Mitchell
Apr24

Final
6 Mitchell
3 AT Lesley
NECC Semifinal
Apr27

Final
2 Mitchell
7 AT Regis (Mass.)
NECC Championship
Mar22

Final
5 Mitchell
4 AT Albertus Magnus
Mar27

Final
0 Mitchell
9 AT Regis (Mass.)
Postponed from 3/26/14
Mar28

Final
9 Mitchell
0 AT Lesley
Apr01

Final
7 Regis (Mass.)
2 VS Mitchell
Apr05

Final
1 Becker
8 VS Mitchell
Apr07

Final
1 Albertus Magnus
5 VS Mitchell
Apr09

Final
4 Mitchell
5 AT Newbury
Apr11

Final
0 Lesley
9 VS Mitchell
Rescheduled from 4/3
Apr12

Final
0 Wheelock
9 VS Mitchell
Apr17

Final
6 Newbury
3 VS Mitchell
Apr18

Final
3 Becker
6 VS Mitchell
Apr19

Final
9 Mitchell
0 AT Wheelock
Apr24

Final
3 Mitchell
6 AT Newbury
NECC Semifinal
Mar28

Final
6 Mitchell
1 AT Wheelock
Site/Time Change
Apr02

Final
8 Mitchell
1 AT Lesley
Apr06

Final
2 Becker
7 VS Mitchell
Time Change
Apr09

Final
9 Regis (Mass.)
0 VS Mitchell
Apr11

Final
0 Lesley
9 VS Mitchell
Apr12

Final
2 Mitchell
7 AT Albertus Magnus
Apr15

Final
5 Newbury
4 VS Mitchell
Apr16

Final
0 Mitchell
9 AT Regis (Mass.)
Apr18

Final
0 Wheelock
9 VS Mitchell
Apr22

Final
5 Mitchell
4 AT Newbury
Victory Field; Watertown, Mass.
Apr23

Final
4 Mitchell
5 AT Becker
Apr25

Final
6 Becker
3 VS Mitchell
NECC Championship Semifinals
Apr27

Final
9 Albertus Magnus
0 VS Mitchell
Mar22

Final
0 Mitchell
9 AT Regis (Mass.)
Mar29

Final
7 Becker
2 VS Mitchell
Apr09

Final
9 Regis (Mass.)
0 VS Mitchell
Apr10

Final
7 Mitchell
2 AT Lesley
Match Played at Regis College
Apr10

Final
7 Mitchell
2 AT Lesley
Match Played at Regis College
Apr14

Final
0 Mitchell
9 AT Albertus Magnus
Apr15

Final
7 Wheelock
2 VS Mitchell
Rescheduled from 4/12
Apr16

Final
0 Mitchell
9 AT Becker
Apr17

Final
0 Mitchell
9 AT Wheelock
Sportsmen's Tennis Club -- Dorchester, Mass.
Apr23

Final
0 Mitchell
9 AT Regis (Mass.)
NECC Semifinals
Apr24

Final
7 Albertus Magnus
2 VS Mitchell
Apr27

Final
0 Mitchell
9 AT Nichols
Apr29

Final
1 Mitchell
8 AT Western Conn. St.
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