SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - All nine member institutions in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) had student-athletes represented on the 2013 All-CCC Men’s Tennis Team, it was announced today by Commissioner Gregg M. Kaye. In addition to the all-conference team, four major award winners and the team sportsmanship award winner were also selected.

Curry College senior Tyler Collins (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) was named to the All-CCC Honorable Mention team in singles.

Roger Williams sophomore Zack Bussiere was selected as the CCC Player of the Year, Gordon freshman Zach Hall was tabbed as the CCC Rookie of the Year, Eastern Nazarene’s Austin Steelman was honored as the CCC Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Roger Williams’ Neil Caniga was dubbed CCC Coach of the Year and Gordon College was the recipient of the Team Sportsmanship Award.

Voting for the All-CCC team and each of the major awards was conducted among CCC men’s tennis coaches.

Joining Bussiere, Hall, and Steelman on the first team for singles were Justin DeLuca (Nichols ), Juan Rodriguez (Wentworth), and Brandon Roode (Nichols).

Two first team singles players were also named to the first team in doubles. First team doubles honorees include Nichols’ DeLuca and David Drucker, Kevin Erikson and Jason Pacino from Roger Williams and the Wentworth’s Dave Filar and Rodriguez.

Second-team singles selections include Drucker, Chris Holzinger (Western New England), Eduardo Irizarry (Nichols), Aaron Isch (Salve Regina), Olivier Joggi (Endicott), and Sam McKay-Corkum (Eastern Nazarene).

Second-team doubles honorees include Eastern Nazarene’s Steelman and Nick Thompson, Endicott’s Joggi and Jake Cohen and Nichols’ Roode and Irizarry.

Eleven players were voted as singles honorable mention selections including Cohen, Collins, Carlos De La Cruz (Nichols), Erikson, Timothy Forance (Endicott), Kenny Gaudio (Gordon), Eric Laboissonniere (Roger Williams), Tim Luz (Eastern Nazarene), Evan Ross (Eastern Nazarene), Alex Sause (Western New England), and Taylor Webster (Roger Williams).

Six double teams also earned honorable mention including Eastern Nazarene’s Luz and McKay-Corkum, Gordon’s Gaudio and Hall, Roger Williams’ duo’s of Bussiere and Laboissonniere, and Jonah Schwartz and Ryan Swanson, Salve Regina’s Colin Gunning and Isch, and Western New England’s Holzinger and Peter LeFrancois.

2013 ALL-CCC MEN’S TENNIS TEAM

FIRST TEAM - SINGLES
Zack Bussiere, Roger Williams, Sophomore
Justin DeLuca, Nichols, Senior
Zach Hall, Gordon, Freshman
Juan Rodriguez, Wentworth, Senior
Brandon Roode, Nichols, Sophomore
Austin Steelman, Eastern Nazarene, Senior

FIRST TEAM - DOUBLES
Justin DeLuca/David Drucker, Nichols, Senior/Graduate
Kevin Erikson/Jason Pacino, Roger Williams, Senior/Senior
Dave Filar/Juan Rodriguez, Wentworth, Senior/Senior

SECOND TEAM - SINGLES
David Drucker, Nichols, Graduate
Chris Holzinger, Western New England, Senior
Eduardo Irizarry, Nichols, Freshman
Aaron Isch, Salve Regina, Senior
Oliver Joggi, Endicott, Senior
Sam McKay-Corkum, Eastern Nazarene, Sophomore

SECOND TEAM - DOUBLES
Jake Cohen/Oliver Joggi, Endicott, Senior/Senior
Eduardo Irizarry/Brandon Roode, Nichols, Freshman/Sophomore
Austin Steelman/Nick Thompson, Eastern Nazarene, Senior/Junior

HONORABLE MENTION - SINGLES
Jake Cohen, Endicott, Senior
Tyler Collins, Curry, Senior
Carlos De La Cruz, Nichols, Freshman
Kevin Erikson, Roger Williams, Senior
Timothy Forance, Endicott, Sophomore
Kenny Gaudio, Gordon, Junior
Eric Laboissonniere, Roger Williams, Freshman
Tim Luz, Eastern Nazarene, Junior
Evan Ross, Endicott, Junior
Alex Sause, Western New England, Freshman
Taylor Webster, Roger Williams, Junior

HONORABLE MENTION - DOUBLES
Zack Bussiere/Eric Laboissonniere, Roger Williams, Sophomore/Freshman
Kenny Gaudio/Zach Hall, Gordon, Junior/Freshman
Colin Gunning/Aaron Isch, Salve Regina, Junior/Senior
Chris Holzinger/Peter LeFrancois, Western New England, Senior/Sophomore
Tim Luz/Sam McKay-Corkum, Eastern Nazarene, Junior/Sophomore
Jonah Schwartz/Ryan Swanson, Roger Williams, Freshman/Sophomore

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Zack Bussiere, Roger Williams
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Zach Hall, Gordon
SENIOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR - Austin Steelman, Eastern Nazarene
COACH OF THE YEAR - Neil Caniga, Roger Williams
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - Gordon College