2008 Woodie Awards
Men's Tennis Finish off First Place at Tournaments
Maryann Salazar
Issue date: 10/6/04 Section: Sports
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The well-known Manhattan College tennis team consists of six gifted players. By next year, there will be seven professionally trained athletes who have been so practically from birth. This will include freshman Filip Szymik. The tennis team participated at the Princeton Invitational this year. The Princeton Invitational was an individual's tournament. Various players from different schools showed a great deal of athleticism.
Senior Erez Cohen is one of the two team captains. He is a student in the school of arts pursuing a government major, who plans to attend law school after his time in Manhattan. Erez spoke about his and the team's excitement and their achievements at the Princeton Invitational. The Princeton Invitational is a real prize for the team, and it symbolizes their hard work and success. Erez is confident in his expectations for the official season in the spring. If they continue to play as a team and keep working hard, they should expect to dominate in the individual matches, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and proceed to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The other captain of the team is Erez's twin brother, Alon Cohen. Alon Cohen is a finance major, also in his senior year. These two brothers are in the top rank of their team. They both won their matches in the Princeton tournaments. The other members of the team are second ranked, and all were invited to the Princeton competitions. The brothers' positive attitudes and eased state of being showed me how convinced these two are about keeping Manhattan on top by winning matches in these upcoming tournaments, and their reassurance of being part of the NCAA tournament next year.
Manhattan did not only do well in the Princeton Invitational. They showed their consistency by coming out on top in the Northeast Invitational. Erez Cohen and David Alvarado both finished first in their division at the Invitational in Providence, Rhode Island. Alvarado first defeated Dan Nguyen of Harvard, 7-6, 6-4. Next up for Alvarado was Saurabh Kohli of Brown University, 6-2, 6-3. Scott Fink of Maryland was the last person Alvarado defeated before heading to the championship, 6-2, 7-5. Finally, in the championship match Alvarado defeated Troy Demers of Maryland, 6-1, 7-6.
Cohen was also exceptional at the invitational. He first defeated Doruk Baglan of Harford, 6-0, 4-6, 7-6. Cohen then beat Eric Garcia from Niagara, 7-6, 6-2. Cohen then went on to capture first place as he defeated Soma Kesthely of Boston College in the flight singles championships, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.
The great optimism in both players should lead everyone to believe that the rest of the team must obtain this type of reassurance. The entire team will prove to Manhattan College that they can do it all over again and compete in the Nationals next year.
Senior Erez Cohen is one of the two team captains. He is a student in the school of arts pursuing a government major, who plans to attend law school after his time in Manhattan. Erez spoke about his and the team's excitement and their achievements at the Princeton Invitational. The Princeton Invitational is a real prize for the team, and it symbolizes their hard work and success. Erez is confident in his expectations for the official season in the spring. If they continue to play as a team and keep working hard, they should expect to dominate in the individual matches, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and proceed to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The other captain of the team is Erez's twin brother, Alon Cohen. Alon Cohen is a finance major, also in his senior year. These two brothers are in the top rank of their team. They both won their matches in the Princeton tournaments. The other members of the team are second ranked, and all were invited to the Princeton competitions. The brothers' positive attitudes and eased state of being showed me how convinced these two are about keeping Manhattan on top by winning matches in these upcoming tournaments, and their reassurance of being part of the NCAA tournament next year.
Manhattan did not only do well in the Princeton Invitational. They showed their consistency by coming out on top in the Northeast Invitational. Erez Cohen and David Alvarado both finished first in their division at the Invitational in Providence, Rhode Island. Alvarado first defeated Dan Nguyen of Harvard, 7-6, 6-4. Next up for Alvarado was Saurabh Kohli of Brown University, 6-2, 6-3. Scott Fink of Maryland was the last person Alvarado defeated before heading to the championship, 6-2, 7-5. Finally, in the championship match Alvarado defeated Troy Demers of Maryland, 6-1, 7-6.
Cohen was also exceptional at the invitational. He first defeated Doruk Baglan of Harford, 6-0, 4-6, 7-6. Cohen then beat Eric Garcia from Niagara, 7-6, 6-2. Cohen then went on to capture first place as he defeated Soma Kesthely of Boston College in the flight singles championships, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.
The great optimism in both players should lead everyone to believe that the rest of the team must obtain this type of reassurance. The entire team will prove to Manhattan College that they can do it all over again and compete in the Nationals next year.