2010 All-MIAA Men's Tennis Team Announced

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Five singles players and one doubles duo from 2010 MIAA men's tennis regular season co-champion and tournament champion Northwest Missouri were named All-MIAA First Team to highlight the all-conference team released Thursday by the league office. The selections were made by the league's six head coaches, and coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players.
 
Northwest Missouri junior Malcolm Harrison is the 2010 MIAA Player of the Year after a season in which he went 21-3 at No. 1 singles and 18-7 at No. 1 doubles. The Kansas City, Mo., product went 4-0 combined at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles at the MIAA Men's Tennis Championship, helping Northwest Missouri claim the title. He was also named All-MIAA First Team at No. 1 singles along with Southwest Baptist senior Marton Zsiga and Washburn senior Branden Joost. Harrison was All-MIAA Honorable Mention at No. 1 doubles.

Southwest Baptist's Domingos Carissimo was named the 2010 MIAA Freshman of the Year. The Ponte Nova, Brazil, native went 14-3 at No. 2 singles and 8-3 at No. 1 doubles, including 5-0 and 4-1, respectfully, in conference play. Carissimo earned All-MIAA First Team honors at No. 2 singles and All-MIAA Second Team at No. 1 doubles.
 
Northwest Missouri head coach Mark Rosewell was selected as the MIAA Coach of the Year for the seventh time in men's tennis after guiding the Bearcats to a 4-1 league record (21-4 overall), a share of the regular season conference title and the MIAA tournament championship.
 
Emporia State senior Kevin Schoon was voted as the Sportsmanship Award winner for the second year in a row.
 
MIAA regular season co-champion Washburn had the second-most first team selections with five (one singles player, two doubles teams), followed by MIAA regular season co-champion Southwest Baptist with two (two singles players).
 
Northwest Missouri and Washburn have earned spots in the NCAA Division II Tournament. The Bearcats will face Cameron May 6 in the first round of the South Central Region #1 preliminary tournament (hosted by St. Edward's), and Washburn will play Incarnate Word May 6 in the opening round of the South Central Region #2 preliminary tournament (hosted by Abilene Christian).

2010 ALL-MIAA MEN'S TENNIS TEAM

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Malcolm Harrison, Jr., Northwest Missouri
 
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Domingos Carissimo, Southwest Baptist
 
COACH OF THE YEAR
Mark Rosewell, Northwest Missouri
 
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Kevin Schoon, Sr., Emporia State

FIRST TEAM
1S: Malcolm Harrison, Jr., Northwest Missouri
1S: Marton Zsiga, Sr., Southwest Baptist [r1]
1S: Branden Joost, Sr., Washburn
2S: Domingos Carissimo, Fr., Southwest Baptist**
3S: Felipe Gennari, Sr., Northwest Missouri
4S: Calvin Patterson, So., Northwest Missouri**
5S: Ryan Westerhof, So., Northwest Missouri
6S: Giovanni Auricchio, Jr., Northwest Missouri
1D: Ryan Ward (Sr.)/Simon Blondin (Sr.), Washburn
2D: Branden Joost (Sr.)/Adam Rens (Sr.), Washburn
3D: Felipe Gennari (Sr.)/Calvin Patterson (So.), Northwest Missouri
 
**Unanimous Selection
[r1] - Repeat first team selection from last season
 
[Note: Ties in voting created additional spots at 1S]

SECOND TEAM
2S: Ryan Ward, Sr., Washburn
3S: Jorge Margiotta, So., Southwest Baptist
4S: Yann Kasay, Sr., Washburn
5S: Brandon Finerty, Fr., Southwest Baptist
6S: Tyler Welch, So., Southwest Baptist
6S: Emmanuel Laurent, Jr., Washburn
1D: Domingos Carissimo (Fr.)/Marton Zsiga (Sr.), Southwest Baptist
2D: Vijit Sehgal (Jr.)/Ryan Westerhof (So.), Northwest Missouri
3D: Eric McCollough (So.)/Mark Sturley (So.), Truman

[Note: Ties in voting created an additional spot at 6S]

HONORABLE MENTION
Emporia State: Spencer Pozek, Sr., 5S; Mitchel Kibbe, Fr., 6S.
 
Northwest Missouri: Vijit Sehgal, Jr., 2S; Raphael Oliveira, Fr., 6S/1D; Malcolm Harrison, Jr., 1D.
 
Southwest Baptist: Jorge Palacios, So., 4S; Brandon Finerty, Fr., 2D; Jorge Margiotta, So., 2D.
 
Truman: Kyle Schlotz, Sr., 3S/1D; Eric McCollough, So., 4S; Colin Boswell, Jr., 5S; John Rothfusz, Sr., 1D.
 
Washburn: Simon Blondin, Sr., 3S; Adam Rens, Sr., 5S; Yann Kasay, Sr., 3D; Emmanuel Laurent, Jr., 3D.