Men's Tennis Team honors 2011 Award Winners
The Sage Colleges athletic department gathered last month at Carmela’s Banquet House to bestow the program’s top awards for the 2010-2011 academic year. Sage, which now boasts 12 varsity athletic teams that compete as an NCAA Division III member and a full-member of the Skyline Athletic Conference, handed out a Gator of the Year award as the team’s Most Valuable Player Award in each sport as well as other honors at the banquet as athletic department staff, the college’s dignitaries, families and friends gathered to salute the excellence that occurred in 2010-2011 at Sage.
Gator of the Year: Joshua Hewitt (Jr., Albany, NY/Green Hope)
A returning leader and veteran on the men’s tennis team, Joshua Hewitt provided the very young Gators with depth and knowledge of the game though his example. His contributions to the program cannot be measured in wins and losses, but were valued by the team and the coaching staff. He added an 0-6 record in doubles action this season and became the program’s first three-time letterwinner in men’s tennis and was voted the Most Improved player on the team as a sophomore in 2010.
Coaches’ Award: Jaret Falkowitz (So., Scotia, NY/Burtn Hills Ballston Lake)
Sophomore Jaret Falkowitz added an 0-11 record in the singles lineup as a newcomer to the sport. He went 2-9 to lead the Gators in doubles wins this spring and displayed leadership and maturity for the team.
Most Improved Player: Chris Buskey (Jr., Schenectady, NY/Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons)
Junior Chris Buskey was another of the men’s tennis team’s newcomers this year. He finished his singles action with an 0-11 mark, while adding a 1-10 effort in doubles play, but along the way made dramatic improvement in his play and knowledge of the sport.
