Landmark Selects Men's Tennis All-Conference Team
MADISON, N.J. – Following the first completed regular
season in Landmark Conference history, 16 student-athletes have
been selected to the 2008 All-Landmark Conference Men’s
Tennis Team as selected by the conference’s eight head
coaches. The team consists of a first and second team, with six
singles players and three doubles pairings per team.
Drew University which went undefeated in conference play during the
season reaped the benefits as the Rangers placed five singles
players and two doubles pairings on the team. In addition, Rangers
Head Coach Jeff Brandes and his staff were chosen as the Coaching
Staff of the Year. Moravian College sophomore Ian Box was named the
Landmark Player of the Year, while earning first-team
All-Conference honors and University of Scranton freshman Carl
Caceres joined him on the first team and was selected as the
Landmark Rookie of the Year.
2008 All-Landmark Conference Men’s Tennis Team
First Team Singles
Name, School, Class, Hometown(High School)
Ian Box, Moravian, So., Charlestown, Mass. (The Rivers School)
Vikram Rao, Drew, Sr., Staten Island, N.Y. (Staten Island
Academy)
Andrew Kracht, Catholic, Sr., Sellersville, Pa. (Pennridge)
Jason Woods, Drew, Sr., Irvington, N.Y. (Irvington)
Carl Caceres, Scranton, Fr., Teaneck, N.J. (Bergen Catholic)
Scott Melideo, Scranton, So., Dix Hills, N.Y. (Half Hollow
Hills)
First Team Doubles
Andrew Kracht, Catholic/, Sr., Sellersville, Pa. (Pennridge)
John Dillon, Catholic, Sr., River Forest, Ill. (Fenwick)
Vikram Rao, Drew/, Sr., Staten Island, N.Y. (Staten Island
Academy)
Jon Pivor, Drew, Sr., Wayland, Mass. (Wayland)
Todd Adams, Susquehanna/, Sr., Brimfield, Mass. (Tantasqua
Regional)
Will Mellor, Susquehanna, Fr., Wallingford, Pa. (Strath Haven)
Second Team Singles
Name, School, Class, Hometown (High School)
John Dillon, Catholic, Sr., River Forest, Ill. (Fenwick)
Alex Belfiore, Drew, Fr. England (TASIS)
Jon Pivor, Drew, Sr., Wayland, Mass. (Wayland)
Jon Pransky, Drew, Fr., Swampscott, Mass. (Swampscott)
Ryan Navarro, Juniata, Jr., Altoona, Pa. (Bishop Guilfoyle)
Tagg McGurrin, Scranton, Fr., Clarks Summit, Pa. (Scranton
Prep.)
Second Team Doubles
Jason Woods, Drew/, Sr., Irvington, N.Y. (Irvington)
Alex Belfiore, Drew, Fr., England (TASIS)
Ian Box, Moravian/, So., Charlestown, Mass. (The Rivers School)
Keith Feinman, Moravian, Jr., Haddonfield, N.J. (Haddonfield)
Carl Caceres, Scranton/, Fr., Teaneck, N.J. (Bergen Catholic)
Mike Arrighi, Scranton, So., Warren, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep.)
Player of the Year: Ian Box, Moravian
Rookie of the Year: Carl Caceres, Scranton
Coaching Staff of the Year: Drew University (Head Coach, Jeff
Brandes)