Landmark Releases 2017-18 Men's Tennis Awards
TOWSON, Md. – The eight Landmark Men's Tennis head coaches voted, and selected Goucher's Jack Hodges as the 2018 Player of the Year. Teammate Tetsuya Ota earned Rookie of the Year honors while Susquehanna Head Coach Bob Jordan was named Coach of the Year.
In 2017-18, Hodges went 19-8 in singles and 15-10 with Ota at number one doubles. Playing in the number two spot on the lineup for most of the year in singles, Hodges posted a 14-6 record there on the year and went a perfect 7-0 in singles action during the conference season. Throughout the year, Hodges broke two Landmark Conference records: most career doubles victories (62) and most singles victories in conference play (26), as well.
Ota, meanwhile, went 18-6 in singles in his first year in the program. Going 16-5 in the top spot of the lineup for the Gophers, Ota ended the year winning eight of his last 10 singles matches, while earned Most Valuable Player honors for the Landmark Conference Championship last weekend.
Head Coach Bob Jordan, who is in his 11th season as the River Hawks head coach, guided his team to a 10-6 record, including a 4-3 mark in conference play. Jordan helped SU qualify for its first Landmark Championship in the 11 years the River Hawks has been in the conference.
The full list of All-Landmark honorees, including the 12 second team spots, is available below.
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Rookie of the Year |
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Coach of the Year |
Jack Hodges
Goucher |
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Tetsuya Ota
Goucher |
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Bob Jordan
Susquehanna |
The 2017-18 Landmark Men's Tennis All-Conference Teams:
| Singles |
| First Team |
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Second Team |
| Jan Lasota |
Catholic |
Sr. |
Silver Spring, Md. |
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Mike Herman |
Goucher |
So. |
Prague, Czech Republic |
| Vineet Vemulapally ^ |
Drew |
Jr. |
Boca Raton, Fla. |
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Owen Graffe |
Juniata |
Jr. |
Newton, Mass. |
| Jack Hodges *^ |
Goucher |
Sr. |
London, England |
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Daichi McAuliffe-Uchida |
Juniata |
Jr. |
Wantage, N.J. |
| Tetsuya Ota |
Goucher |
Fr. |
Wesley Chapel, Fla. |
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Peter Demyan |
Moravian |
Jr. |
Bethlehem, Pa. |
| Matyas Kohout |
Juniata |
Sr. |
Prague, Czech Republic |
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Keller McGurrin ^ |
Scranton |
Sr. |
Clarks Summit, Pa. |
| Tarquin McGurrin |
Scranton |
Fr. |
Clarks Summit, Pa. |
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Alexander Dove |
Susquehanna |
Jr. |
Collegeville, Pa. |
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| Doubles |
| First Team |
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Second Team |
| Vineet Vemulapally |
Drew |
Jr. |
Boca Raton, Fla. |
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Jan Lasota |
Catholic |
Sr. |
Silver Spring, Md. |
| Geoffrey Diehl |
Drew |
So. |
West Hartford, Conn. |
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Rob Alexander |
Catholic |
Sr. |
San Diego, Calif. |
| Jack Hodges * |
Goucher |
Sr. |
London, England |
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Dan Ansel |
Juniata |
Jr. |
Lancaster, Pa. |
| Tetsuya Ota |
Goucher |
Fr. |
Wesley Chapel, Fla. |
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Matyas Kohout & |
Juniata |
Sr. |
Prague, Czech Republic |
| Keller McGurrin ^ |
Scranton |
Sr. |
Clarks Summit, Pa. |
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Alex Ochalski |
Scranton |
Jr. |
Hopewell, N.J. |
| Tarquin McGurrin |
Scranton |
Fr. |
Clarks Summit, Pa. |
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Brian Harkins |
Scranton |
Jr. |
New Fairfield, Conn. |
^ 2017 First Team All-Landmark
* 2016 First Team All-Landmark
& 2015 First Team All-Landmark