Landmark Releases 2018-19 Men's Tennis Awards
TOWSON, Md. – For the second year in a row, the eight Landmark men's tennis head coaches have selected a Goucher tennis player as the Player of the Year. Tetsuya Ota earns the honor for the 2018-19 season, the fourth Gopher to do so. Juniata's Ilia Buralkin earned Rookie of the Year honors while Goucher head coach Eric Spangler was named Coach of the Year.
Playing at the number one spot in the lineup for the year in singles, Ota posted a 14-5 record there and was a perfect 7-0 against conference opponents.
Buralkin meanwhile with 10-3 in No. 1 singles in his first year in the program. In conference play, he went 5-2. In doubles action, he played at the No. 1 spot, posting an 8-4 record with partners Owen Grafe and Roy Liberman.
Spangler, who wrapped up his first season with the Gophers, guided his team a 17-4 record, including a perfect 7-0 mark in conference play.
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| Player of the Year |
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Rookie of the Year |
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Coach of the Year |
Tetsuya Ota
Goucher |
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Ilia Buralkin
Juniata |
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Eric Spangler
Goucher |
The 2018-19 Landmark Men's Tennis All-Conference Teams:
| Singles |
| First Team |
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Second Team |
| Vineet Vemulapally ^* |
Drew |
Sr. |
Boca Raton, Fla. |
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Frankie Fortunati |
Catholic |
So. |
Milford, Conn. |
| Tetsuya Ota ^ |
Goucher |
So. |
Wesley Chapel, Fla. |
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Dan Blumenthal |
Drew |
Fr. |
Princeton, N.J. |
| Ilia Buralkin |
Juniata |
Fr. |
Moscow, Russia |
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Slade Dumas |
Goucher |
Jr. |
Great Falls, Va. |
| Owen Grafe |
Juniata |
Sr. |
Newton, Mass. |
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Peter Demyan |
Moravian |
Sr. |
Bethlehem, Pa. |
| Tarquin McGurrin ^ |
Scranton |
So. |
Clarks Summit, Pa. |
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Brian Harkins |
Scranton |
Sr. |
New Fairfield, Conn. |
| Alex Ochalski |
Scranton |
Sr. |
Hopewell, N.J. |
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Charles Swope |
Scranton |
Sr. |
Malvern, Pa. |
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| Doubles |
| First Team |
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Second Team |
| Vineet Vemulapally ^ |
Drew |
Sr. |
Boca Raton, Fla. |
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Frankie Fortunati |
Catholic |
So. |
Milford, Conn. |
| Geoffrey Diehl ^ |
Drew |
Jr. |
West Hartford, Conn. |
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Ted Tiu |
Catholic |
Sr. |
Metuchen, N.J. |
| Ilia Buralkin |
Juniata |
Fr. |
Moscow, Russia |
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Omosesan Adebamgbe |
Goucher |
Fr. |
Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Owen Grafe |
Juniata |
Sr. |
Newton, Mass. |
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Slade Dumas |
Goucher |
Jr. |
Great Falls, Va. |
| Alex Ochalski * |
Scranton |
Sr. |
Hopewell, N.J. |
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Christian Aksu |
Scranton |
Gr. |
Exton, Pa. |
| Tarquin McGurrin ^ |
Scranton |
So. |
Clarks Summit, Pa. |
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Brian Harkins |
Scranton |
Sr. |
New Fairfield, Conn. |
^ 2018 First Team All-Landmark
* 2017 First Team All-Landmark
& 2016 First Team All-Landmark