2011-12 Trinity College Men's Tennis News

August 17, 2012
Trinity Men's Tennis Finishes 2011-12 Ranked No. 24 In National Poll
Hartford, Conn. – The Trinity College men’s tennis team, coached by Paul Assaiante (18th Season), was 9-8 overall and 5-4 in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), closing the 2011-12 season with a 5-0 loss to Bowdoin in the NESCAC Championship First Round in Bennington, Vt.

July 22, 2012
Trinity's McCook Named Men's Tennis All-American, Joins Mandel On All-NESCAC Squad
Hartford, Conn. - Trinity College men's tennis senior tri-captain Anson McCook (Miami, Fla.) was named to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division III All-American Team.

June 27, 2012
Memorable Scenes from the Spring 2012 Season
The Trinity College athletics program continued to surge this spring, highlighted by a national championship from the women's lacrosse team, the first women's NCAA National Championship in school history.

June 6, 2012
Trinity's Assaiante Interviewed By National Media Outlets
Hartford, Conn. - Trinity College men's squash and men's tennis coach Paul Assaiante was recently the subject of a feature story on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) website (www.itatennis.com).

June 4, 2012
Trinity Spring Student-Athletes Earn NESCAC All-Academic Honors
Hartford, Conn. – The Trinity College athletic teams placed 59 student-athletes on the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) 2011-12 Spring All-Academic Team.

May 29, 2012
Trinity Spring Athletes Collect NESCAC All-Sportsmanship Team
Hartford, Conn. - Ten Trinity College athletes were named to the 2012 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Spring All-Sportsmanship Team for their positive contributions to sportsmanship.

May 4, 2012
Trinity Men's Tennis Falls To Bowdoin In NESCAC First Round
Bennington, Vt. - The No. 6-seeded Trinity College Bantams fell, 5-0, against the No. 3-seeded Bowdoin College Polar Bears in the opening round of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Men's Tennis Championship Tournament played indoors this afternoon at the Bennington Tennis Center. Bowdoin, ranked No. 10 in the nation, improves to 12-6, while No. 24-ranked Trinity's season falls to 9-8.

May 1, 2012
Trinity Men's Tennis Qualifies For NESCAC Championship Tournament
Hartford, Conn. - The Trinity College men's tennis team, coached by Paul Assaiante (16th Season), has qualified for the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championship Tournament this weekend at Williams and will open against the Bowdoin College Polar Bears on Friday, May 4 at 1 p.m.

April 24, 2012
Trinity Men's Tennis Loses Regular Season Finale Against Bates
Hartford, Conn. - The visiting Bates College Bobcats posted a6-3 victory over the Trinity College Bantams in men's tennis action this afternoon at Assaiante Center. The Bantams, ranked No. 7 in the Northeast and No. 24 in the nation, close the regular season at 9-7 overall and 5-4 in the NESCAC. Bates, ranked No. 5 in the Northeast and No. 15 nationally, improves to 8-6 overall and 3-3 in the league.

April 21, 2012
Trinity Men's Tennis Falls To Top-Ranked Amherst
Hartford, Conn. - The Trinity College Bantams lost, 9-0, to the visiting Amherst College Lord Jeffs in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's tennis action this afternoon at Assaiante Center. Trinity, ranked No. 7 in New England and No. 24 in the nation, drops to 9-6 overall and 5-3 in the NESCAC. Trinity rookies Ilya Levin (Wellesley, Mass.) and Ned Mandel (Chevy Chase, Md.) put up the toughest fight for the home team, dropping an 8-6 decision at third doubles.

April 19, 2012
Trinity Men's Tennis Defeats Tufts for Fourth Straight Win
Hartford, Conn. - Sophomore Kayong Lee (Villanova, Pa.) won in straight sets at No. 2 singles and teamed with senior tri-captain Charles McConnell (New York, N.Y.), who also won in singles, for an 8-3 triumph at No. 2 doubles, as the Trinity College Bantams downed the visiting Tufts University Jumbos, 8-1, in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's tennis action this afternoon at Assaiante Center.

April 17, 2012
Trinity Men's Tennis Rallies To Bump Off Brandeis
Waltham, Mass. - The visitign Trinity College Bantam men's tennis team rallied back from a 3-0 deficit after dropping all three doubles matches to escape Brandeis University wit a 5-4 victory over the Judges in men's tennis action this afternoon. Trinity, ranked No. 7 in New England and No. 24 nationally, improves to 8-5 with its third consecutive win, while Brandeis falls to 4-10.

April 14, 2012
Trinity Men's Tennis Takes Road Match At Hamilton
Hartford, Conn. - Sophomore Kayong Lee (Villanova, Pa.) won in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 2 singles and teamed with senior tri-captain Charles McConnell (New York, N.Y.) for an 8-1 triumph at No. 2 doubles, as the visiting Trinity College Bantams downed the Hamilton College Continentals in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's tennis action this afternoon.

April 12, 2012
Trinity Men's Tennis Blanks Wesleyan
Middletown, Conn. - The visiting Trinity College Bantams blanked the Wesleyan University Cardinals, 9-0, in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's tennis action this afternoon.

April 9, 2012
Trinity Men's Tennis Loses To Williams
Hartford, Conn. – The Trinity College Bantams lost to the visiting Williams College Ephs, 8-1, in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's tennis action this afternoon. Trinity, ranked No. 5 in the Northeast and No. 24 in the nation, falls to 5-5 overall and 2-2 in the NESCAC with its first loss in three matches, while Williams, ranked No. 2 in the Northeast and No. 3 nationally, improves to 10-0 overall and 2-0 in the league.

April 7, 2012
Trinity Men's Tennis Shuts Out Connecticut College
New London, Conn. - Freshmen Ned Mandel (Chevy Chase, Md.) and Daniel Carpenter (Wayzata, Minn.) each put on dominating performance against the Connecticut College Camels, as the visiting Trinity College Bantams posted a 9-0 shutout in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) mjen's tennis action this afternoon.

April 1, 2012
Trinity Men's Tennis Clobbers Colby
Hartford, Conn. - Senior tri-captain Anson McCook (Miami, Fla.) dominated singles and doubles play with a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles and an 8-0 shutout at No. 1 doubles with rookie Ned Mandel (Bethesda, Md.), as the Trinity College Bantams downed the visiting Colby College Mules in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's tennis action this afternoon.

March 31, 2012
Trinity Men's Tennis Loses To Bowdoin In First Home Match
Hartford, Conn. - The Trinity College Bantams lost their home-opening men's tennis match, 6-1, against the Bowdoin College Polar Bears in a match played inside the Ferris Athletic Center Fieldhouse due to bad weather. Trinity, ranked No. 5 in the Northeast and No. 24 in the nation, falls to 3-4. Trinity senior tri-captain Anson McCook (Miami, Fla.) accounted for the home team's only point with a 2-6, 6-4, 2-6 triumph at the No. 1 singles position.

March 22, 2012
Trinity Men's Tennis Completes Trip West With Win At Chapman
Orange, Calif. - First-year Musyoka Mbithi (Orange, N.J.) won in straight sets at No. 6 singles and earned an 8-1 doubles victory at the No. 2 position with senior tri-captain Dill Ayres (Laurel Hollow, N.Y.), as the visiting Trinity College Bantams downed the Chapman University Panthers in men's tennis action this afternoon.

March 21, 2012
Trinity Men's Tennis Splits Matches In California
Claremont, Calif. – The Trinity College Bantams blanked the Babson College Beavers, 9-0, but lost to the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stag, 7-2, in men’s tennis action this afternoon on the courts of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges. The Bantams, ranked No. 19 in the nation, are now 2-3, while Babson is 3-5, and the No. 18-ranked Stags improve to 7-4.

March 20, 2012
Trinity Men's Tennis Beaten At California Lutheran
Thousand Oaks, Calif. - The California Lutheran University Kingsmen defeated the visiting Trinity College Bantams, 9-0, in men's tennis action this afternoon. Trinity, ranked No. 19 in the nation, falls to 1-2, while the No. 9-ranked Kingsmen improve to 9-2.

March 19, 2012
Trinity Men's Tennis Suffers Close Loss To No. 8-Ranked Whitman In First Dual Match
Whittier, Calif. - The Trinity College Bantams lost their first men's tennis dual match of the 2011-12 season, 5-3, against Whitman College, 5-3, on the tennis courts of Pomona-Pitzer. No. 8-ranked Whitman improves to 15-3 with its 15th win in a row. The Bantams, ranked No. 5 in the Northeast and No. 19 nationally, face No. 25-ranked Kalamazoo tomorrow afternoon on the Pomona-Pitzer courts.

March 19, 2012
Trinity Men's Tennis Wins Against Kalamazoo
Claremont, Calif. - Senior tri-captain Anson McCook (Miami, Fla.) and first-year Ned Mandel (Chevy Chase, Md.) won, 8-4, at No. 1 doubles, and each posted a singles win in straight sets, as the Trinity College Bantams earned their first dual-match win of the season, 6-3, against the Kalamazoo College Hornets in men's tennis action this afternoon on the courtts of Pomona-Pitzer Colleges.

March 12, 2012
Trinity Men's Tennis Ranked No. 18 Nationally Entering Spring Season
Hartford, Conn. - The Trinity College Bantam men's tennis team, coached by Paul Assaiante (16th Season), are ranked No. 5 in the Northeast and No. 18 nationally according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) at the close of the fall season. Trinity opens the spring campaign on Sunday, March 18 against No. 8-ranked Whitman at Pomona-Pitzer in Southern California..

January 22, 2012
Trinity Men's Squash And Tennis Coach Joins Auriemma And Rizzotti On Win Streaks Panel
Hartford, Conn. - Trinity College me's squash and men's tennis coach Paul Assaiante was one of three Connecticut sports legends on a free Key Issues Forum on winning streaks at the University of Hartford's Lincoln Theater on the night of January 12.

November 30, 2011
Trinity Coach And Former All-American Vargas Receives Award From Latin Community
Hartford, Conn. - Trinity College assistant men's squash and men's tennis coach and four-time Bantam All-American squash player Andres Vargas (Bogota, Colombia) was presented with a Latine de Oro Award for his outstanding contribution to Greater Hartford's Latin Community in the sports category by Indentidad Latina, Hartford's Spanish-speaking newspaper.

October 9, 2011
Levin And Myers Win Doubles Tourney At Wallach Men's Tennis Invitational
Lewiston, Maine - The Trinity College freshman doubles duo of Ilya Levin (Wellesley, Mass.) and David Myers (Winnetka, Ill.) won four straight matches to take the "B" doubles flight title, and both reached the finals of singles flights, at the Wallach Men's Tennis Invitational at Bates College this weekend.

September 24, 2011
Trinity's McCook And Mandel Fall In ITA Regional Championship Men's Tennis Tournament
Williamstown, Mass. - Senior tri-captain Anson McCook (Miami, Fla.) lost, 6-1, 6-3, to Matt Micheli, of Williams College, in the third round of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division III Regional Championships at Williams.

September 18, 2011
Trinity Men's Tennis Rookies Win Tournaments At Middlebury Invitational
Middlebury, Vt. - Trinity College first-years Musyoka Mbithi (Orange, N.J.) and David Myers (Winnetka, Ill.) captured the "C" flight and "D" flight singles crowns respectively at the Middlebury College Men'sTennis Invitational this weekend.

September 11, 2011
Trinity Takes Singles And Doubles Flights In Season-Opening Men's Tennis Tournament
Hartford, Conn. – Junior Juqal Marfatia (Surat, India) won all four of his matches to take the “C” flight title in the Trinity Men’s Tennis Invitational this weekend at Assaiante Tennis Center.

September 9, 2011
Trinity Men's Tennis Hosts Season-Opening Invitational Tourney This Weekend
Hartford, Conn. - The Trinity College men’s tennis program is excited to continue its annual success, as senior tri-captains Anson McCook, a two-time All-American, Dill Ayres, and Charles McConnell lead a deep group of 13 veterans and arguably the program’s best-ever recruiting class in their quest for a New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championship title.