Arpey's Rookie of the Year nod headlines Endicott All-TCCC selections

2011 All-TCCC Men's Tennis Selections

Springfield, Mass. – The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) announced their All-TCCC selections for the 2011 men’s tennis season and three Gulls have been recognized, including freshman Zach Arpey (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) who was named this year’s Rookie of the Year.

The awards were announced by TCCC Commissioner Gregg M. Kaye and voted upon by the head coaches of each team in the conference.

Arpey went undefeated in singles play in his rookie campaign, going 14-0 overall with a 11-0 mark in TCCC matches. Mainly a \#4 singles player, Arpey went 9-0 at that position as well as 1-0 at both \#2 and \#3 singles in 2011. He was named an All-TCCC Second Team Singles player.

When teamed up with partner Devon Locke (St. Croix, Virgin Islands) at the \#1 doubles position, the duo compiled an 8-3 conference record. Locke and Arpey, for their efforts at \#1 doubles were named to the All-TCCC First Team Doubles Team.

Locke also garnered recognition as a singles player, being named an All-TCCC Singles Honorable Mention after going 6-4 in TCCC action. He split time between the \#1 and \#2 singles spots. At \#1 singles, Locke went 2-2 over the past couple of weeks and had a 4-2 mark at the \#2 singles position at the start of the season.

Also receiving conference accolades was sophomore Olivier Joggi (Stoneham, Mass.) who, primarily at the \#3 singles went 8-1 against TCCC foes. Joggi was named an All-TCCC Singles Honorable Mention. He went 11-4 overall during the season in singles play.

Arpey, Locke, Joggi and the rest of the Gulls men’s tennis team won their TCCC Quarterfinal match as the \#4 seed over the \#5 seed Gordon 5-4 to advance into the semifinals. Endicott will now face off against the top-seeded Nichols Bison on Wednesday, April 27th at 3:00 pm in Dudley, Massachusetts.