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UDC Men’s Tennis Player Tomas Gajdusek Named 2010-2011 East Coast Conference Men's Tennis Scholar Athlete of the Year
June 01, 2011
Central Islip, NY - The East Coast Conference (ECC) has announced that University of the District of Columbia Men’s Tennis player Tomas Gajdusek (Finance- Prague, Czech Republic) has been named 2010-2011 ECC Men's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Gajdusek, who is ranked ninth in the East Region with a 16-5 record in singles play and seventh in doubles action (with Bruno Reich), boasts a 3.89 cumulative grade point average as a junior Finance major.
UDC Men's Tennis Honored by the ECC; Mahaffey Named Coach of the Year, Uzcatequi is Rookie of the Year
April 22, 2011
April 22, 2011: Washington,DC: The University of the District of Columbia Men's Tennis program reached a significant level of success yesterday when Coach Dickie Mahaffey was named the East Coast Conference Coach of the Year and Freshman, Miguel Uzcatequi (Electrical Engineering Major-Valencia,Venezuela) won the league's Rookie of the Year Award. The 13 and 5 season (4-2 in the ECC) was an eleven win turnaround for UDC from 2009-10. Mahaffey and Uzcatequi were not the only Firebirds honored as the year came to a close.
Firebird Men's Tennis loses in ECC Championships; 13-5 record is 11 Win Turnaround
April 21, 2011
April 21,2011: Old Westbury,NY- The East Coast Conference Championship went to #2 regionally ranked Queens College as they defeated the University of the District of Columbia Men's Tennis squad, 5-1, on the courts of NYIT in Old Westbury,NY. This officially ends the UDC season with a No.4 regional ranking, a record of 13 - 5 overall and 4 - 2 mark in the ECC for 2010-11. The Firebirds were ranked #4 in the East Region of Division II Tennis going into the match.
Highly Ranked Division II East Region Tennis Teams Will Collide; UDC Defeats Dowling in ECC Tournament
April 20, 2011
April 20, 2011: Queens Village, NY- The University of the District of Columbia Men's Tennis Team defeated Dowling College, 6-3 in the semi-finals of the East Coast Conference Championships today at the Alley Pond Tennis Center in Queens Village, NY. This will set up a match of the #2 team in the East Region, Queens College, and the #4 ranked squad, the UDC Firebirds. This match will take place at the Tennis Center on Thursday morning at 10:30am.
Firebirds Head to NY and East Coast Conference Championships as Reich Garners "Rookie of the Week" Again
April 19, 2011
April 19,2011: Washington,DC: The University of the District of Columbia Men's Tennis squad is on its way to the Alley Pond Tennis Center in Queens Village, NY for the ECC Championships, April 20 and 21. The semi-final round will start Wednesday morning at 10:30am. If successful, the Firebirds will play in the final the next day also at 10:30am. Before they left for New York, the team got good news.
UDC Men's Tennis Ends the Regular Season with 1st ECC Loss
April 16, 2011
Flushing,NY-April 16,2011: The East Regions #2 ranked team, Queens College, took it to The University of the District of Columbia ( #4 in the region ) 8 to 1 on Saturday afternoon in New York.
UDC Men Ranked #4 in East Region; Shut Down NYIT on the Road, 9 - 0
April 15, 2011
Old Westbury,NY-April 15, 2011: UDC Men's Tennis continued its dominant Spring by defeating New York Insititue of Technology, 9-0, in a East Coast Conference road match Friday. The Firebirds are now 12-3 for the season and 3-0 in the ECC.
UDC Men’s Tennis Player Carlos Quiroga Named ECC Rookie of the Week
April 13, 2011
Central Islip, NY: April 12, 2011- The East Coast Conference (ECC) has announced that University of the District of Columbia Firebirds Men’s Tennis player freshman Carlos Quiroga (Electrical Engineering- Valencia, Venezuela) has been named the ECC Men’s Tennis Player Rookie of the Week.
UDC Rolls Past St. Thomas Aquinas, 7-2
April 09, 2011
Washington, DC: April 9, 2010-- In its second win in two days, and fifth straight, the University of the District of Columbia Firebirds defeated ECC Conference foe St. Thomas Aquinas College Spartans, 7-2, today, at the UDC Tennis Courts in Washington, DC.
UDC Turns Away Dowling 6-3
April 08, 2011
Washington, DC: April 8, 2010- Freshman Carlos Quiroga (Electrical Engineering-Valencia, Venezuela) led the University of the District of Columbia Firebirds Men's Tennis Team to its fourth straight win, defeating conference rival Dowling College Golden Lions, 6-3, today, at the East Potomac Tennis Center in Washington, DC.
UDC Tops Shepherd 6-3
April 06, 2011
Washington, DC: April 6, 2011- The University of the District of Columbia Firebirds Men's Tennis Team defeated the Shepherd University Rams, 6-3, in an exciting match this afternoon at the UDC Tennis Courts in Washington, DC. The Firebirds improved to 9-3 overall for the season with this win.
UDC Men’s Tennis Defeats Coppin State 6-0
April 02, 2011
Baltimore, MD: April 3, 2010—Junior Kristyna Nepivodova (Economics-Breznice, Czech Republic) and freshman Sofia Leon (Psychology- Quito, Ecuador) led the University of the District of Columbia Firebirds Women’s Tennis Team to a, 7-0, sweep of the Coppin State University Eagles on Sunday at the Coppin State Tennis Courts in Baltimore, Maryland. They were undefeated in all of their matches.
Men’s Tennis Downs Virginia State 7-2
March 30, 2011
Petersburg, VA: March 29, 2011- The University of the District of Columbia Firebirds Men's Tennis Team defeated the Virginia State University Men's Tennis Team 7-2, on yesterday in Petersburg, Virginia. The win improved the Firebirds season record to 7-3.
Men’s Tennis Player Miguel Uzcategui Named ECC Rookie of the Week
March 23, 2011
Central Islip, NY: March 21, 2011—UDC freshman tennis player Miguel Uzcategui (Engineering-Valencia, Venezuela) was named the men’s tennis “Rookie of the Week” by the East Coast Conference (ECC). Uzcategui was a perfect 3-0 in both singles and doubles action this week in UDC’s action against Mount Saint Mary’s, Philadelphia, and Chestnut Hill. In his match against Philadelphia’s Manoli Sgourgos, Uzcategui came back from losing the first set to win the match 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.
UDC Tennis Players Sweep ECC Weekly Honors
March 23, 2011
Central Islip, NY: March 7, 2011- Two members of the UDC Firebirds Tennis Team claimed top East Coast Conference (ECC) Men’s Tennis Weekly honors for the week of March 7, 2011. Freshman Miquel Uzcategui (Engineering-Valencia, Venezuela) was named the ECC “Player of the Week” and teammate Carlos Quiroga, also a freshmen Engineering major from Valencia, Venezuela was named the “Rookie of the Week”.
Men’s Tennis Fall to Georgetown 1-5
March 23, 2011
Washington, DC: March 23, 2011- The University of the District of Columbia Firebirds Men’s Tennis Team was defeated by the Georgetown University Hoyas on March 23, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Firebirds fell to 6-3 for the season with this loss.