Davidson’s Senior Trio Earns All-SoCon Honors in M. Tennis
4/16/2013 12:09:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Gavin McFarlin - Assistant SID
DAVIDSON, N.C. — After strong finishes to their final seasons as a Wildcat, Davidson's senior trio of Joe Schafer, Chris Mark and Kevin Moore were each honored by the Southern Conference today as the league announced its all-league first and second teams, and its top player awards in men's tennis.
Schafer was honored with the league's Don Bunch/Buddy Hartsell Sportsmanship Award, while the doubles team of Mark and Moore were named to the All-SoCon Second Team at No. 1 doubles.
It's the third time Schafer has earned a postseason conference honor after being named to the league's all-freshman team and first-team doubles in 2010, followed by a spot on the All-SoCon Second Team at No. 1 singles in 2011.
The senior hit the 10-win plateau for the fourth straight season, going a team-best 10-8 in singles. He scored nine of those wins at the No. 2 position and went an even 5-5 in SoCon matches. Schafer had a personal-high tying five-match win streak and a three-match win streak during the season.
Schafer was also a key part of Davidson's doubles teams, partnering up with Ethan Kallick at No. 2 to go 5-3 there and 7-6 overall. The duo also went 5-5 in league matches.
The senior has 42 career victories in singles, 17 of them in SoCon play, while going 42-33 in doubles action.
Mark and Moore formed the Wildcats' No. 1 doubles team, going 9-9 overall, including 8-5 at the top spot. The duo rattled off a team-best five-match win streak after a season-opening defeat to No. 60 Clemson. The pair also played singles, with Mark splitting time between the No. 3 and 4 positions. The senior went 7-9 overall, 5-5 vs. the SoCon, and had a 4-2 record at the No. 4 spot.
Moore got into four singles matches, going 1-3 overall, all against SoCon opponents.
Mark has collected 34 career singles wins to go with 42 doubles victories, while Moore has won 10 singles matches during his career and added 26 in doubles play.
Elon's Cameron Silverman was the SoCon Player of the Year, while Michael Leonard earned coach of the year for the Phoenix. Rayane Djouad of Georgia Southern was named the league's top freshman.
Davidson (11-8), the seventh seed for the upcoming SoCon Tournament this Thursday, April 18, in Elon, N.C., opens up the first round against tenth-seeded Wofford. Match time is set for 1 p.m.
2013 SoCon Men's Tennis Postseason Awards
First Team
Singles
Cameron Silverman, Elon
Andrew Mellow, Furman
Andrew Dromsky, Georgia Southern
Ahmet Sarioglu, UNCG
Zac Dunkle, Samford
Manuel Barroetavena, Chattanooga
Doubles
Zach Bost/Sebastien King, APP
Cameron Silverman/Stefan Fortmann, Elon
James Dougherty/Randy Phillips, UNCG
Second Team
Singles (by position)
No. 1 – Rob Galloway, Wofford
No. 2 – Rayane Djouad, Georgia Southern
No. 3 – Fares Kilani, Samford
No. 4 – Randy Phillips, UNCG
No. 5 – Austin Akers, Samford
No. 6 – Zack Lewis, College of Charleston
Doubles (by position)
No. 1 – Chris Mark/Kevin Moore, Davidson
Ankit Chopra/Roberto Vieira, Chattanooga
No. 2 – Daniel Mack/Ahmet Sarioglu, UNCG
No. 3 – Jordan Kaufman, Juan Madrid, Elon
All-Freshman
Zack Lewis, College of Charleston
Robert Lindgren, Elon
Matt Browne, Furman
Rayane Djouad, Georgia Southern
James Dougherty, UNCG
Fares Kilani, Samford
Player of the Year
Cameron Silverman, Elon
Freshman of the Year
Rayane Djouad, Georgia Southern
Don Bunch/Buddy Hartsell Sportsmanship Award
Joe Schafer, Davidson
Coach of the Year
Michael Leonard, Elon
Schafer was honored with the league's Don Bunch/Buddy Hartsell Sportsmanship Award, while the doubles team of Mark and Moore were named to the All-SoCon Second Team at No. 1 doubles.
It's the third time Schafer has earned a postseason conference honor after being named to the league's all-freshman team and first-team doubles in 2010, followed by a spot on the All-SoCon Second Team at No. 1 singles in 2011.
The senior hit the 10-win plateau for the fourth straight season, going a team-best 10-8 in singles. He scored nine of those wins at the No. 2 position and went an even 5-5 in SoCon matches. Schafer had a personal-high tying five-match win streak and a three-match win streak during the season.
Schafer was also a key part of Davidson's doubles teams, partnering up with Ethan Kallick at No. 2 to go 5-3 there and 7-6 overall. The duo also went 5-5 in league matches.
The senior has 42 career victories in singles, 17 of them in SoCon play, while going 42-33 in doubles action.
Mark and Moore formed the Wildcats' No. 1 doubles team, going 9-9 overall, including 8-5 at the top spot. The duo rattled off a team-best five-match win streak after a season-opening defeat to No. 60 Clemson. The pair also played singles, with Mark splitting time between the No. 3 and 4 positions. The senior went 7-9 overall, 5-5 vs. the SoCon, and had a 4-2 record at the No. 4 spot.
Moore got into four singles matches, going 1-3 overall, all against SoCon opponents.
Mark has collected 34 career singles wins to go with 42 doubles victories, while Moore has won 10 singles matches during his career and added 26 in doubles play.
Elon's Cameron Silverman was the SoCon Player of the Year, while Michael Leonard earned coach of the year for the Phoenix. Rayane Djouad of Georgia Southern was named the league's top freshman.
Davidson (11-8), the seventh seed for the upcoming SoCon Tournament this Thursday, April 18, in Elon, N.C., opens up the first round against tenth-seeded Wofford. Match time is set for 1 p.m.
2013 SoCon Men's Tennis Postseason Awards
First Team
Singles
Cameron Silverman, Elon
Andrew Mellow, Furman
Andrew Dromsky, Georgia Southern
Ahmet Sarioglu, UNCG
Zac Dunkle, Samford
Manuel Barroetavena, Chattanooga
Doubles
Zach Bost/Sebastien King, APP
Cameron Silverman/Stefan Fortmann, Elon
James Dougherty/Randy Phillips, UNCG
Second Team
Singles (by position)
No. 1 – Rob Galloway, Wofford
No. 2 – Rayane Djouad, Georgia Southern
No. 3 – Fares Kilani, Samford
No. 4 – Randy Phillips, UNCG
No. 5 – Austin Akers, Samford
No. 6 – Zack Lewis, College of Charleston
Doubles (by position)
No. 1 – Chris Mark/Kevin Moore, Davidson
Ankit Chopra/Roberto Vieira, Chattanooga
No. 2 – Daniel Mack/Ahmet Sarioglu, UNCG
No. 3 – Jordan Kaufman, Juan Madrid, Elon
All-Freshman
Zack Lewis, College of Charleston
Robert Lindgren, Elon
Matt Browne, Furman
Rayane Djouad, Georgia Southern
James Dougherty, UNCG
Fares Kilani, Samford
Player of the Year
Cameron Silverman, Elon
Freshman of the Year
Rayane Djouad, Georgia Southern
Don Bunch/Buddy Hartsell Sportsmanship Award
Joe Schafer, Davidson
Coach of the Year
Michael Leonard, Elon
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