(Portions of this story and photo courtesy of Trinity Univeristy)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The NCAA Division III
Men's Tennis Committee selected Trinity sophomore Paxton Deuel as
one of 32 men's singles players for the 2014 NCAA Division III
Women's Tennis Championships. Additionally, senior Greg Haugen was
named as an alternate in singles play while Deuel and senior
Nicolas Moreno were selected as alternates for doubles play.
The individual championships will consist of 32 singles players
and 16 doubles teams. The selection of teams and individuals for
the championships are based on win-loss record, strength of
schedule, and eligibility and availability of student-athletes.
The team championship will take place May 19-21, and the
individual championships will be played May 22-24.
Both championships will be held at the Biszantz Family Tennis
Center in Claremont, Calif. The championships will be hosted by
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges.
Deuel became the seventh Trinity player in a row to win SCAC
Player of the Year. While earning the top award in the conference,
Deuel also took home the SCAC Newcomer of the Year. Last fall,
Deuel won the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southwest Region
Singles Championship. He advanced to the ITA National Small College
Championships and completed the prestigious event with a
fifth-place finish.
After an opening win, Deuel fell to Abishek Alla of Carnegie Mellon, 7-5, 6-3 before returning to defaet the Top Seed of Championships, Eric Halperm of Emory, 7-5, 6-3. Deuel locked up fifth place with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 win over Luke Trinka of Bowdoin.
Alla, the National Small College Champion of the fall, and Halpern will both be in the upcoming Division III Championships.
As the No. 1 singles player for the Tigers, Deuel has chalked up a 15-6 record, and is ranked No. 2 in the West Region. Deuel also plays No. 1 doubles with Moreno. The pair, selected as alternates in doubles competition, is 16-10 on the season including 11 straight victories to finish the year.
Haugen, an alternate in individual action, compiled a record of
15-8 on the season including a 6-4 record at No. 2 singles, an 8-4
record at No. 3 singles, and a 1-0 record at No. 1
singles.
For more information about the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis
Championships, log on to www.ncaa.com.
SINGLES QUALIFIERS (Alphabetical by
school):
Joey Fritz, Amherst
Brian Granoff, Brandeis
Moises Cardenas, California Lutheran
Abhishek Alla, Carnegie Mellon
Christian Heaney-Secord, Carnegie Mellon
Chris Krimbill, Case Western Reserve
Deepak Sabada, Chicago
Skylar Butts, Claremont-M-S
Joe Dorn, Claremont-M-S
Nik Marino, Claremont-M-S
Warren Wood, Claremont-M-S
Noah Sprinkel, Coe
Carl Reid, Colby
Eric Halpern, Emory
Alex Ruderman, Emory
Michael Buxbaum, Johns Hopkins
Ben Hwang, Johns Hopkins
Branden Metzler, Kalamazoo
Wade Heerboth, Kenyon
Tyler Carey, Mary Washington
Alex Johnston, Middlebury
Steven Wu, NYU
Patrick Lipscomb, Redlands
Oliver Loutsenko, Skidmore
Avery Shober, Sewanee
Matt Heinrich, Stevens Institute
Paxton Deuel, Trinity (Texas)
John Carswell, Washington (Mo.)
Ross Putterman, Washington (Mo.)
David Konstantinov, Whittier
Matt Micheli, Williams
Jake Humphreys, Wisconsin-Whitewater
SINGLES ALTERNATES
Atlantic South: Will Duncan, Carnegie Mellon
Central: Ryan Kreis, Wheaton (Ill.)
Northeast: Brantner Jones, Middlebury
West: Greg Haugen, Trinity (Texas)
DOUBLES QUALIFIERS (Alphabetical by
school):
Joey Fritz/Justin Reindel, Amherst
Timmy Berg/Pierre Planche, Bates
Eric Klawitter/Chris Krimbill, Case Western Reserve
Skylar Butts/Neel Kotrappa, Claremont-M-S
Joe Dorn/Warren Wood, Claremont-M-S
Ben Kopecky/Sam Miles, DePauw
Michael Buxbaum/Emerson Walsh, Johns Hopkins
Tyler Carey/Evan Charles, Mary Washington
Alex Johnston/Andrew Lebovitz, Middlebury
Daniel Albers/Eric Spangler, Salisbury
Oliver Loutsenko/Danny Knight, Skidmore
Michael Holt/Taylor Shamshiri, Washington & Lee
Jeremy Bush/Ross Putterman, Washington (Mo.)
Byron Balkin/Jake Humphreys, Wisconsin-Whitewater
Andrew La Cava/Colton Malesovas, Whitman
David Konstantinov/Chris Schommer, Whittier
DOUBLES ALTERNATES
Atlantic South: Will Duncan/Christian Heaney-Secord, Carnegie
Mellon
Central: Motasam Al-Houni/Mya Smith-Dennis, Gustavus Adolphus
Northeast: Matt Micheli/Conrad Harron, Williams
West: Paxton Deuel/Nico Moreno, Trinity
(Texas)
