FLUSHING, N.Y. -- After completing the regular season in conference play undefeated, the Pratt Institute Cannoneers produced seven of the nine flight champions and captured the 2013 Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference Tennis Tournament Championship held at the USTA Billy Jean King National Tennis Center.
The Cannoneers improved upon a third place finish last season and dropped only two matches all afternoon as the conference crowned a new champion for the first time in seven years.
Pratt's John Imamoglu emerged are the tournament's overall singles champion edging out Phil London of Sarah Lawrence in a hard-fought tiebreaker, winning 9-8 (7-4). For the season, Imamoglu compiled an unblemished a 4-0 singles record and 4-0 doubles record.
Sarah Lawrence College and the Culinary Institute of America shared tournament runner-up honors, each producing the remaining flight champions.
Head coach Pat Doherty of Webb Institute was selected as Coach of the Year, repeating the award he also won in 2011.
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2013 HVMAC Tennis Championships
May 4, 2013
at USTA Billy Jean King National Tennis Center
Team Results
Champions - Pratt Institute (25 points)
2nd Place (tie) - The Culinary Institute of America (12
points)
2nd Place (tie) - Sarah Lawrence College (12 points)
4th Place - Webb Institute (5 points)
5th Place - Vaughn College (2 points)
5th Place - St. Joseph's College (1
point)
Individual Flight Champions
#1 Singles - John Imamoglu (Pratt)
#2 Singles - Moritz Petre (Pratt)
#3 Singles - Fan Mo (Pratt)
#4 Singles - Elliott Warkus (Sarah Lawrence)
#5 Singles - Keshav Ramaswami (Pratt)
#6 Singles - Kaitlyn Miller (Culinary)
#1 Doubles - John Imamoglu/Moritz Petre (Pratt)
#2 Doubles - Andy Barkett/Fan Mo (Pratt)
#3 Doubles - Keshav Ramaswami/Michael Steiner (Pratt)
2013 All-Conference Tennis Team
Allyson Bayless | Culinary | Jr. | Prospect, OH |
Jeff Bonowicz |
St. Joseph's | So. | Whitestone, NY |
Daniel Dwyer * |
Webb |
Sr. | |
Matt Jensen | Culinary | So. | Bay City, MI |
David Krawczyk |
Pratt | Sr. | Roanoke, VA |
Greg Lobozza |
Vaughn | Sr. | East Meadow, NY |
Philip London |
Sarah Lawrence | Jr. | New York, NY |
Keshav Ramaswami |
Pratt |
So. | Leawood, KS |
Michael Steiner * |
Pratt | Sr. | Hartford, CT |
Nathan Thompson |
Sarah Lawrence |
Sr. | Portland, OR |
* Denotes 2012 All-Conference Team Selection
2013 Coach of the Year
Pat Doherty - Webb Institute