Sotomarino Tabbed A-Sun Freshman of the Year; Buerchner, Maslau and Albrecht Earn Honors
4/14/2010 7:50:44 PM | Men's Tennis
MACON, Ga. – Daniel Sotomarino was named the 2010 Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year as announced Wednesday by the conference office. Freshman Moritz Buerchner was named to the First Team All-Conference. Sotomarino and junior Hleb Maslau earned second team doubles honors and Albrecht was named to the All-Freshman Team along with Sotomarino and Buerchner.
Sotomarino had a 21-7 mark in singles action this season, including 12-6 in duals where he saw time at No. 2 (3-2), No. 3 (3-1) and No. 4 (5-2). He had a 9-1 mark in Atlantic Sun competition including a win over No. 118 Grega Teraz of ETSU. Sotomarino also had singles wins over No. 54 USC Upstate's Renzo Airaldi at No. 2. During the fall, Sotomarino won his flight at the Florida State Invitational.
"Daniel had a great season for us this year," said head coach Igal Buberman. "He was a tremendous asset to our program as a freshman and it is a great honor that the rest of the league has recognized his talent."
Buerchner had an 18-11 record this season, and went 14-8 including 9-4 at No. 1. The freshman had a 6-4 record in the Atlantic Sun. He posted a win over No. 75 CofC's No. 1 player, Lukas Koncilia. In the fall, he won his flight at the Georgia Southern Invitational. He had a 15-12 doubles record overall and went 12-9 in duals. He and partner, Leonardo Nahar teamed up for a 7-3 record, playing primarily at No. 3. The pair recorded a win over No. 75 CofC's John Harden and Mickael Trintignac.
"Moritz also had a fantastic year," said Buberman. "He came in and played at the No. 1 for us most of the season and to have the success that he had at that spot as a freshman is a great accomplishment. It is a big honor to be named to the first team as a freshman."
Maslau and Sotomarino teamed up for a 16-5 record this season including 12-5 in duals and 8-2 in the A-Sun. The pair had wins over No. 75 College of Charleston's Steven Myers and Billy Kenny at No. 3 and No. 52 USC Upstate's Marco Linconir and Jack Roux and No. 2.
"Hleb played in several different places in the line-up this season for us and did a great job across the board," Buberman commented. "He had some big wins over some guys from ranked teams and really came out to play every match. He and Daniel teamed up and had great success at the No. 2 doubles this season. It is great that they were recognized by the league for their accomplishments."
Albrecht went 13-9 on the season for the Ospreys, playing primarily at No. 2 where he was 8-4. He posted a 4-4 record in the league. Albrecht had a win over No. 75 CofC's Mickael Trintignac at No. 2.
"Taylor played great for us at the No. 2 this year," Buberman said. "He stepped up for us as a freshman and I am glad that the rest of the league took notice of Taylor's talent and abilities."
The Ospreys earned the No. 3 seed for the 2010 Atlantic Sun Men's Tennis Championship and will be facing No. 6 seeded Belmont on Thursday, April 15. The match is set for 11:30 a.m. at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Fla.
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