SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Wentworth Institute of Technology sophomore men's tennis player Juan Rodriguez (Quito, Ecuador) capped off his unbeaten season by being named The Commonwealth Coast Conference Player of the Year, as announced by TCCC Commissioner Gregg M. Kaye. In addition, Rodriguez was a first team all-conference selection in singles play and he and doubles partner, junior Nate Gove (Scarborough, Maine), were an honorable mention selection in doubles play.
Rodriguez posted a perfect 11-0 slate in conference matches only and was 17-0 overall without dropping a set. The closest an opponent came to taking a set from him was on three occasions when they won three games and he won 11 sets by a 6-0 score. His 17 wins this season breaks his own single-season record of 13, which he set as a rookie when he was named First Team All-TCCC in both singles and doubles. In 33 career matches spanning two seasons, Rodriguez is an impressive 30-3 (.909) which ranks him first in winning percentage and second in career wins.
For the third consecutive season Gove earned honorable all-conference accolades in doubles play as he and Rodriguez went 5-2 in TCCC play (6-2 overall) at number one doubles. The six doubles wins, combined with two with other partners gave Rodriguez eight for the season and Gove posted seven total doubles wins. In two seasons Rodriguez has a 19-8 career doubles record, while in his three seasons Gove has a 24-19 career doubles mark.
For the second season in a row the Leopards qualified for TCCC Tournament play, as Wentworth fell to top-seeded Nichols Monday night, 6-2, to finish the season with a 6-8 record.
April 26, 2011
Rodriguez Named TCCC Player of the Year
April 25, 2011
Men's Tennis Falls to Nichols in TCCC Quarterfinals
April 21, 2011
Men's Tennis Closes Out Regular Season With 9-0 Win
April 20, 2011
Men's Tennis Wins Fourth Straight
April 18, 2011
Rodriguez Named TCCC Player of the Week
April 16, 2011
Men's Tennis Rallies to Defeat Gordon, 5-4
April 15, 2011
Men's Tennis Sweeps Colby-Sawyer
April 14, 2011
Wentworth Edges Emerson, 5-4
April 9, 2011
Roger Williams Upends Wentworth, 7-2
April 6, 2011
Nichols Hands Wentworth 7-2 Loss
April 2, 2011
Leopards Edged by Salve Regina, 5-4
March 29, 2011
Endicott Doubles up Wentworth, 6-3
March 26, 2011
Leopards Suffer First Setback of 2011
March 23, 2011
Wentworth Edges Curry, 5-4
March 19, 2011
Leopards Open Spring Season With Sweep