SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (April 9, 2007) – Andrew Constant of Springfield College has been named the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference Singles Player of the Week for the week of April 9.
The reigning NEWMAC Rookie of the Year, Constant, a sophomore from Kingston, R.I., plays number one singles for Springfield College, and has been at that slot for the past two seasons.
This past week, he went 2-0 in singles play. In his match against Connecticut College, he defeated Dave Kellogg, 6-4, 6-3, last Tuesday (Apr. 3). Then on Saturday (Apr. 7), he defeated Clark University’s Adam Bisceglia, 6-2, 6-1, during the Pride’s 9-0 team victory.
Constant was also rewarded with Springfield College’s Male Maroon of the Week designation. It was the first time this season that a men’s tennis player has received this award.
Toby Coffin G’01, enters his second year as the head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Springfield College. Coffin, who has coached at numerous high schools in the area, will look to build a program which will contend for a conference crown.
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