NEW LONDON, N.H. – May 8, 2019 – Colby-Sawyer senior Alex Wright (Cornwall, England) has been named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Men's Tennis Singles First Team, to highlight several Chargers honored by the conference.  

Wright was also named to the GNAC Sportsmanship Team. Junior Matt Burke (Milford, Conn.), first-year Julius Lowman (Bavaria, Germany) and junior Mike White (Woburn, Mass.) garnered All-GNAC Singles Second Team accolades. Barry Schoonmaker was tabbed Coach of the Year, while the Chargers earned the Institutional Sportsmanship Award. Full GNAC release > HERE

Wright concluded an impressive career with his third nod to a conference singles first team. This season, Wright earned three GNAC Player of the Week awards. He was tied for the team lead with 11 singles wins, which included a 4-1 mark against conference opponents. Wright also posted nine doubles wins with a 3-2 record in GNAC play. In the fall, he was the first male Charger to win a round at the prestigious ITA Regional Championships. Wright, who was named the 2019 Colby-Sawyer Outstanding Male Senior Athlete, finished his collegiate career ranked second in program history with 54 singles wins, sixth in doubles wins with 42 and third in all-time victories with 96.

Burke went 4-1 in GNAC singles matches and finished with seven victories overall in 2018-19, primarily from the fourth flight. He picked up important straight-set wins to help Colby-Sawyer defeat Endicott and Division II Saint Michael's.

Lowman was tied with Wright for the most singles wins on the team with 11. He went 4-1 against conference opponents and was 11-5 overall. He was 5-0 at No. 3, 1-2 at No.4, and 5-3 at No. 5. Lowman picked up big wins against Endicott, Wheaton, Regis and Saint Anselm. He finished the year with six consecutive winning decisions. Lowman earned one GNAC Rookie of the Week award and was named to the GNAC All-Tournament Team.

White also went 4-1 in GNAC singles competition. He finished third on the team with 10 total wins playing out of the second spot. He recorded the team's lone point against eventual conference champion Eastern Nazarene, with an impressive 6-3 and 6-4 victory at No. 2. White also posted victories over Division II players from Saint Anselm and Saint Michael's.

Schoonmaker earned the GNAC Coach of the Year in the team's first season with the conference. Schoonmaker has been honored with a coach of the year in four of his 10 seasons directing the men's team. He was the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Coach of the Year in 2013, 2016 and 2018.  

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