Central Islip, N.Y. – Junior Atilla Toth
(Budapest, Hungary) from Queens College has been named the 2011
East Coast Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Year, as
voted on by the league’s coaches. University of the
District of Columbia freshman Miguel Uzcategui (Valencia,
Venezuela) was selected Rookie of the Year.
In his first season as a Knight, Toth has compiled a 20-2 record at
the No. 1 singles spot including a 4-0 mark against conference
opponents. Toth, who is the No. 29 ranked singles player in
the Division II Campbell’s/ITA rankings, also knocked off a
pair of top-25 ranked nationally players on the season. He also
teamed recorded a 14-4 overall record in doubles competition and
once again went undefeated in conference play with a 4-0
record.
Uzcategui has had an impressive rookie campaign for UDC. He
boasts a 13-3 record in both third flight singles play and doubles
play as well. Uzcategui also was the ITA East Regional Men’s
B Draw champion in his first season as a Firebird.
UDC head coach, T. Richard “Dickie” Mahaffey, III, has
been selected the Coach of the Year by his peers. Mahaffey
guided his squad to a 12-4 overall record this season, including a
3-1 mark against conference opponents to finish second in the ECC
regular season.
2011 ECC
Men’s Tennis All-Conference
First Team
Tomas Gajdusek, Jr., UDC
Diego Madrano, Jr., Queens
Bruno Reich, Jr., UDC
Atill Toth, Jr., Queens
Antoine Vernard, Fr., St. Thomas Aquinas
Nikolaj Wulff, Jr., Queens
Second Team
David Burstein, Sr., Queens
Sardojan Mamadjanov, So., Dowling
Fabio Minami, Sr., Queens
Vojislav Pecikoza, Fr., NYIT
Carlos Quiroga, Fr., UDC
Miguel Uzcategui, Fr., UDC
Player of the Year: Atilla Toth, Jr., Queens
Rookie of the Year: Miguel Uzcategui, Fr., UDC
Coach of the Year: T. Richard “Dickie”
Mahaffey, III - UDC
