Desert cleans up on post-season awards

Desert cleans up on post-season awards

The 2019 men's tennis season is nearing the end and with two teams remaining in the Southern California Regional Playoffs the conference was well-represented for the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference, All-Conference Team.  College of the Desert had six players make the team as both they and San Diego City College continue in the team playoffs on Tuesday.

Desert was dominating at the PCAC Finals last weekend, as representatives from the team were matched against one-another in both the singles and doubles finals.

Alex Kuperstein was named the Most Outstanding Player after outlasting teammate Kalman Boyd in the conference finals.  In addition to both Kuperstein and Boyd, Manfred Vogt also made the all-conference team for the Roadrunners.  San Diego City College had two players named to the team in singles play after both Manuel Cardona and Alejandro Zatarain Ramos earned a spot.  Grossmont's Lirone Abecassis, Palomar's Will Molenkamp and San Diego Mesa's Nicola Anderegg were also recognized with all-conference honors. 

Desert had three separate teams named all-conference in doubles as Kuperstein and Boyd teamed for the PCAC title by beating Vogt and Sebastian Gomez Romero in the finals.  Also making the All-PCAC squad for doubles was Desert's team of Saar Rogovski and Syed Amir Hossain along with San Diego City's team of Alejandro Zatarain Ramos and Jonathan Park. 

College of the Desert coach Guy Fritz was named the conference Coach-of-the-Year after the Roadrunners finished conference play with a perfect 12-0 record.  It was the second straight season that Desert has won the PCAC title with a perfect record. 

College of the Desert (16-1) was seeded No. 3 for the Southern California Regional Playoffs and defeated Riverside City College, 5-1, in the quarterfinals.  They will play Irvine Valley College today in the semifinals. 

San Diego City College (16-6) was seeded No. 4 for the playoffs and defeated Glendale College, 5-4, in the quarterfinals.  They will travel to top-seeded Cerritos College today for a semifinal match. 

The California Community College Athletic Association State Tournament will take place in Ojai, California, on April 24-28.