Saint Anselm Lands Two on All-NE-10 Team
Besserer, Pasay Earn Third Team Honors

Michael Besserer

Manchester, N.H. (April 30, 2003)-- Saint Anselm two players earn All-Northeast-10 accolades this season in an announcement Monday.

Senior Michael Besserer (Brattleboro, Vt./ Brattleboro Union) earned third team honors at No. 2 Singles while freshman Nathan Pasay (Newfields, N.H./ Exeter) earned this team honors at No. 4 Singles.

Besserer saved his best season on the hard courts for last. At number two singles, Mike posted a 10-4 overall record which included an 8-3 mark in conference play. Mike ended the regular season on a six-match winning streak in singles play.

Pasay showed promise for years to come. He played at both the third and fourth flights this season but earned four wins in fourth singles to earn his place on the all-conference team at that position.

Singles
First Team Student-Athlete School Year Hometown
No. 1 Singles Ivan Eskildsen Bentley Sr. Panama City, Panama
No. 2 Singles Michael Goldman Assumption Fr. Worcester, Mass.
No. 2 Singles Jason Speirs Assumption Sr. Rochester, N.Y.
No. 3 Singles Ricky Sanford Franklin Pierce Sr. Stratford, Conn.
No. 4 Singles James Newman Assumption So. Johannesburg, South Africa
No. 5 Singles Alex Madrigal Assumption Jr. San Jose, Costa Rica
No. 6 Singles Cory Erikson Assumption So. Amherst, N.H.

Second Team
No. 1 Singles Sean Kenney Assumption Sr. North Conway, N.H.
No. 2 Singles Erik Zipp Bryant So. Darien, Wisc.
No. 3 Singles Brandan Towers Stonehill Jr. East Hartford, Conn.
No. 4 Singles Maciej Szpakowski Franklin Pierce So. Cieszyn, Poland
No. 5 Singles Art Shannon Franklin Pierce Sr. Danvers, Mass.
No. 6 Singles Ryan Jones Franklin Pierce So. Westfield, N.J.

Third Team
No. 1 Singles Jack Granato Stonehill Jr. Wethersfield, Conn.
No. 2 Singles Mike Besserer Saint Anselm Sr. Brattleboro, Vt.
No. 3 Singles Nathan Pasay Saint Anselm Fr. Newfields, N.H.
No. 3 Singles Keenan Dalal Bentley So. Cold Springs, N.Y.
No. 4 Singles Pat Blomberg Stonehill Jr. Sturbridge, Mass.
No. 5 Singles Omar Brahim Merrimack Jr. Pelham, Mass.
No. 6 Singles Adam Wehrenberg Stonehill Jr. Bellport, N.Y.

Doubles
First Team
No. 1 Doubles Sean Kenney/ Michael Goldman Assumption
No. 2 Doubles Ivan Eskildsen / Mike Luchini (Sr., Millbury, Mass.) Bentley
No. 3 Doubles Ricky Sanford / Darko Minic (Jr., Belgrade, Yugoslavia) Franklin Pierce

Second Team
No. 1 Doubles Jason Speirs / Alex Madrigal Assumption
No. 2 Doubles Art Shannon / Maciej Szpakowski Franklin Pierce
No. 3 Doubles Erik Zipp / Chris Dubois Bryant

Third Team
No. 1 Doubles James Newman / Peter Torgrimson Assumption
No. 2 Doubles T.J. Sennett (Sr., Auburn, N.Y.) / John Wojcik (Jr., Liverpool, N.Y.) Le Moyne
No. 3 Doubles Michael Hoffner (Sr., Wantagh, N.Y.) / Ryan Jones Franklin Pierce

Honorable Mention
Chris Dubois Bryant So. Woonsocket, R.I.
Greg Ranieri Bentley Jr. Hong Kong
Peter Torgrimson Assumption Fr. Duluth, Minn.
Antonio Valero Bryant Sr. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Player of the Year: Ivan Eskildsen, Bentley
Freshman of the Year: Michael Goldman, Assumption
Sportsmanship Award: Jon Palmer, Stonehill
Coach of the Year: John Ippolito, Assumption