| University
of the Sciences Athletes Named Academic Achievement Award
Winners
Cleveland,
Ohio (August 10, 2010) - The
Division II Athletics Directors Association (DII ADA) announced
the 2009-10 recipients of the DII ADA Academic Achievement
Awards presented by WeatherPORT. The Academic Achievement
Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments
of student-athletes at the Division II level. Twenty-four
student-athletes from the University of the Sciences were amongst the 3,022 athletes recognized from 97 Division II institutions
by the NCAA Division II Athletic Directors Association (DII
ADA).
In order to be recognized as an Academic Achievement Award
recipient, the student athlete must have a cumulative grade
point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale; have attended
a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work
and be an active member of an intercollegiate team during
his/her last academic year. The institution’s athletic director
must also be a current dues paying member of the DII ADA......more
Martins
Advances to CACC Individual Tournament Semi-Finals; Earns
All-Conference Honors (4/24/10)
Men's
Tennis Team Captures CACC Sportsmanship Award
Ricardo
Martins
won two matches and advanced to Saturday's semi-final round
of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Individual Tournament
singles competition held on Friday at Chestnut Hill College.
On Saturday, Martins lost to Manoli Sgouros in the semi-finals.
In
reaching the semi-finals, Ricardo Martins (Idegeio
Pentagono/Sao Paolo, Brazil), a senior, earned
a spot on this year's CACC All-Conference Men's Tennis Team,
joining singles and doubles finalists Adrian Torroella-Cruz
and Sgouros of Philadelphia University, doubles finalists
Julius Twyman and Carson Richter of Chestnut Hill College
and single semi-finalist, Joe Boyle, also of Chestnut Hill
College. Entering the singles competition, Martins had an
overall singles record of 9-7.....
.......The
Men's Tennis Team also earned the CACC Team Sportsmanship
Award. The CACC Team Sportsmanship Award is given to the team
in each sponsored conference sport that best exemplifies the
spirit of athletic competition and sportsmanship. The voting
for this award is done by the league's seven coaches. The
USP men's athletic programs have now won three of the five
CACC Team Sportsmanship Awards that have been given out so
far during the 2009-2010 season.........more
Concordia
Sweeps Devils in CACC Semi-Finals (4/20/10)
The nationally ranked Concordia
College men's tennis team handed the University of the Sciences
a 5-0 loss in Tuesday afternoon's Central Atlantic Collegiate
Conference semi-final match at the College Racquet Club in
Bronxville, New York.
The
Devils finish their 2009-10 campaign with a 7-10 record and
awaiting the possibility of a second consecutive at-large
NCAA bid. The Clippers go on to face Philadelphia University
in the CACC Championship on Tuesday.........more
Devils
Complete Season Sweep of Eagles (4/10/10)
Two
days after their hard-fought match against Chestnut Hill College,
the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis
team wasted little time in completing a season sweep of Post
University, defeating the Eagles 9-0 at McNeil Field Courts
on Saturday.
The
Devils improve to 5-7 overall and 5-3 in Central Atlantic
Collegiate Conference matches.
USP
started the afternoon with a sweep of the three doubles contests.
The Devils top doubles team of Francisco
Garcia (Don Cesar Gascon/Balcarce
Buenos Aires, Argentina)
and Bill
Fine (West Chester East HS/West Chester, Pa.)
defeated Caio Rodrigues and Andrew Olivera, 8-1. Roger
Van Scyoc (Palmyra Area HS/Palmyra, Pa.) and
Joshua Garcia (St. John Neumann Regional Academy/
Williamsport, Pa.) were also 8-1 victors, defeating
Mike MacDonald and Markeese McLeod at #2 doubles. Dan
Rubin (Neshaminy HS/Langhorne, Pa.) and Jason
Chen (John P. Stevens/Edison, N.J.) completed
the sweep with an 8-0 win over Tyrone Napper and Franze Noze
at #3 doubles..........more
Devils
Rally to Defeat Griffins (4/8/10)
The University
of the Sciences in Philadelphia men’s tennis team rallied
from a 3-0 deficit after losing all three doubles matches
against Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference rival Chestnut
Hill College Thursday at USP’s McNeil field courts. The Devils
swept all six singles matches to win the match 6-3.
The two
teams now have identical 4-3 record in conference matches.
Chestnut Hill is 10-8 overall while Sciences is 4-7.
The
tone was set early for the doubles contests with a double
fault by the Devils on the very first serve of the #1 doubles
match. Chestnut Hill’s Pat Joson and Joe Boyle went on to
win the match 8-6, defeating Francisco
Garcia (Don Cesar Gascon/Balcarce
Buenos Aires, Argentina)
and Bill
Fine (West Chester East HS/West Chester, Pa.)........more
Clippers
Clip The Devils (4/6/10)
The
nationally ranked Concordia College men's tennis team came
into Philadelphia on Tuesday and handed the University of
the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team their second
9-0 loss of the season.
The
loss drops the Devils record to 3-7 overall and 3-3 in Central
Atlantic Collegiate Conference matches. Concordia remains
undefeated in league matches with a 5-0 record.
Devils
Sweep Eagles (4/3/10)
The
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team
recorded their third conference win of the season with their
third sweep of the season, a 9-0 win over host Post University
Saturday afternoon in Waterbury, Connecticut.
Sciences
improves to 3-6 overall and 3-2 in Central Atlantic Collegiate
conference matches with the win.
The
Devils won all three doubles contests to start the match with
Ricardo Martins and Chris Lukose defeating Caio Rodrigues
and Andrew Olivera 8-0 at #1 doubles and Daniel Rubin and
Jason Chen recording an 8-1 win over Mike McDonald and Tyrone
Napper at #2 doubles. Ken Connelly and Alex Grasu won at #3
doubles, 8-2, defeating Markeese McLeod and Frantzy Noze.......more
Martins
Scores Lone Point in Devils Loss to Rams (4/1/10)
Ricardo
Martins scored the lone point at the University of the Sciences
in Philadelphia men's tennis team lost to area rival Philadelphia
University 8-1 Thursday afternoon at the Abraham J. Salaman
Courts on Philadelphia University's campus.
The
loss drops the Devils record to 2-6 overall and 2-2 in CACC
matches.
Martins
won his number one singles match defeating Adrian Torroella-Cruz
6-3, 7-6 (11-9). however the rest of the team did not fare
as well as the Devils dropped the remaining five singles matches
after losing the three doubles contests to open the match.......more
Devils
Record their Second Consecutive Sweep (3/28/10)
Playing
their second match in as many days, the University of the
Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team recorded their
second sweep in as many matches, defeating Caldwell College
8-0 at the McNeil Field Courts in Philadelphia.
Sciences
improves to 2-5 overall and 2-1 in Central Atlantic Collegiate
Conference matches with the win. The Cougars fall to 0-2,
both overall and in league play.
The
Devils won all three doubles contests to start the match with
Ricardo Martins and Chris Lukose defeating Andy Loughnane
and Anish Kansaker 8-0 at #1 doubles and Joshua Garcia and
Paul Bedway recording an 8-1 win over Chris Skarbellis and
Yuri Urrutia at #2 doubles. Sciences won the #3 doubles contest
by default.......more
Devils
Earn First Win of Season with Sweep over Deacons (3/27/10)
The
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team
earned their first win of the 2009-10 campaign Saturday afternoon
as they recorded a 9-0 sweep of Central Atlantic Collegiate
conference foe Bloomfield College at the McNeil Field Courts
in Philadelphia.
The
Devils improve to 1-5 overall and 1-1 in league play. Bloomfield
falls to 0-3 overall and 0-1 in CACC matches.
The
Devils started the match by sweeping all three doubles contests.
Ricardo Martins (Idegeio Pentagono/Sao Paolo,
Brazil) and Chris Lukose (Lassiter
HS/Marietta, Ga.) defeated Jamal Loper and Carlos
Brufau at #1 doubles 8-0.......more
Devils
Lose Conference Opener to Griffins (3/25/10)
The
University of the Sciences men's tennis team dropped their
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference opener to host Chestnut
Hill College Thursday afternoon, 6-3.
The
Devils drop to 0-5 overall and 0-1 in CACC matches with the
loss. Chestnut Hill improves to 6-4 overall and 1-0 in league
play.
Sciences
won only one of the three doubles matches to enter the singles
competition trailing 2-1. Francisco
Garcia (Don Cesar Gascon/Balcarce
Buenos Aires, Argentina)
and Bill
Fine (West Chester East HS/West Chester, Pa.)
teamed up to defeat Pat Joson and Joe Boyle 9-8 (7-5) at #1
doubles to account for the Devils lone doubles point.......more
Bloomsburg
Sweeps Devils (3/20/10)
Bloomsburg
University took no prisoners in Saturday's men's tennis match
against the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, handing
the Devils their fourth consecutive defeat, a 9-0 sweep.
The
loss drops the Devils record to 0-4 on the season.
Sciences
lost of three doubles matches to start the contest, with Ken
Connelly and Joshua Garcia's match at #3 doubles being the
closest of the three, and 8-3 pro-set loss. Ricardo Martins
and Billy Fine (#1 doubles) and Dan Rubin and Chris Lukose
(#2) doubles, lost their matches by identical 8-2 scores.......more
Devils
Fall at Haverford (3/17/10)
The
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team
opened the 2010 portion of their season Wednesday afternoon
traveling to the Main Line to take on Haverford College in
a non-league contest. The Fords defeated the Devils in the
match 8-1.
Sciences
falls to 0-3 with the loss. Haverford, ranked #9 in the Atlantic
region for Division III improves to 3-1. Haverford took two
points in doubles and swept through singles in straight sets.
The
Devils lone point of the match came at #3 doubles. Ken
Connelly (Sacred Heart HS/Millville, N.J.) and
Joshua Garcia (St. John Neumann Regional Academy/Williamsport,
Pa.) earned an-4 pro-set win over Matt Pirretz
and Alex Shiu........more
La
Salle Defeats Devils (10/9/09)
La
Salle University captured five of six singles matches and
two of three doubles to record a 6-1 win over the University
of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team Thursday
afternoon at La Salle's campus tennis courts.
The
Devils drop to 0-2 on the season. The Explorers improve to
6-2......more
Devils
Fall Short in Season Opener (9/26/09)
The
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team
came up short in Friday's season opening dual match against
West Chester University, losing to the Golden Rams 5-3 at
West Chester.
The
Devils are now 0-1. West Chester improves to 1-1.....more
USP
Athletic Department Announces their Fall Sports Schedules
Philadelphia,
Pa. (7/28/09) - The University of the Sciences
in Philadelphia athletic department has released the schedules
for the fall sports of men’s and women’s cross country, women’s
volleyball and women’s tennis.....more
USP’s
Men’s Athletic Program Earns CACC Team Sportsmanship Award
The
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia has earned the
2008-09 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men’s
Team Sportsmanship Award in an announcement made today by
CACC Commissioner Dan Mara. Nyack College was announced as
the winner of the Women’s Team Sportsmanship Award.......more
Ten
USP Student-Athletes Named to CACC Spring All- Academic Team
Ebersole,
Tobin and Wallis become Three-time Honorees
New
Haven, Conn. (June 11, 2008) – Ten student-athletes
from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia were named
to the 2008 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Spring
All-Academic Team announced by the conference office. USP’s
ten athletes were among the 75 total student-athletes from
the 13 conference schools earning a place on the list............more
Men's
Tennis Team Earns NCAA Tournament Berth (4/30/09)
The
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team
capitalized on their strong 2008-09 campaign and have earned
one of the six at-large regional berths in the 2009 NCAA Division
II Men's Tennis Championship Tournament............more
Caceres,
Garcia Advance to CACC Individual Semis; Earn All-Conference
Honors (4/25/09)
Paul
Caceres and Francisco Garcia
each won two matches and advanced to the semi-final round
of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Individual Tournament
singles competition held on Friday and Saturday at Chestnut
Hill College before bowing out to the top two seeds in the
tournament............more
Tennis
Team Falls in CACC Championship Match (4/23/09)
Philadelphia
University claimed the inaugural Central Atlantic Collegiate
Conference Men Tennis Team Championship on Thursday as they
defeated the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia 5-0
at the Chestnut Hill College Tennis Courts in Philadelphia............more
Tennis
Team Advances to CACC Championship Match with Win over Griffins
(4/21/09)
In
the inaugural season of men's tennis as a Central Atlantic
Collegiate Conference championship sport, the University of
the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team has lived up
to expectations as they finished second in the regular season.
On Tuesday, the Devils took the next step towards the CACC
Championship when they defeated Chestnut Hill College 5-1
in the semi-finals of the conference playoffs and advanced
to the conference championship match...........more
Garcia
Named CACC Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Fine
also named to CACC Honor Roll
New
Haven, Conn. (4/20/09)
– University of the Sciences in Philadelphia sophomore men’s
tennis player Francisco Garcia was
named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men’s
Tennis Player of the Week for the week ending April 12, 2009.........more
USP
Sweeps Caldwell for Sixth Straight Win (4/19/09)
The
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's tennis team
closed out their regular season with their sixth straight
win, a 9-0 shutout of Caldwell College on Sunday in Caldwell,
New Jersey. The win was also the Devils fifth straight shutout
win..........more
Fifth
Straight Win Solidifies Second Place for Devils (4/18/09)
The
win streak for the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
men’s tennis team is now at five at the Devils swept visiting
Bloomfield College on Saturday, 9-0..........more
Devils
Clinch Playoff Spot with Fourth Straight Win (4/16/09)
The
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia continued their
recent string of solid play on Thursday as they clinched a
spot in the upcoming Central atlantic Collegiate Conference
playoffs with a resounding 9-0 win over visiting Caldwell
College..........more
Caceres
Named CACC Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Fine
also named to CACC Honor Roll
New
Haven, Conn. (4/13/09)
– University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men’s tennis
player Paul Caceres was named the
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men’s Tennis
Player of the Week for the week ending April 12, 2009........more
Devils
Earn Third Straight Win (4/12/09)
The
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men’s tennis team
ran their winning streak to three games on Saturday with a
7-0 win over visiting Post University..........more
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