Four singles players and two doubles teams from the Emory men’s tennis program
were selected to the All-University Athletic Association First Team as chosen by the league’s coaches.  The No. 3-ranked Eagles of Head Coach John Browning captured first-place at the UAA Championships, Apr. 23-25, in Pittsburgh, Penn.

Sophomore Dillon Pottish highlighted the team’s honorees as he was named the UAA’s Most Valuable Player after helping Emory to it 20^th championship in the past 21 campaigns.  Pottish landed first-team acclaim at No. 1 singles after posting a 3-0 record, and joined forces with senior Chris Redmond to earn first-team accolades at No. 3 doubles.  Pottish opened singles action with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Brian Bowman in his initial test before topping Carnegie Mellon’s Alex Nemerova, 6-4, 6-3, in helping the Eagles to a 5-1 win in the semifinals.  Pottish then came away with an impressive 6-0, 6-4, verdict over Washington’s University John Watts in the finals where Emory prevailed by a 5-2 margin.  In doubles, Pottish and Redmond breezed through matches against Rochester and CMU before battling to an 8-6 decision over Wash U’s Cameron Chiang and Danny Levy.  Pottish becomes the sixth different Emory player to have been named UAA MVP.

Sophomore Chris Goodwin, the 2009 UAA Rookie of the Year, earned his second straight first-team berth at No. 2 singles after manufacturing a 3-0 slate including a 6-2, 6-4 triumph over Isaac Stein in the championship match.  Goodwin also defeated Rochester’s Brian Schmeer, 6-0, 6-0, and CMU’s Bobby MacTaggart, 6-2, 6-2.  Goodwin, along with senior Chris Jordan, shared first-team kudos at No. 2 doubles after finishing the Championships with a 2-1 record.

Junior Colin Egan gave Emory a huge boost at No. 4 singles where his 3-0 record garnered first-team recognition. Egan’s come-from-behind win over Wash U’s Max Woods, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5, sealed the outcome in the championship match.  Earlier in the weekend, Egan recorded back-to-back 6-2, 6-2 victories over Rochester’s Jeff Zink and Carnegie Mellon’s Duke Miller.

Senior David Caplan shared a first-team spot with Gary Parizher of Washington University at No. 6 singles.

Senior Oliver Lopp earned a second-team bid on the second team at No. 5 singles.

Finally, Browning, along with assistant Mark Odgers, shared the league’s Coaching Staff of the Year Award with Brandeis.