Cohen, Hechtman and Purcell Earn BIG EAST Honors
May 7, 2004
CORAL GABLES, Fla.-University of Miami men’s tennis freshman Josh Cohen (Weston, Fla.) and sophomores Eric Hechtman (Miami, Fla.) and Colin Purcell (Louisville, Ky.)were named to the 2004 BIG EAST All-Tournament team.
Cohen earned All-Tournamnet accolades in singles play, going 1-1 at the BIG EAST Tournament and posted a 13-4 record at No. 1 singles this season. He went 21-9 overall in his freshman campaign.
Hechtman and Purcell were tabbed to the All-Tournament team for doubles play after leading UM to a third place finish at the 2004 tournament.
The Hurricanes wrapped up the season with a 14-8 overall record.
2004 BIG EAST Awards
Coach of the Year: Bobby Bayliss, Notre Dame
Most Outstanding Tournament Player: Andreas Laulund, Virginia Tech
All-Tournament Team – Singles
Andreas Laulund, Virginia Tech
Stephen Bass, Notre Dame
Luis Haddock, Notre Dame
Josh Cohen, Miami
Matthew Scott, Notre Dame
Louis Desmarteaux, St. John’s
All-Tournament Team – Doubles
Luis Haddock/Matthew Scott, Notre Dame
Eric Hechtman/Colin Purcell, Miami
Stephane Rod/Soren Spanner, Virginia Tech
