Mashkevich Earns ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District
First Team Honors
Goleta, Calif., native recognized for performance on the courts and in the classroom
EASTON, Mass. (May 28, 2010) – Stonehill College senior men's tennis standout Michael Mashkevich (Goleta, Calif./Framingham (Mass.)) has been recognized for his performances on both the tennis courts and in the classroom by earning ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honors as selected by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) throughout New England and New York. With his selection to the At-Large first team, Mashkevich is now eligible for Academic All-America selection. CoSIDA's at large Academic All-America program includes student-athletes that that compete in the sports of tennis, golf, gymnastics, hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, volleyball and wrestling.
Mashkevich, who earns Academic All-District honors for the first time, graduated last weekend with a 3.73 cumulative grade point average at the College while majoring in finance. He is a two-time NE-10 All-Academic team selection and has also earned NE-10 Commissioner's honor roll and Athletic Director's honor roll honors every semester at the College. Mashkevich was also recognized by the College as an Edward E. Martin Scholar-Athlete Award recipient and also earned NE-10 All-Championship team honors for the second-straight season.
Mashkevich is a three-time All-Northeast-10 Conference singles
performer at Stonehill, earning first team honors at No. 2 singles
as a junior and senior. He posted an overall record of 17-2,
including a perfect 11-0 mark in NE-10 play, this season.
Mashkevich won his last 19 matches against NE-10 opposition and his
last 12-matches overall. He saw time at both first and second
singles for Stonehill this past season, recording a 4-0 mark at
first singles to go with a 13-2 clip at second singles.
Mashkevich is also a three-time All-Northeast-10 doubles selection, earning top-flight second team honors with junior Tim Fayed (Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury) this season, collecting first team honors twice over his career as well. Mashkevich and Fayed, the seventh-ranked doubles team in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Region, posted a 13-5 overall doubles record, including a 9-1 clip in NE-10 play.
Mashkevich owns a 53-21 career singles record and combined to post a 59-22 doubles mark over his career. He has posted a career doubles mark of 59-23, including a 43-13 record at No. 1 doubles for Stonehill over the last three seasons with Fayed, including a 22-3 mark in NE-10 play.
Stonehill (13-8, 9-2 NE-10) made their fifth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance this spring and sixth overall after finishing third in the NE-10 standings, advancing to the NE-10 tournament semifinals after winning both the regular season and tournament titles in 2008-09.
