PLANO, Texas -- The Gloucester County College (N.J.) Roadrunners men's tennis team captured its second consecutive NJCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championship today on the campus of Collin College in Plano, Texas. The Roadrunners won four individual national titles, which lifted their team total to 27 points to give them a them a five point advantage over runner-up Brookdale Community College (N.J.) in the final team standings.
GCC scored wins at #3 singles, #4 singles, #5 singles and #3 doubles today in the championship round. The Roadrunners had already clinched the title on Wednesday and were battling today for individual championships. This is the second consecutive national championship for the men's tennis program at Gloucester. Head coach Brian Rowan was named DIII National Coach of the Year. Assistant coach Scott Henderson was named the ITA Region IV Assistant Coach of the Year.
All four of the GCC sophomores, Ryan Airo, Aaron Hartman, Ed Thompson and Jared Randazzo, earned First-Team NJCAA All-American status. The four sophomores have combined in the last two seasons to dominate Division III tennis. In dual matches they have combined for a 26-5 record, they have won back to back Region 19 Championships and now back to back NJCAA Championships to go with a combined 11 All-American Awards.
Jared Randazzo is now a four-time NJCAA All-American - this season a Second-Team All-American at #6 singles and First-Team All-American at #3 doubles and in 2010 as a First-Team All-American at #5 singles and Second-Team All-American at #2 doubles. Aaron Hartman is now a three-time NJCAA Individaul National Champion - this season winning at #4 singles and #3 doubles and in 2010 winning at #4 singles also. Both of these are records for Gloucester CC players.
The Roadrunners dominated the tournament in Plano this year but fellow Region 19 teams also had great tournaments. Brookdale finished as the runner-up for the second season in a row and Mercer County Community College (N.J.) finished third overall. Brookdale's Tom Wolski, a 2010 All-American, won the individual singles championship with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Gloucester's AJ Moore. Wolski teamed with partner Rich Fitzsimmons to also win the top doubles championship match over the duo from Nassau Community College (N.J.). The Jersey Blues went on to win four individual championships on the final day of competition. Mercer CC went on to finish third in the tournament wrapping up the sweep of the top three spots for Region 19.
For all tournament results check the tournament website at:
http://tennislink.usta.com/TOURNAMENTS/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=107534