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2002 Winners: Marc Levin & Nick Howard
With a number of strong candidates over the past season,
once again this award was shared between two players that
have
shown solid improvement over the year.
Marc Levin was a stalwart in the Lincoln B team, this past
season, he has worked hard on his game becoming a more competent
player as the season progressed. Winning the self-scheduling
C division during the summer of 2001, he moved into the B's
becoming a regular at New York events. At the New York Open
he won the B consolation draw and 3 months later he made
it past the first round of the B's at the Grand Open. At
the National Warm-ups he found himself in the finals of the
B draw, just falling short in the fifth game with the score
at 9-7. At the Nationals his grit and determination pulled
him through to win the B consolations. As a key player in
Lincoln's B team this season he won each of his 7 matches
played achieving the best record in the men's B league.
Nick Howard compiled an impressive record of only 1 loss
in 30 team matches over the past 2 seasons in the B+ league.
While remaining committed to his B+ team, he has moved into
the realms of the A league in tournaments. However, within
the As, he has faced tough opposition. Opening the season
with a win in the Ltd A consolations at the New York Open,
he has since made it through to several semi-finals of the
main draw, only to fall to the eventual winner of the tournament.
He completed the season in style with victory in the Ltd
A self-scheduling tournament. A few comments received by
the board regarding Nick were as follows…
"He personifies the qualities of sportsmanship and competitiveness that
squash is about at its highest level…..he has brought out the best in his
teammates and opponents."
"He has been a perfect gentleman on and off court and an instrumental figure
in his teams journey in the league."
"His dedication, sportsmanship and good humor throughout make him my choice." |