Annville, PA - Messiah College men's tennis player Tim Dunn was named Commonwealth Rookie of the Year and Jon Arosell took home Coach of the Year honors to lead five All-Commonwealth honors for the Falcons. Michael Brookhart, Dunn, and Peter Shuck were all named First Team, and Devin Esch was named Second Team.
 
Dunn has collected a 9-4 record entering this weekend's Commonwealth Championship, including a perfect 6-0 in Commonwealth play. He's played at No. 2 singles for the entire season and also at No. 1 doubles with Michael Brookhart. Dunn was on his way to a 10th win on Tuesday in the Commonwealth Semifinal before his match went recorded as "unfinished" due to Messiah's 5-0 win. Dunn is Messiah's first Rookie of the Year since Brookhart in 2012.

As for Brookhart, he picked up his fourth First Team nod in as many seasons with Messiah. He went 4-2 in the Commonwealth as the No. 1 singles player for the Falcons, and he and Dunn have combined to go 8-5 overall at No. 1 doubles, including 4-1 in the Commonwealth. Entering Saturday's match, Brookhart has a career 28-26 record with Messiah, including 15-8 in the conference.

Shuck and Esch were both recognized for the second time in their careers, as both received a Second Team honor in 2014. This season Peter Shuck went 5-1 in the conference, with a 7-7 overall record. Six of those wins came from the No. 3 singles spot. Devin Esch has also collected a 7-7 record, with all seven of his wins coming at No. 4 singles. Esch has also collected a 7-4 overall record in his doubles competition, mainly at No. 3 doubles with teammate Connor Graybeal.

Jon Arosell picked up his second-straight Coach of the Year award on the men's side. He is in just his foruth season with Messiah, and will look to lead the Falcons to back-to-back Commonwealth titles this weekend when Messiah hosts Stevenson University at 1:00 p.m.

A complete listing of the All-Commonwealth honors is below:
 

Player of the Year: Matthew Muoio, Albright (So.)
Rookie of the Year: Tim Dunn, Messiah (Fr.)
Coach of the Year: Jon Arosell, Messiah
First Team All-Commonwealth
Michael Brookhart	Messiah	Senior
Sam Calabria	Lebanon Valley	Senior
Tim Dunn	Messiah	Freshman
Bryan Gieselman	Stevenson	Sophomore
Dan Minnich	Alvernia	Senior
Matthew Muoio	Albright	Sophomore
Peter Shuck	Messiah	Senior
Second Team All-Commonwealth
James Bishoff	Stevenson	Junior
Conrad Ellis	Stevenson	Junior
Devin Esch	Messiah	Sophomore
Peter Hoblitzell	Stevenson	Junior
Cody Manmiller	Lebanon Valley	Junior
Vladislav Sluchenkov	Hood	Senior
Honorable Mention All-Commonwealth
Bryce Jones	Lycoming	Sophomore
Jordan Shankroff	Lebanon Valley	Senior

 

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