On Friday, the duo knocked off a pair from New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) foe Clark University, 8-5 in the consolation bracket. In Friday's championship bracket, Hudgins and Little dropped an 8-6 decision to a tandem from Williams.

Sophomore Neall Oliver (Portland, ME/Deering) represented Wheaton in the open singles draw, falling in the championship bracket to a player from Tufts University on Friday before losing to an opponent from Williams on Saturday. After beginning the opening round with a 6-4 win in the first set, Oliver dropped the next two, 6-3 and 6-1. He completed play with a 6-0, 6-3 setback.

Wheaton will now turn its attention to the spring portion of the season, beginning with a four-match southern swing to Hilton Head, South Carolina, where the Lyons open play against Saint Norbert College of Wisconsin on Sunday, March 14, at 12:00 p.m.

The Wheaton College men's tennis team opened the school year by hosting its annual Wheaton Invitational on Sunday, when juniors Harry Altman (Riverdale, NY/The Dwight School) and Gregory Poulin (Boxboro, MA/Home Schooled) captured the top doubles title.

The five-team invitational was comprised of one Division I school, one Division II institution and a trio of Division III squads. Altman and Poulin downed a duo from Division I College of the Holy Cross in the semifinals before knocking off a tandem from Division II Merrimack College to claim the championship match. In the second doubles flight, senior Chapman Beekman (South Kingstown, RI/South Kingstown) and junior Brian Krantz (Milford, CT/Joseph A. Foran) won the consolation crown. During singles action, senior Kyle Hudgins (Uxbridge, MA/Uxbridge) knocked off a Division I foe and two Division II opponents in advancing to the final, where he came up short against a Division I competitor. During consolation play, sophomore Neall Oliver (Portland, ME/Deering) defeated senior teammate James Little (Mount Desert, ME/Mount Desert Island) in the championship match.

The five-team invite was comprised of one Division I school, one Division II institution and a trio of Division III squads. Bridgewater State and Colby-Sawyer colleges joined Wheaton as the three from Division III, while the College of the Holy Cross represented Division I and Merrimack College Division II.

Lyon senior Kyle Hudgins (Uxbridge, MA/Uxbridge) won a trio of matches before falling in the championship round of the open singles draw, while sophomore Neall Oliver (Portland, ME/Deering) defeated senior teammate James Little (Mount Desert, ME/Mount Desert Island) in the consolation final.

Senior Chapman Beekman (South Kingstown, RI/South Kingstown) and junior Brian Krantz (Milford, CT/Joseph A. Foran) were victorious in the second-doubles consolation final.

After picking up a bye to start first doubles, Altman and Poulin notched an 8-6 victory over a Holy Cross tandem in the semifinal round before recording an 8-3 win against a Merrimack duo in the final.

At second doubles, Beekman and Krantz blanked the opposition from Bridgewater State in the opening round, narrowly fell to Holy Cross, 8-6 in a semifinal match, and finished with an 8-3 triumph over Colby-Sawyer in the final round of the consolation bracket.

During the 15-athlete singles draw, Hudgins registered 8-3 and 8-4 wins over Holy Cross and Merrimack, respectively, before advancing to the championship round after another Merrimack player was forced to retire despite leading 3-6, 6-2, 9-3. In the final, Hudgins dropped an 8-2 decision to a Holy Cross player.

Little and Oliver each lost their opening matches, 8-6 to fall into the consolation bracket. Little earned 8-5 and 8-1 wins over a pair of Bridgewater State players to reach the final, while Oliver downed a Bridgewater player by an 8-3 count before winning, 8-4 over Holy Cross in a semifinal match and 8-2 against Little in the consolation final.

The Lyons finish out their fall slate the weekend of September 25-27 at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regional Tournament at Williams College.

Chapman Beekman

NORTON, MA- Wheaton College men's tennis players Chapman Beekman (South Kingstown, RI/South Kingstown) and Kyle Hudgins (Uxbridge, MA/Uxbridge) were named Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athletes for the 2008-09 academic year.

Entering their senior seasons, the two earned their second straight ITA accolades. Each also picked up New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Academic All-Conference awards, while Hudgins was named to a NEWMAC All-Conference team for the third straight year.

Beekman, who is a psychobiology major, compiled a 3.83 grade-point average last year, while Hudgins carried a 3.79 GPA as a history major. The tandem was two of 12 NEWMAC representatives among the 268 male Division III ITA Scholar-Athletes.

Kyle Hudgins

In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must be a varsity letterwinner, have a GPA of at least 3.50 for the current academic year and have been enrolled at his or her present school for at least two semesters.

Wheaton posted an 11-7 record under 20th-year head coach Lynn Miller, who guided her team to the conference tournament semifinals for the seventh consecutive season. Winners in 11 of their final 15 matches, the Lyons placed third in the league standings with a 3-2 mark.

Josh Fisher

Chapman Beekman

Trent Faltin

Kyle Hudgins

The men's tennis and men's outdoor track & field teams were each represented by a school-best four athletes, as each set a program record for academic all-league nods.

Men's tennis junior Chapman Beekman (South Kingstown, RI/South Kingstown) drew his second career laurel, while classmate Kyle Hudgins (Uxbridge, MA/Uxbridge) and sophomores Trent Faltin (Durham, NH/Oyster River) and Josh Fisher (Ridgefield, CT/Wooster School) each earned his initial nod. Hudgins, who was also named all-conference for doubles this spring, totaled nine doubles victories and eight singles wins during the school year, helping the Lyons go 11-7. Beekman won his only singles match for a team that finished up 3-2 in the league and advanced to the tournament semifinals.

James MacCarthy

Scott Hafferkamp

Nick Kacher

Miles Souza

Senior Scott Hafferkamp (Merrimack, NH/Merrimack) earned his first track & field academic honor after qualifying for three as a member of the cross country team, while juniors James MacCarthy (Oakton, VA/James Madison) and Miles Souza (Norton, MA/Saint Sebastian's School) both drew their second award. Souza has also drawn a pair of cross country honors, while sophomore Nick Kacher (Waltham, MA/Waltham) nabbed his initial track & field accolade after qualifying for academic all-conference during the cross country season.

Caitlin Grant

Kate Kimball

Women's lacrosse senior Caitlin Grant (Walpole, MA/Walpole) and junior Kate Kimball (Lexington, MA/Lexington) both earned laurels, with Grant placing on the team for the third time and Kimball drawing her first award. An all-conference pick as a junior, Grant paces the Lyons with 47 goals and 54 points prior to voting for next week's all-league teams. Kimball has started 14 games on defense for Wheaton, which is 6-9 overall heading into Wednesday's first round of the NEWMAC Tournament.

Stephany Perkins

Morgan Jamiel

A pair of women's track & field athletes round out Wheaton's academic all-conference contingent, as senior Morgan Jamiel (Warwick, RI/Toll Gate) qualified for her third honor and sophomore Stephany Perkins (Monmouth, ME/Monmouth Academy) drew her first for track & field after earning an accolade this past winter as a member of the swimming & diving squad. Jamiel narrowly missed out on an all-league finish at last weekend's NEWMAC Championship, taking third place in the 100-meter hurdles. The team came within 20 points of second place.

The NEWMAC sponsors seven spring sports: baseball, women's lacrosse, women's rowing, softball, men's tennis, and men's and women's track & field.

Nii Manfoi Davies

Harry Altman

Sophomore Harry Altman (Riverdale, NY/The Dwight School) picked up a pair of honors at fourth singles and third doubles. Freshman Neall Oliver (Portland, ME/Deering) and sophomore Cullen Garrity (Middletown, MD/Saint James School) earned singles laurels in the first and sixth positions, respectively, while sophomore Brian Krantz (Milford, CT/Joseph A. Foran) completed the third doubles slot with Altman. Senior Nii Manfoi Davies (Town & Country, MO/The Principia) and junior Kyle Hudgins (Uxbridge, MA/Uxbridge) rounded out the all-conference choices with a nod at second doubles.

Kyle Hudgins

Cullen Garrity

Altman leads the team with 13 singles wins, having gone 13-5 overall, 12-4 in dual matches and 4-1 in league play. At 8-1 from the fourth slot, he won his final four regular season matches while earning victories in eight of his last nine completed matches. Twice named NEWMAC Player of the Week, Altman defeated league foes from Babson College, Clark University, Springfield College and the United States Coast Guard Academy and fell to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) counterpart. Eleven of his 13 victories came in straight sets, while two of his losses were to Division II opponents.

Neall Oliver

Brian Krantz

Altman and Krantz teamed up for a 10-3 record, including an impressive 9-2 mark from the third spot, as the tandem tied for the team lead in doubles wins. Winners of their final four regular season matches while going 8-1 in their last nine, they were victorious in four of their five conference contests. The duo downed its NEWMAC competition from Babson, Clark, Coast Guard and Springfield and fell to MIT. After their March 8 loss to Division II Brevard College, Altman and Krantz put together a four-match winning streak before capturing five straight late in the season.

From his top singles position, Oliver tied for third on the team in victories with 10. He had seven dual-match triumphs, going 3-2 in the NEWMAC while besting conference foes from Clark, Coast Guard and Springfield.

After appearing in only two singles matches in his first year and a half of college tennis, Garrity moved into the starting lineup on April 3 due to a teammate's injury and notched a 5-2 mark during the spring. He went 2-1 in league play, downing opponents from Clark and Coast Guard but falling to an MIT foe.

Davies and Hudgins combined to go 9-6, including a 7-4 record from the second position and a 3-2 mark in the conference. A winner of its final three regular season matches while posting a 6-4 record in its last 10 contests, the duo defeated league foes from Babson, Clark and Springfield. In their two conference setbacks, Davies and Hudgins dropped a 9-8 decision to MIT and a 9-7 outcome to Coast Guard.

The Lyons finished the season 11-7 overall, including 3-2 in NEWMAC play, having advanced to the conference tournament semifinals for the seventh straight year and for the 10th time in the league's 11-year history. During the postseason, third-seeded Wheaton downed number-six Clark before falling to second-seeded Babson in the semifinals. The youthful Lyons, who finished the season 11-4 after an 0-3 start, received 42 of their 62 singles triumphs this year from underclassmen, who played a role in 24 of 33 doubles victories.

The Wheaton College men's tennis team saw its season come to an end on Saturday in the semifinal round of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament, as the third-seeded Lyons fell by a 5-1 count against number-two Babson College in a match played at Norton Middle School. The Blue and White began their postseason run with a 5-0 triumph against visiting sixth seed Clark University on Thursday in the first round. Wheaton advanced to the semifinal round of the tournament for the seventh straight year and for the 10th time in the league's 11-year history. The youthful Lyons, who finished the season 11-4 after an 0-3 start, received 42 of their 62 singles triumphs this year from underclassmen, who played a role in 24 of 33 doubles victories.

Against Clark, the Lyons earned a trio of doubles wins before clinching the victory early in singles action. Wheaton's tandems of junior James Little (Mount Desert, ME/Mount Desert Island)/freshman Neall Oliver (Portland, ME/Deering), senior Nii Manfoi Davies (Town & Country, MO/The Principia)/junior Kyle Hudgins (Uxbridge, MA/Uxbridge) and sophomores Harry Altman (Riverdale, NY/The Dwight School)/Brian Krantz (Milford, CT/Joseph A. Foran) notched triumphs in the first through third spots, respectively, to give the hosts a 3-0 advantage. In singles play, Hudgins and freshman Cullen Garrity (Middletown, MD/Saint James School) each picked up 6-1, 6-1 wins.

Wheaton lost a pair of narrow doubles matches to Babson before Little earned the team's lone win during singles play. Little and Oliver suffered an 8-6 setback in the first doubles position, while Davies and Hudgins fell by a 9-7 count at number two. At second singles, Little captured his opening set, 7-6 before earning the victory after his opponent retired midway through the second set.

The Beavers advanced to this afternoon's final to take on 10-time defending champion Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which downed fourth seed United States Coast Guard Academy earlier today. Babson is now 10-10 overall, while Wheaton saw its season come to a close at 11-7.

The visitors raced to a 3-0 advantage after doubles play, led by the tandem of junior Ken Lin (Cavendish Heights, Hong Kong/Milton Academy) and freshman Taylor Dutton (Portland, OR/Catlin Gabel), who notched an 8-2 triumph at number three.

Juniors Alex Kamergorodsky (Millis, MA/Needham) and Brian Lafayette (Burlington, VT/Burlington) won 8-6 in the top doubles slot, while classmate Moises Numa (Tallahassee, FL/Pinellas Park Senior) and freshman Justin Albert (Newton, MA/Newton South) edged senior Nii Manfoi Davies (Town & Country, MO/The Principia) and junior Kyle Hudgins (Uxbridge, MA/Uxbridge), 9-7 at two.

Babson was victorious in two of the three completed singles matches to claim the overall win, as Kamergorodsky knocked off freshman Neall Oliver (Portland, ME/Deering) by a 6-2, 6-1 final at number one. Wheaton junior James Little (Mount Desert, ME/Mount Desert Island) won a 7-6 tiebreaker during his opening set at second singles before his opponent retired midway through the second set, as the Lyons narrowed their deficit to 4-1.

At number five, Lafayette overcame a first-set hole against sophomore Brian Krantz (Milford, CT/Joseph A. Foran) to clinch the Beaver victory. Trailing 6-4 after one, Lafayette stormed back to post convincing scores of 6-2 and 6-1 in the final two sets.

Two of the three unfinished matches went to a third set, as Wheaton sophomore Harry Altman (Riverdale, NY/The Dwight School) was trailing Babson sophomore Austin Conti (Murray Hill, NJ/The Pingry School) at number four while Lin was ahead of Hudgins in the third position.

Knocking the Cougars out of a NEWMAC Tournament for the third time since 2001, the Lyons improved to 11-6 while advancing to Saturday's semifinal round to face number-two Babson College at Norton Middle School at 10:30 a.m., as Wheaton is slated to host the remainder of the tourney. Clark finished its season at 4-8.

Junior Kyle Hudgins (Uxbridge, MA/Uxbridge) was the day's lone double winner, posting a 6-1, 6-1 triumph at third singles while joining senior Nii Manfoi Davies (Town & Country, MO/The Principia) for an 8-4 victory in the second doubles slot.

Wheaton's other two doubles wins came when junior James Little (Mount Desert, ME/Mount Desert Island) and freshman Neall Oliver (Portland, ME/Deering) sided for an 8-4 triumph at the top spot and sophomores Harry Altman (Riverdale, NY/The Dwight School) and Brian Krantz (Milford, CT/Joseph A. Foran) teamed up for an 8-3 final at number three.

Sophomore Cullen Garrity (Middletown, MD/Saint James School) notched the Blue and White's fifth point thanks to a 6-1, 6-1 triumph in the sixth singles position. Krantz nearly finished his fifth-singles match, taking the first set by a 6-2 count before leading 5-0 in the second. Altman, Little and Oliver won their first sets before the team clinched the victory.

The Wheaton College men's tennis team completed its regular season slate with a 2-1 mark on the road last week while clinching the third seed in the upcoming New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament. The Lyons dispatched of Clark University, 9-0 on Monday in league play before downing Salem State College, 6-3 on Thursday. In a Saturday NEWMAC match, Wheaton fell to Babson College, 5-3, as the Blue and White finished the regular season on a 10-3 roll after beginning the school year 0-3. The Lyons recorded a double-digit win total for the ninth time in the past 11 seasons, as underclassmen have combined for 41 of the team's 59 singles triumphs this year and had a hand in 22 of 30 doubles victories. Wheaton will host sixth-seeded Clark in the first round of the NEWMAC Tournament on Thursday, and the Norton campus will also serve as the host site of the semifinal and final rounds on Saturday. The Lyons look to qualify for the semifinals for the seventh straight season and the 10th time in the league's 11-year history.

Against the Cougars last week, seven Wheaton players combined for nine wins. In doubles play, the tandems of junior James Little (Mount Desert, ME/Mount Desert Island)/freshman Neall Oliver (Portland, ME/Deering), senior Nii Manfoi Davies (Town & Country, MO/The Principia)/junior Kyle Hudgins (Uxbridge, MA/Uxbridge) and sophomores Harry Altman (Riverdale, NY/The Dwight School)/Brian Krantz (Milford, CT/Joseph A. Foran) were each victorious. Altman, Hudgins, Little and sophomore Cullen Garrity (Middletown, MD/Saint James School) all won singles matches in straight sets, while Krantz and Oliver pulled out three-set triumphs.

The doubles duos of Little/Oliver, Davies/Hudgins and Altman/Krantz each earned wins at Salem State to give the Lyons a 3-0 lead heading into singles, where Altman, Krantz and Little all notched victories in straight sets. Garrity and Hudgins took their opponents to three sets before falling.

At Babson, the doubles pairings of Davies/Hudgins and Altman/Krantz each won, but Wheaton dropped four of the five singles matches that were completed. Altman won his match in straight sets.