http://udcfirebirds.com en-us en-us http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130607f08iwv TOWSON, MD – Junior Miguel Uzcategui of the University of the District of Columbia men’s tennis team has earned Third Team Capital One Academic All-America honors as the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced the Men’s and Women’s At-Large Teams on Friday, June 7th. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130607f08iwv 2013-06-07T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130524h7nc7c CENTRAL ISLIP, NY ‐ The East Coast Conference announced the 2012‐2013 Male and Female Scholar‐Athletes of the Year, as well as the Scholar‐Athletes of the Year for all of its sponsored sports at the ECC Awards Dinner on May 22. Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130524h7nc7c 2013-05-24T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130517clwei0 WASHINGTON, DC - Senior Aleksandar Grabovac and junior Miguel Uzcategui of the University of the District of Columbia men’s tennis team were both selected to the Capital One Academic All-District 1 First Team as chosen by the College Sports Information Directors (CoSIDA) on Friday afternoon. Both are now eligible for Academic All-American honors. Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130517clwei0 2013-05-17T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130428j1fm4x FLUSHING, NY - The University of the District of Columbia men’s tennis team’s 2012-13 season came to a close as the No. 4 seeded Firebirds fell to No. 5 seed and host, Queens College, 5-3 in the NCAA East Regional 1st round. The loss concludes the season, one in which the Firebirds claimed the regular season East Coast Conference title with an 11-5 overall record and 5-0 regular season record in league play. Sun, 28 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130428j1fm4x 2013-04-28T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/201304233k8i93 INDIANAPOLIS – The University of the District of Columbia men’s tennis team will return to the NCAA Division II East Regional tournament for a second consecutive season as the No. 4 seed. The Firebirds will travel to Flushing, NY to take on No. 5 seed and host, Queens College on April 29th with the time of the match still to be determined. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/201304233k8i93 2013-04-23T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130420t8c13f FLUSHING, NY – The top-seeded University of the District of Columbia men’s tennis team played No. 3 seed NYIT in the East Coast Conference Finals where they fell to the Bears by a score of 5-0, being swept in doubles play and losing the first two singles matches of the day. For a third straight year, the Firebirds came up short, losing in the conference championship. Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130420t8c13f 2013-04-20T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/2013041902dtbb WASHINGTON, DC- Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach, Dickie Mahaffey, stopped by the studio today for an interview and podcast session for our latest podcast episode. This podcast covers both tennis teams as they center their efforts for a strong showing in the post season as they hold on to the number two ranking in the region. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/2013041902dtbb 2013-04-19T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/201304198yajo5 CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – University of the District of Columbia senior Aleksandar Grabovac has earned the East Coast Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Year award and head coach T. Richard “Dickie” Mahaffey III was named the Coach of the Year, as voted on by the league’s coaches. In addition, juniors Ike Kiro and Miguel Uzcategui joined Grabovac on the All-ECC First Team. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/201304198yajo5 2013-04-19T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130419j6rlis FLUSHING, NY – The top-seeded University of the District of Columbia men’s tennis team swept doubles play and picked up two quick singles wins to earn an easy, 5-0 win over No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas in East Coast Conference Semifinal action Friday afternoon on the campus of Queens. The Firebirds return to the ECC Finals for a third consecutive year where they will face the winner of today’s second semifinal match between No. 2 Queens and No. 3 NYIT tomorrow at 12 p.m. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130419j6rlis 2013-04-19T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/201304176zzcd1 FLUSHING, NY – The top-seeded University of the District of Columbia men’s tennis team will visit the campus of Queens College on Friday to take on No. 4 seed St. Thomas Aquinas in the semifinals of the East Coast Conference Men’s Tennis Championship at 11 a.m. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/201304176zzcd1 2013-04-17T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130414ajvpoi WASHINGTON, DC - The University of the District of Columbia men’s tennis team played host to Concordia College, ranked No. 10 in the nation, where the Firebirds fell 1-8. With the loss, the Firebirds dropped to 10-3 on the season and 5-0 in East Coast Conference play. This was their first loss of the season to a Division II team. Sun, 14 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130414ajvpoi 2013-04-14T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130412bf1c1v WASHINGTON, DC - The University of the District of Columbia men's tennis team played host to Dowling College, where they easily defeated the Golden Lions, 9-0. With the win, the Firebirds improved to 10-2 on the season and 5-0 in East Coast Conference play, allowing them to go undefeated in ECC regular season play and extend their current win streak to five matches. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130412bf1c1v 2013-04-12T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130411cbay8o INDIANAPOLIS - The University of the District of Columbia men's tennis team has climbed to No. 2 in the NCAA East Region rankings after back-to-back wins over top-five ranked teams last weekend. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130411cbay8o 2013-04-11T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130410q53p8m WASHINGTON, DC - The University of the District of Columbia men's tennis team played host to Howard University, where they easily defeated the Division I member, 8-1. With the win, the Firebirds improved to 9-2 on the season and 4-0 in East Coast Conference play and were able to extend their win streak to four matches. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130410q53p8m 2013-04-10T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130409zf2gq8 CENTRAL ISLIP, NY - University of the District of Columbia junior Ike Kiro was named the East Coast Conference men's tennis player of the week for his performance in the week ending April 7th. Kiro's doubles partner, junior Miguel Uzcategui was named to the ECC Honor Roll. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130409zf2gq8 2013-04-09T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/201304074zyecy OLD WESTBURY, NY - The University of the District of Columbia men's tennis team traveled to play New York Institute of Technology, where they defeated the Bears, ranked No. 4 in the region, by a slim margin, 5-4. Sun, 07 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/201304074zyecy 2013-04-07T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130406oivzcv QUEENS, NY - The University of the District of Columbia men's tennis team traveled to play Queens College, where they defeated the Knights by a score of 6-3. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130406oivzcv 2013-04-06T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130405rm5g4m INDIANAPOLIS - The University of the District of Columbia men's tennis team was ranked No. 3 in the latest NCAA Division II East Region poll released earlier this week. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130405rm5g4m 2013-04-05T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130403ej1ekd OLD WESTBURY, NY - The University of the District of Columbia's men's tennis match scheduled for Friday afternoon at NYIT has been moved back to Sunday, April 7th at 11 a.m. due to rain in the forecast. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130403ej1ekd 2013-04-03T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/201303297c263h WASHINGTON, DC - The University of the District of Columbia men’s tennis team played host to Roberts Wesleyan College, where they defeated the Redhawks by a score of 6-3. With the win, the Firebirds improved to 6-2 on the season and 2-0 in conference play, good enough for first place in the ECC. Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/201303297c263h 2013-03-29T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130326qhu2e7 WASHINGTON, DC - The University of the District of Columbia men’s tennis team traveled to take on Georgetown, where they lost by a score of 0-7. The loss drops the Firebirds to 5-2 on the season, with both losses coming against Division I opponents. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130326qhu2e7 2013-03-26T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130326uy7wq5 CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – Senior Aleksandar Grabovac (Psychology – Ljubljana, Slovenia/Gimnazija Euro Sola Ljubljana) of the University of the District of Columbia men’s tennis team was named the East Coast Conference Player of the Week for his performances in the week ending Sunday, March 24th. This was his second straight week of receiving the ECC Player of the Week honor. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130326uy7wq5 2013-03-26T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/201303245jf6o1 WASHINGTON, DC - The University of the District of Columbia men’s tennis team picked up their fifth win of the season with a 6-3 victory over Chestnut Hill. With the victory, the team improved to 5-1 on the season and 1-0 in ECC play. Sun, 24 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/201303245jf6o1 2013-03-24T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130320f0q4e6 WASHINGTON, DC - The University of the District of Columbia men’s tennis team received their first loss of the season at the hands of Marist College by a score of 2-7. With the loss, the Firebirds broke a 5-match home win streak. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130320f0q4e6 2013-03-20T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130319cvp7bc CENTRAL ISLIP, NY - Senior Aleksandar Grabovac of the University of the District of Columbia men's tennis team was named the East Coast Conference Player of the Week for his performance in the week ending Sunday, March 17th. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130319cvp7bc 2013-03-19T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130314qj62s4 WASHINGTON, DC - The University of the District of Columbia men's tennis team's scheduled home match vs. Merrimack on Sunday has been cancelled due to rain in the forecast. Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130314qj62s4 2013-03-14T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130312cxnfgz WASHINGTON, DC – The Firebirds erased a 2-1 deficit at the end of doubles play by winning four of six singles matches to narrowly defeat St. Thomas Aquinas in their spring season and East Coast Confernece opener played indoors at East Potomac Tennis Center on Tuesday afternoon. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130312cxnfgz 2013-03-12T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130228ijeif8 WASHINGTON, DC - Due to tomorrow's impending rain, the University of the District of Columbia will play tomorrow's East Coast Conference match vs. St. Thomas Aquinas indoors at East Potomac Tennis Center at 12:30 p.m. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130228ijeif8 2013-03-11T04:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130206gpyoj2 CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – University of the District of Columbia, the 2012 ECC runner-up and also a NCAA Tournament participant in 2012,received one first place vote and came in third with 27 points. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130206gpyoj2 2013-02-06T05:00:00Z http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130204vfbau3 WASHINGTON, DC – The University of the District of Columbia men’s and women’s tennis teams took the time to work on a facility improvement project at Walker Jones Education Campus on Saturday, February 2nd through the Hands on DC organization. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://udcfirebirds.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130204vfbau3 2013-02-04T05:00:00Z