From NYU Athletics
New York University men's tennis Head Coach Horace
Choy was honored as the Division III Northeast Region
Coach of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA)
on Wednesday, May 14.
"It was an honor just to be nominated for this award," said Choy.
"It's really recognition for the team and all the hard work they
put in this year."
In his seventh year as Head Coach of the men's tennis team, Choy
lead the Violets (8-3) to their best record since 1998 and to their
fourth-straight winning season.
Overall, Choy has a 54-50 record as Head Coach.
NYU finished the year ranked #25 in the ITA National Rankings and
#11 in the ITA Northeast Region rankings. The Violets rose as high
as #23 in the nation and #5 in the Northeast during the ca,paign.
This was the first time during Choy's tenure that the Violets were
nationally ranked and the first time as a program since
2006.
Choy's #1 singles player, senior co-captain Steven
Wu, was selected to compete at the 2014 NCAA Division III
Championship. Wu will be the first Violet under Choy's tutelage to
represent NYU at Nationals and the first player from the UNiversity
since 2002.
Including Wu, two of Choy's players were ranked in the top-20 in
the Northeast. Wu finished the season ranked #24 in the nation
and #2 in the Northeast in singles. Additionally,
sophomore Aaron Meltzer finished the season
ranked #20 in the region. As a doubles pair, Wu and Meltzer were
ranked as high as ninth in the Northeast.
The Violets finished their season at the University Athletic
Association (UAA) Championship, placing sixth for the second year
in a row -- an impressive feat considering that seven of the eight
UAA teams were ranked in the top-30 at the time.
All three of Choy's seniors (Wu, Tim
Wu and Bowen Xu) receieved NYU's
Academic Achievement Award for participating in a sport for at
least two years and graduating with a 3.5 grade point average or
higher.
Choy has been a mainstay at NYU since he started coaching the
women's tennis team in 1993. In his 21 years as Head Coach of the
Violets, his teams have compiled 13 winning seasons.