April 20, 2007

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. - St. Bonaventure men's tennis seniors Alejandro Nery and Andrew Hart, along with freshman Diego Valdenegro have been named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference teams in voting done by league head coaches.

Nery was named to the first team, while Hart and Valdenegro earned second team accolades.

This marks the third-straight season Nery has earned All-Conference honors. The Venezuela native played the entire season in the No. 1 slot in both singles and doubles. Nery went 11-15 in singles action and 14-14 in doubles play. At the A-10 Tournament, Nery went a perfect 3-0 at top singles and 2-1 in doubles. He finished his career with a 64-57 singles record and a 67-52 mark in doubles play.

The postseason accolade is the first for Hart. The Middle Island, N.Y. native finished his senior season with a 12-16 singles record and nine doubles wins. Hart picked up his play during the Atlantic 10 Tournament, going 3-1 at No. 2 doubles. Hart finished his career with 57 singles wins and 55 doubles wins.

After joining the Bonnies in the spring season, Valdenegro provided the Bonnies with a spark in his freshman campaign. He recorded a 10-8 record at No. 2 singles and finished with a 10-6 mark in doubles action. Earlier this month at A-10's, Valdenegro went 2-1 in singles play and 2-2 in doubles.

St. Bonaventure finished fourth at this year's Atlantic 10 Tournament under the guidance of 12th year head coach Michael Bates.