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Salve Regina University junior Robbie Norton [Exeter, N.H.] was named men’s tennis Player of the Year and head coach Brian Shanley was named Coach of the Year by The Commonwealth Coast Conference on Saturday. Joining Norton on the all-conference team were teammates Jason Lago [JR/Seabrook, N.H.], Michael Collins [JR/Winchester, Mass.], Andrew Martin [FR/Glastonbury, Conn.] and Steve Masso [FR/North Scitutate, R.I.].

The Player of the Year honor was the second of Norton’s career. He also won it as a freshman in the 2004-05, when he also won the conference Rookie of the Year award. This season Norton was named to the CCC first team in both singles and doubles, where he and Lago repeated.

As the No. 1 player for Salve Regina, Norton was 21-6 in singles play this season, including a perfect 7-0 in the conference. He was 3-0 against competition from Division I and II. Norton defeated opponents from Connecticut and Holy Cross (Division I) as well as St. Cloud State (Division II). Each of those wins came in straight sets.

For Shanley, the Coach of the Year honor was the seventh of his 12-year career at Salve Regina. This season is led the Seahawks to their sixth consecutive CCC championship with a 7-2 win over Colby-Sawyer University on Saturday. The victory - the 145th at Salve Regina for Shanley - clinched an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history.

--Salve Regina Sports Information

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