Nazareth University Senior Tennis Awards

Nazareth University Senior Tennis Awards Tennis awards given to graduating team members made by Paul Waida, the tennis coach for Nazareth University in Rochester, New York.

Isiah McMurray"Stack on the Rat" Award -2024Coach Waida was accused of stacking the line-up for Nazareth's 2022 first ev...
04/29/2024

Isiah McMurray
"Stack on the Rat" Award -2024
Coach Waida was accused of stacking the line-up for Nazareth's 2022 first ever Men’s Conference E8 tournament win. The Coach claims and maintains that it was adjusting the line-up.
In any case, Isiah was moved up in the line-up and played and defeated an opponent called “Rat” (So named by his own teammates) The key singles win lead to a narrow victory and the team’s first NCAA appearance! Thank you Isiah!

Nate Allen"High Level Player Award - 2023Nate Allen was nicknamed "Astronate" by Coach Waida. He was said to be able to ...
04/24/2023

Nate Allen
"High Level Player Award - 2023
Nate Allen was nicknamed "Astronate" by Coach Waida. He was said to be able to jump so high that he could reach outer space.
Nazareth Tennis & Volleyball was very lucky to have landed this high flying athlete. As tribute to Nate, he was added to the super hero trio, "The Uprisers," three college tennis players with the goal of reaching the stars!

Theresa Hecht"High Level Player" Award - 2023Theresa Hecht was nicknamed "Toast" on the Women's Nazareth Tennis Team. Sh...
04/24/2023

Theresa Hecht
"High Level Player" Award - 2023
Theresa Hecht was nicknamed "Toast" on the Women's Nazareth Tennis Team. She never loafed, but had the habit of popping up like toast out of a toaster when hitting the ball. She really raised her game during her four years at Nazareth and deserved to be member of the "Uprisers," a super hero group bent on taking Naz tennis to new heights!

Collin Bennett"High Level Player" Award - 2023Collin Bennett had the habit of raising his arms too high when in the tenn...
04/24/2023

Collin Bennett
"High Level Player" Award - 2023
Collin Bennett had the habit of raising his arms too high when in the tennis ready position in his College days. It was as if his arms were filled with Helium. Nicknamed "Helio Benneetez," Collin was honored as a member of the "Uprisers," a Super Hero trio that is always rising to new heights!

Dominic Vito"Trilogy of the Tridiots" AwardDominic Vito will always be connected to two of his Nazareth tennis teammates...
04/26/2022

Dominic Vito
"Trilogy of the Tridiots" Award
Dominic Vito will always be connected to two of his Nazareth tennis teammates, Ryan Lalik & Will Britton. Dom’s award Depicts the three of them as Comic book heroes called the “Tridiots” which was the trio’s college nickname. No bones about it, the th*****me would not have as been as mischievous without Dom’s key role as “Bonehead!”

Ryan Lalik"Trilogy of the Tridiots" AwardRyan Lalik – Ryan Lalik will forever be connected with two of his Nazareth team...
04/26/2022

Ryan Lalik
"Trilogy of the Tridiots" Award
Ryan Lalik – Ryan Lalik will forever be connected with two of his Nazareth teammates, Dominic Vito & Will Britton. Depicted as the sensitive member of the comic book trio, the “Tridiots,” Ryan was called “Sensitive Boy” by Coach Waida. Every super hero group should have some vulnerability!

Will BrittonTrilogy of the Tridiots" AwardWill Britton will always be closely associated with two of his Nazareth teamma...
04/26/2022

Will Britton
Trilogy of the Tridiots" Award
Will Britton will always be closely associated with two of his Nazareth teammates, Ryan Lalik & Dominic Vito. Coach Waida fondly referred to the triad as the “Tridiots.” Will’s role as “Jungleman” in the Comic book trilogy was to fight crime using disorder, confusion, acrobatics, and mystery.

Lauren Carr"I am Lauren, Hear me Roar" AwardLAUREN CARR – Lauren Carr’s voice could be heard all over the Nazareth Campu...
04/26/2022

Lauren Carr
"I am Lauren, Hear me Roar" Award
LAUREN CARR – Lauren Carr’s voice could be heard all over the Nazareth Campus when she cheered on her Nazareth Teammates during her four years on the team. She was truly the voice of her generation and the Nazareth Women’s Tennis Team!

Caroline Breitweiser"Never Home Alone" AwardCAROLINE BREITWEISER – Caroline Breitweiser was nicknamed “Home Alone” by Co...
04/26/2022

Caroline Breitweiser
"Never Home Alone" Award
CAROLINE BREITWEISER – Caroline Breitweiser was nicknamed “Home Alone” by Coach Waida because of her resemblance to “Macaulay Culkin.” She Never cared for the nickname so Coach Waida awarded her the “Never Home Alone” Award so she would never be “Home Alone” again as long as her teammates were staying with her.

Caroline Keegan"Cool Under Pressure" AwardCaroline Keegan had a talent for playing tennis without bending her knees. Coa...
04/26/2022

Caroline Keegan
"Cool Under Pressure" Award
Caroline Keegan had a talent for playing tennis without bending her knees. Coach Waida formulated an unbelievable theory that the reason Caroline didn’t bend was that she didn’t possess knee joints. Instead of yelling “Bend your Knees,” Coach Waida would routinely substitute the suggestion with “Break the Femurs!”

Tommy Daviau“The Gift of Gab” AwardTommy Daviau, a.k.a. “Scroach”, was given this distinctive award which celebrates his...
06/16/2021

Tommy Daviau
“The Gift of Gab” Award
Tommy Daviau, a.k.a. “Scroach”, was given this distinctive award which celebrates his fondness for talking. Covertly recorded, much of what Tommy chattered about during his last weeks on the team is displayed prominently as a farewell speech.

Tyler Luong“Oye!, Much Respect to the Luongest Hair on the Team” AwardSemi-Famous for yelling “Oye!” and really famous f...
06/16/2021

Tyler Luong
“Oye!, Much Respect to the Luongest Hair on the Team” Award
Semi-Famous for yelling “Oye!” and really famous for sporting the Luongest hairdo on the Nazareth Men’s team, Tyler Luong’s Senior award showcases, not only his unique hair, but that of his teammates!

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