Sports News: Spring 2007
Thursday, April 19, 2007

MORAVIAN’S IAN BOX & NEIL CANIGA NAMED TO COMMONWEALTH ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM;
Box Honored as Commonwealth Rookie of the Year

ANNVILLE, PA --- Freshman Ian Box (Charlestown, MA/The Rivers School) and senior Neil Caniga (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees HS) of the Moravian College men’s tennis team have been named to the Commonwealth All-Conference First Team announced Thursday by the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation, and Box was named the Commonwealth Conference Rookie of the Year.

Box, pictured at right, has posted an 11-4 singles mark including a 9-4 dual match record while playing in the top singles spot in his first year with the Greyhounds. Box and Caniga have combined for an 11-2 mark at first doubles this season as well.

Caniga, who made the Commonwealth All-Conference Team for the fourth straight year, has posted a 12-1 singles record this season at second singles. Caniga, pictured at left, is third all-time in singles victories in his career with a 43-24 mark, and he is second all-time in doubles wins with a career mark of 33-28. Caniga also has a 19-7 record in Commonwealth Conference singles matches and a 13-12 slate in conference doubles contests.

Moravian is 8-5 overall and posted a 3-3 record in Commonwealth Conference action to clinch the fourth seed in the Commonwealth Conference Team Tournament, the Greyhounds’ first playoff berth since the 2002 season. Moravian will play top seed and tournament host Messiah College on Saturday, April 21st at 2:00 p.m.