NEW HAVEN, Conn. (April 17, 2012) - Concordia's Daniele Piludu (Cagliari, Italy) was honored as the 2012 CACC Men's Tennis Player of the Year, in a voting by the league's head coaches.  Concordia teammate Mark Mozer (Brest, Belarus) also was recognized as the 2012 CACC Men's Tennis Rookie of the Year, while Concordia head coach Neil Tarangioli was tabbed as the CACC Coach of the Year.

Piludu, a sophomore, is currently ranked as the No. 20 singles player nationally in Division II and earns the 2012 CACC Player of the Year honor one year after being named the conference's rookie of the year.

Mozer finished the regular season undefeated in conference play and the No. 10 ranked player in the East Region, the highest region ranking of all freshmen in the CACC.

Tarangioli, who has been at the Concordia helm since 1980, earns the CACC Coach of the year honor for the third straight season after guiding the Clippers to a perfect 6-0 conference finish and a No. 7 national ranking.

Joining Piludu and Mozer on the All-CACC First Team is Manoli Sgouros (Philadelphia University), Geza Bazula (Concordia College), Andreas Lindell (Concordia College) and David Tisserand (Concordia College).

Tomasz Olfans (Concordia College), Yoann Pham (Chestnut Hill College), Mike Humes (Chestnut Hill College), Ryan Christopher (Philadelphia University) and Ricardo Frey (Concordia College) made up the All-CACC Men's Tennis Second Team.

Caldwell College was selected as the 2012 Team Sportsmanship Award winner by the league's coaches.

The 2012 CACC Men's Tennis Championship is slated for Saturday-Sunday, April 21-22 at Concordia College in Bronxville, N.Y.

2012 CACC Men's Tennis Award Winners

CACC Men's Tennis Player of the Year

Daniele Piludu - Concordia College

CACC Men's Tennis Coach of the Year

Neil Tarangioli, Concordia College

CACC Men's Tennis Rookie of the Year

Mark Mozer, Concordia College

Men's Tennis Sportsmanship Award

Caldwell College

All-CACC Men's Tennis Team

First Team

Manoli Sgouros, Philadelphia University

Geza Bazula, Concordia College

Mark Mozer, Concordia College

Daniele Piludu, Concordia College

Andreas Lindell, Concordia College

David Tisserand, Concordia College

Second Team

Tomasz Olfans, Concordia College

Yoann Pham, Chestnut Hill College

Mike Humes, Chestnut Hill College

Ryan Christopher, Philadelphia University

Ricardo Frey, Concordia College