NEC Men's Rookie of the Month
Welsh finished with a 4-0 singles record in dual play over the month of October to lift his season-to-date mark to a sparkling 8-3 this fall. All the wins came in straight sets, beginning with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Ryan Sullivan of Holy Cross in #1 flight play. He went on to defeat Boston U’s Jesse Frieder (6-4, 6-3), St. Francis Brooklyn’s Ricardo Garcia (6-1, 6-0) and Hartford’s Nick Sharwarko (6-1, 6-0), all at the #2 flight. He also went 2-1 in doubles play, including an 8-4 #1 flight win against Holy Cross teaming up with Ernesto Arguello.