NEC Rookie of the Month
Belmatch joined teammate Trent Massam as Bryant players to claim NEC Rookie of the Month accolades this fall. He posted a 4-1 record in October, winning the “D” flight title at the Farnsworth Invitational. Belmatch downed FDU’s William Bourne (6-3, 6-1), Temple’s Michael Haelen (0-6, 6-1, 10-3) and Lehigh’s Bryant Born (6-4, 7-6 (0), before recording a 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) victory in the title match over Federico Ruiz Acevedo from St. John’s. The Staten Island product also reached the “B” flight doubles final teaming with Luke Lorenz en-route to a 5-1 doubles mark for the month.