Albany, NY—The Sage Colleges' department of athletics recently announced the recipients of the department's annual awards.  Sage named junior Mitesh Joshi (Lake George, NY/Lake George) the 2019-2020 men's tennis Gator of the Year.

Head tennis coach Tom Fashouer remarked, "Mitesh or "Tesh" as we all know him, is one of my favorite players to have coached." He continued, "His attitude and work ethic are terrific. His leadership with the team is a big part of the progress our men's tennis program has made over the last three years.  Tesh, Congratulations on being this year's "Gator of the Year" for men's tennis!"

A Sage newcomer on the 2017-2018 men's tennis team, Mitesh Joshi saw some time in the singles lineup, where he was 1-9. He was 1-3 while playing at No. 5 singles as a rookie. He also saw time in the doubles lineup for the Gators.

As a sophomore on the team, he was 2-6 in singles action, adding a 2-4 mark while playing at No. 5 singles. He added a record of 2-8 in doubles in 2018-2019 and was 1-4 with Christian Rosario at No. 2 doubles and went 1-3 with Ryan Burke at No. 3 doubles.

In the team's lone match in 2019-2020, he played at No. 6 singles and teamed at No. 3 doubles with Rosario before the spring campaign was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.