Men's Tennis Honors Released
LIMA, Ohio - he Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) announced its 2023 Men's Tennis Honors in conjunction with the league's tournament.
UNOH senior Sergio Conde three-peated as Player of the Year after leading the Racers to the conference title. Newcomer of the Year went to freshman Giovanni Branchetti of UNOH who had a 14-6 singles record.
UNOH head coach Jeff Brown picked up his third consecutive Coach of the Year after guiding the Racers to a 6-0 league record. The coaches voted Aquinas head coach Gunnar Peery as the sport's Champion of Character Coach.
In addition to First Team All-Conference, the WHAC also announced its All-Academic Team (juniors or above in academic standing with cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 and in attendance at nominating school for one full year) and the Champions of Character Team (best represents the five core character values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership).
2023 WHAC Men’s Tennis Honors
First Team All-Conference
Name |
Institution |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Sergio Conde |
UNOH |
SR |
Singles |
Michel Zobel |
Indiana Tech |
SR |
Singles |
Giovanni Branchetti |
UNOH |
FR |
Singles |
Santiago Castellanos |
Cornerstone |
SO |
Singles |
Tyler Sinclair |
Indiana Tech |
SR |
Singles |
Evan Morgan |
Lawrence Tech |
SO |
Singles |
Malik Omarkhanov |
UNOH |
SR |
Doubles |
Martin Stanchev |
UNOH |
SR |
Doubles |
Santiago Castelanos |
Cornerstone |
SO |
Doubles |
Andres Jimenez |
Cornerstone |
SO |
Doubles |
Phil Labbe |
Indiana Tech |
JR |
Doubles |
Tyler Sinclair |
Indiana Tech |
SR |
Doubles |
Player of the Year – Sergio Conde, UNOH
Newcome of the Year – Giovanni Branchetti, UNOH
Coach of the Year – Jeff Brown, UNOH
Champions of Character Coach - Gunnar Peery, Aquinas
Second Team All-Conference
Name |
Institution |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Andres Jimenez |
Cornerstone |
SO |
Singles |
Tom Gangov |
Aquinas |
SO |
Singles |
Malik Omarkhanov |
UNOH |
SR |
Singles |
Giovanni Branchetti |
UNOH |
FR |
Doubles |
Sergio Conde |
UNOH |
SR |
Doubles |
All-Academic
Juniors or above in academic standing with 3.25 cumulative GPA and in attendance at nominating school for one full year.
Name, Institution
Jackson VanBergen, Aquinas
Mariano Arroyo, Aquinas
Max Goldbeck-Lowe, Aquinas
Nicholas Klak, Aquinas
Andrew Todd, Concordia
Alejandro Santana, Cornerstone
John Cocoma Hernandez, Cornerstone
Jose Oliva, Cornerstone
Andres Leal, Indiana Tech
Juan Avellaneda, Indiana Tech
Kayra Kargin, Indiana Tech
Michel Zobel, Indiana Tech
Peter Tyler Sinclair, Indiana Tech
Raybin Chan, Indiana Tech
Sam Kollar, Indiana Tech
Tobias Deanna-Prada, Indiana Tech
Michael Gerace, Lawrence Tech
Pedro Lorenzo Garcia Orellana, Lawrence Tech
Dominick Brock, Lourdes
Ulises Barradas, Lourdes
Victor Dieltiens, Lourdes
Giovanni Branchetti, UNOH
Mike Stieler, UNOH
Champions of Character Team
One player from each team who best represents the five core character values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership.
Name, Institution, Yr.
Max Goldbeck-Lowe, Aquinas, SR
Ethan Hiltz, Concordia, SO
Luis Felipe Azurduy, Cornerstone, SO
Kayra Kargin, Indiana Tech, JR
Nils Hammarsten, Lawrence Tech, SO
Victor Dieltiens, Lourdes, SR
Mike Stieler, UNOH, FR