WAC Men’s Tennis Postseason Honors Announced
DENVER – The 2020-21 All-WAC men's tennis teams have been named, following a vote of the WAC's five head coaches. Grand Canyon's Valentin Lang headlines the awards, earning WAC Player of the Year honors, while teammate Jonathan Da Silva was named WAC Freshman of the Year. Grand Canyon swept the major awards as Gregory Prudhomme of Grand Canyon won WAC Coach of the Year.
Lang was named WAC Player of the Year after going 3-0 in WAC play as Grand Canyon's No. 1 singles player. He finished the regular season with a 7-9 record. Lang also earned first team All-WAC honors at the No. 1 spot in both singles and doubles. Lang heads to the WAC Tournament riding a six-match winning streak.
Da Silva earned WAC Freshman of the Year honors after going 3-0 in the No. 4 slot in WAC matches. He ended the regular season of his debut year with a 6-7 record. Da Silva also earned first team All-WAC honors in singles (No. 4).
Prudhomme earned WAC Coach of the Year after leading Grand Canyon to a perfect 3-0 record in WAC play. He helped the Lopes finish the season on a five-match winning streak. Prudhomme also earned WAC Coach of the Year honors on the women's side.
The complete All-WAC teams are listed below.
First Team All-WAC Singles
No. 1 - Valentin Lang, Grand Canyon
No. 2 - Nicolas Buitrago, NM State
No. 3 - Justin Cvitanovic, Grand Canyon
No. 4 - Jonathan Da Silva, Grand Canyon
No. 5 - Pedro Alvarez, Chicago State
No. 6 - Freddie Grant, Grand Canyon
First Team All-WAC Doubles
No. 1 - Valentin Lang and Jiri Novak, Grand Canyon
No. 2 - Mariano Argote and Justin Cvitanovic, Grand Canyon
No. 3 - Freddie Grant and Loic Van Zeggelaar, Grand Canyon
Second Team All-WAC Singles
Mariano Argote, Grand Canyon
Corey Clarke, NM State
Louis Menard, NM State
Jiri Novak, Grand Canyon
Eli Ogilvy, Seattle U
Jakub Zamorski, Chicago State
Second Team All-WAC Doubles
Lucas Cerbelli and Eli Ogilvy, Seattle U
Corey Clarke and Martin Simecek, NM State
Javier Sanchez Pradillo and Pedro Alvarez, Chicago State
Player of the Year: Valentin Lang, Grand Canyon
Freshman of the Year: Jonathan Da Silva, Grand Canyon
Coach of the Year: Gregory Prudhomme, Grand Canyo
All-WAC Honorable Mention
Petr Stavrovskij, NM State
Jordy Visser, NM State
Julian Worn, Seattle U