Maverick Trio Earn All-League Honors
Apr 27, 2017 | Men's Tennis
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Three Omaha men's tennis players were named to the 2017 All-Summit League Men's Tennis Team, the conference office announced Thursday evening. The team included freshmen Razvan Grigorescu, Louis-Jonas Heizlsperger and Nathan Reekie.
Grigorescu was also honored as Summit League Newcomer of the Year, to highlight Omaha's all-conference haul.
Grigorescu was a four-time Summit League Player of the Week and won a team-high 14 matches while finishing 3-1 in conference action. He is currently ranked 87th in the latest Oracle/ITA Division I Collegiate Rankings. The Constanta, Romania, native is the first Omaha player to be named Newcomer of the Year.
Reekie played most of the season at No. 2 singles going 6-5 and also 3-2 at No. 3 and 1-2 at No. 4. Overall, Reekie won 10 matches in singles and was 3-1 in Summit League play. He also earned eight wins in doubles.
Heizelsperger finished with six singles wins and a 3-1 mark in conference action. He split time at No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles this season.
Denver's Yannik James was tabbed Summit League Player of the Year, while DU's Ricardo Rubio was named Coach of the Year.
Men's All-Summit Team
David Beasley, IUPUI
Kenneth Allen Boykin, Oral Roberts
Alex Gasson, Denver
Razvan Grigorescu, Omaha
Louis-Jonas Heizlsperger, Omaha
Yannik James, Denver
Barnabas Koncz, Oral Roberts
Jan Pehnec, Oral Roberts
Nathan Reekie, Omaha
Diogo Rocha, Denver
Jesse Ruder-Hook, Denver
Amar Saletovic, Oral Roberts
Player of the Year: Yannik James, Denver
Newcomer of the Year: Razvan Grigorescu, Omaha
Coach of the Year: Ricardo Rubio, Denver
