SURPRISE, Ariz. – Led by sophomore Valentin Masse, Hawai'i Pacific University placed six student-athletes on the 2019 All-PacWest Conference Men's Tennis Team announced Wednesday evening at the PacWest Tournament Banquet.
The No. 3 Sharks are the top seed in the PacWest Conference Tournament with a 12-4 overall record.
Masse, a 6-3 sophomore from Saint-Gaudens, France/BTS CNED, was named the PacWest Newcomer of the Year by the conference coaches and was selected First Team All-PacWest Conference in singles and doubles.
Joining Masse on the All-PacWest team are Sharks
Maxime Gayte,
Benjamin Loccisano,
Cheng-Chieh Wang,
Ondrej Ctverak and
Lukas Bauer.
Gayte, a 6-2 sophomore from Annecy, France, was selected Second Team All-PacWest in singles and is Masse's partner at First Team Doubles.
Masse is ranked 25th this week the Oracle/ITA Division II Singles Rankings with a 6-5 at No. 1 singles in leading the third-ranked Sharks. Masse and Gayte are ranked 12th in doubles and with a 7-6 record. Gayte is ranked 33rd in singles by the ITA with a record of 11-2 playing No. 4 or No. 5 for HPU.
Loccisano, a 6-1 freshman from Duisburg, Germany, was chosen to the All-PacWest Third Team Singles. He is ranked 74th nationally in singles by the ITA with a record of 13-3 playing No. 3 or No. 4 for the Sharks.
Ctverak, a 6-0 freshman from Brno, Czech Republic, was named to the All-PacWest Third Team Singles. Playing the No. 2 position for HPU, Ctverak is 4-7 overall.
Wang, 5-10 freshman from Chiayi City, Taiwan/National Shan Hua, collected All-PacWest Third Team Singles and Second Team Doubles with Bauer, a 6-1 sophomore from Gottingen, Germany. Wang is 4-5 at mostly No. 3 singles, and sports a 10-3 doubles record with Bauer.
In addition to Masse with the PacWest Conference special awards, Azusa Pacific's Jakob Schnaitter was named the Player of the Year, and Hawai'i Hilo's Martin Soukal the Freshman of the Year. APU's Mark Bohren and Sonoma State's Jose Hilla were voted Co-Coaches of the Year.
The Sharks open men's play in the PacWest Conference Tournament on Thursday as they face eighth-seeded Holy Names in quarterfinal action at 6 a.m. HST (9 a.m. MST) at the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex.
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| 2019 ALL-PACWEST MEN'S TENNIS AWARDS |
| Player of the Year |
Jakob Schnaitter |
Azusa Pacific |
| Newcomer of the Year |
Valentine Masse |
Hawai'i Pacific |
| Freshman of the Year |
Martin Soukal |
Hawai'i Hilo |
| Coach of the Year |
Mark Bohren
Jose Hilla |
Azusa Pacific
Sonoma State |
| 2019 ALL-PACWEST MEN'S TENNIS SINGLES |
| Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| FIRST TEAM |
| Jakob Schnaitter * |
Azusa Pacific |
So. |
Wasserburg, Germany |
| Vaclav Slezak ** |
Hawai'i Hilo |
Sr. |
Zdice, Czech Republic |
| Thomas Dafcik * |
Point Loma |
Sr. |
Munich, Germany |
| Alessandro Giuliato * |
Hawai'i Hilo |
So. |
South Maurizo, Italy |
| Valentine Masse |
Hawai'i Pacific |
So. |
Saint-Gaudens, France |
| Nate Oppenheim * |
Sonoma State |
Sr. |
Sebastopol, Calif. |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Martin Soukal |
Hawai'i Hilo |
Fr. |
Brno, Czech Republic |
| Ryan Nuno |
Azusa Pacific |
So. |
Sylmar, Calif. |
| Yassine Smiej |
Concordia |
Fr. |
Morocco |
| Maxime Gayte * |
Hawai'i Pacific |
So. |
Annacy, France |
| Hugo Colpart ** |
Holy Names |
Sr. |
Poitiers, France |
| Santiago Sarudiansky |
Sonoma State |
So. |
Cordoba, Argentina |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Benjamin Loccisano * |
Hawai'i Pacific |
So. |
Duisburg, Germany |
| Cheng-Chieh Wang |
Hawai'i Pacific |
Fr. |
Chiayi City, Taiwan |
| Ondrej Ctverak |
Hawai'i Pacific |
Fr. |
Brno, Czech Republic |
| Derek James |
Biola |
Jr. |
Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Edwyn Ramos |
Biola |
Fr. |
Sydney, Australia |
| Alex Vinee-Munoz * |
Holy Names |
So. |
Poitiers, France |
| 2019 ALL-PACWEST MEN'S TENNIS DOUBLES |
| School |
Name |
Year |
Hometown |
| FIRST TEAM |
| Hawai'i Hilo |
Vaclav Slezak *
Alessandro Giuliato * |
Sr.
So. |
Zdice, Czech Republic
South Maurizo, Italy |
| Hawai'i Pacific |
Maxime Gayte *
Valentine Masse |
So.
So. |
Annecy, France
Saint-Gaudens, France |
| Azusa Pacific |
Jesse Haas
Jakob Schnaitter * |
So.
So. |
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Wasserburg, Germany |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Point Loma |
Thomas Dafcik *
Yuki Okamoto * |
Sr.
Jr. |
Munich, Germany
Tokyo, Japan |
| Sonoma State |
Max Nudell
Nate Oppenheim * |
Jr.
Sr. |
Agoura Hills, Calif.
Sebastopol, Calif. |
| Hawai'i Pacific |
Lukas Bauer
Cheng-Chieh Wang |
So.
Fr. |
Gottingen, Germany
Chiayi City, Taiwan |
| |
| Hawai'i Hilo |
Martin Soukal
Chun En Wu |
Fr.
So. |
Brno, Czech Republic
Taipei, Taiwan |
| Holy Names |
Alex Vinee-Munoz *
Hugo Colpart ** |
So.
Sr. |
Poitiers, France
Poitiers, France |
| Azusa Pacific |
Leyton Bohren
Ryan Nuno |
Fr.
So. |
Claremont, Calif.
Sylmar, Calif. |
*Previous All-PacWest selection
