SURPRISE, Arizona – Ryo Minakata, Cian McDonnell and Lamar Bartley earned 2024 All-PacWest Team honors as announced Wednesday evening at the Pacific West Conference Tennis Championships banquet at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex.
Minakata posted a 9-2 singles record playing on Court 1 for the Vulcans, landing on the All-PacWest First Team.
The senior was also an All-PacWest Second Team selection in doubles with Lamar Bartley. The duo went 4-5 on Court 1.
Cian McDonnell was named to the All-PacWest Second Team in singles after going 8-3 playing on Court 2 and Court 3.
Azusa Pacific, who went 19-0 during the season, took the majority of top conference awards with Elias Emilio Walter named PacWest Conference Player of the Year. Soeren Grandke was Freshman of the Year and Mark Bohren added Coach of the Year. Biola's Nico Ramirez was selected as Newcomer of the Year.
2024 MEN'S TENNIS ALL-PACWEST
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Elias Emilio Walter
Azusa Pacific
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Nico Ramirez
Biola
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Soeren Grandke
Azusa Pacific
COACH OF THE YEAR
Mark Bohren
Azusa Pacific
FIRST TEAM SINGLES
Alexander Leischner, JR, Point Loma
Miha Velicki, SR, Azusa Pacific
Nico Ramirez, SR, Biola
Ryo Minakata, SR, Hawai'i Hilo
Robin Sanz, SR, HPU
Elias Emilio Walter, JR, Azusa Pacific
SECOND TEAM SINGLES
Jakub Beran, JR, HPU
Juho Kantola, SR, MSU Denver
Mattis Le Montagner, GR, CUI
Cian McDonnell, SR, Hawai'i Hilo
Ravi Nelson, JR, Fresno Pacific
Adrian Solorzano, SO, Biola
THIRD TEAM SINGLES
Mario Aleksic, JR, CUI
Alejandro Flores Monteverde, FR, Biola
Austin Stone, SO, Westmont
Andrew Suver, SR, Point Loma
Logan Thompson, SR, Westmont
Jim Walder, SO, HPU
FIRST TEAM DOUBLES
Adrian Solorzano / Nico Ramirez (Biola)
Miha Velicki / Elias Emilio Walter (Azusa Pacific)
Jakub Beran / Mile Matic (HPU)
SECOND TEAM DOUBLES
Austin Stone / Ethan Ha (Westmont)
Alexander Leischner / David Strassburger (Point Loma)
Ryo Minakata / Lamar Bartley (Hawai'i Hilo)
THIRD TEAM DOUBLES
Juho / Kantola (MSU Denver)
Ben Croneau / Sven Bangert (Fresno Pacific)
Jim Walder / Lennard Richter (HPU)
