UT Tyler senior Gonzalo Fernandez Gil was named the Lone Star Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Year as the league announced its annual men’s tennis awards on Wednesday (April 19).
Gil, who was also named Senior of the Year, went 8-0 in No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles in conference play to guide the Patriots to a conference title. He is ranked nationally by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association in singles (No. 7) and doubles (No. 11). Gil partnered with Egor Shestakov in doubles.
Lubbock Christian senior Martins Abamu was named the Newcomer of the Year, while Midwestern State’s Germano Setti was voted Freshman of the Year.
Abamu and Midwestern State senior Charles Heferman shared the title of Sportsmanship Player of the Year, headlining the LSC Men’s Tennis Sportsmanship Team, which exemplifies outstanding sportsmanship, character and ethical conduct while displaying the true spirit of competition and college tennis.
UT Tyler’s Chris Bizot was named Coach of the Year after leading the Patriots to a conference championship with an 8-0 record.
The awards are voted on by the league’s nine head coaches.
2023 LSC MEN'S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Gonzalo Fernandez Gil, UT Tyler
Senior of the Year: Gonzalo Fernandez Gil, UT Tyler
Newcomer of the Year: Martins Abamu, Lubbock Christian
Freshman of the Year: Germano Setti, Midwestern State
Co-Sportsmanship Players of the Year: Martins Abamu, Lubbock Christian and Charles Hefferman, Midwestern State
Coach of the Year: Chris Bizot, UT Tyler
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Sorted in alphabetical order by school name]
FIRST TEAM SINGLES
| Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| Tomas Almeida |
Cameron |
Sr. |
Porto, Portugal |
| Martins Abamu |
Lubbock Christian |
Sr. |
Lagos, Nigeria |
| Luiz Diaz |
Midwestern State |
Jr. |
Madrid, Spain |
| Alvaro Soler |
St. Mary’s |
So. |
St. Mary’s |
| Gonzalo Fernandez Gil |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Majadahonda, Spain |
| Joaquin Bianchi |
UT Tyler |
Jr. |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
FIRST TEAM DOUBLES
| Joao Duleba Cameron Jr. Curitba, Brazil |
| Baptiste Mercier Cameron Sr. Bellegarde, France |
|
| Kelly Giese Lubbock Christian Fr. Manhattan Beach, Calif. |
| Braden Tipton Lubbock Christian So. Wolfforth, Texas |
|
| Gonzalo Fernandez Gil UT Tyler Sr. Majadahonda, Spain |
| Egor Shestakov UT Tyler Jr. Kalinigrad, Russia |
SECOND TEAM SINGLES
| Thomas Cardona |
Cameron |
So. |
Medellin, Columbia |
| Kristian Kubik |
Cameron |
So. |
Prague, Czech Republic |
| Baptiste Mercier |
Cameron |
Sr. |
Bellegarde, France |
| Charles Hefferman |
Midwestern State |
Jr. |
Sydney, Australia |
| Germano Setti |
Midwestern State |
Fr. |
Carazinho, Brazil |
| Egor Shestakov |
UT Tyler |
Jr. |
Kalinigrad, Russia |
SECOND TEAM DOUBLES
| Emilio Seelbach Cameron Fr. Mexico City, Mexico |
| Kristian Kubik Cameron So Prague, Czech Republic |
|
| Marcal Miret Midwestern State So. Barcelona, Spain |
| Germano Setti Midwesterrn State Fr. Carazinho, Brazil |
|
| Joaquin Bianchi UT Tyler Jr. Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Carel Wessel UT Tyler Fr. Bucharest, Romania |
HONORABLE MENTION SINGLES
| Kelly Giese Lubbock Christian Fr. Manhattan Beach, Calif. |
| Oskar Irdoja St. Mary’s Jr. Tallinn, Estonia |
| Anis Ramchane UAFS So. Casa Blanca, Morocco |
|
HONORABLE MENTION DOUBLES
| Tomas Almeida Cameron Sr. Porto, Portugal |
| Thomas Cardona Cameron So. Medellin, Columbia |
|
| Luis Diaz Midwestern State Jr. Madrid, Spain |
| Stephen Slocombe Midwestern State So. Christ Church, Barnados |
|
| Jake Faryniarz St. Mary’s Jr. San Antonio, Texas |
| Nicolas Losa St. Mary’s Jr. Lima, Peru |
SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Thomas Cardona, Cameron
Aaron Capone, DBU
Martins Abamu, Lubbock Christian
Charles Hefferman, Midwestern State
Alvaro Soler, St. Mary’s
Juan Rosello, UAFS
Hector Flores, UT Permian Basin
Jordi Garcia Portell, UT Tyler
Brendan Lock, Western New Mexico