UT Permian Basin sophomore Vitaliy Horovoy 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 24) at Arlington Tennis Center.
Horovoy, who was also a first team singles pick and second team doubles selection, totaled 12 wins in No. 1 singles and went 7-1 in league play to guide the Falcons to a share of their first regular season conference title in program history. He is ranked No. 20 nationally by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Horovoy partnered with Jonathan Vega in doubles and went 6-2 in league competition playing the No. 1 and No. 2 lines.
Midwestern State’s Luiz Diaz and UT Tyler’s Egor Shestakov shared the honor of Senior of the Year.
Lubbock Christian’s Mattia Ghedin was named the Newcomer of the Year, while Cameron’s Louis Boilevin was voted Freshman of the Year.
Lubbock Christian graduate student Martins Abamu earned the title of Sportsmanship Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. He headlines the nine-player LSC Men’s Tennis Sportsmanship Team, which exemplifies outstanding sportsmanship, character and ethical conduct while displaying the true spirit of competition and college tennis.
MSU’s Scott Linn was named Coach of the Year after leading the Mustangs to a share of the regular season title and top seed in the LSC Championship.
The awards are voted on by the league’s nine head coaches.
2024 LSC MEN'S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Vitaliy Horovoy, UT Permian Basin
Co-Seniors of the Year: Luis Diaz, Midwestern State & Egor Shestakov, UT Tyler
Newcomer of the Year: Mattia Ghedin, Lubbock Christian
Freshman of the Year: Louis Boilevin, Cameron
Sportsmanship Player of the Year: Martins Abamu, Lubbock Christian
Coach of the Year: Scott Linn, Midwestern State
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Sorted in alphabetical order by school name]
FIRST TEAM SINGLES
Name School Year Hometown
Louis Boilevin Cameron Fr. Honfleur, France
Luis Diaz Midwestern State Gr. Madrid, Spain
Germano Setti Midwestern State So. Carazinho, Brazil
Vitaliy Horovoy UT Permian Basin So. Kiev, Ukraine
Takumi Katsuda UT Permian Basin So. Tokyo, Japan
Egor Shestakov UT Tyler Sr. Kaliningrad, Russia
FIRST TEAM DOUBLES
Luis Diaz Midwestern State Gr. Madrid, Spain
Stephen Slocombe Midwestern State Jr. Christ Church, Barbados
Jake Faryniarz St. Mary’s Sr. San Antonio, Texas
Ryan Koth St. Mary’s Sr. Boerne, Texas
Daniil Felker UT Tyler So. Almaty, Kazakhstan
Egor Shestakov UT Tyler Sr. Kaliningrad, Russia
SECOND TEAM SINGLES
Martins Abamu Lubbock Christian Sr. Lagos, Nigeria
Mattia Ghedin Lubbock Christian So. Treviso, Italy
Pablo Segura Lubbock Christian Fr. Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Oskar Irdoja St. Mary’s Sr. Tallinn, Estonia
Jonathan Vega UT Permian Basin Jr. Fort Worth, Texas
Joaquin Bianchi UT Tyler Gr. Buenos Aires, Argentina
SECOND TEAM DOUBLES
Martin Hlavacek Cameron So. Prague, Czech Republic
Alexander Post Cameron So. Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Vitaliy Horovoy UT Permian Basin So. Kiev, Ukraine
Jonathan Vega UT Permian Basin Jr. Fort Worth, Texas
Germano Setti Midwestern State So. Carazinho, Brazil
Killian Guillou Midwestern State So. Paris, France
HONORABLE MENTION SINGLES
Martin Hlavacek Cameron So. Prague, Czech Republic
Alexander Post Cameron So. Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Stephen Slocombe Midwestern State Jr. Christ Church, Barbados
HONORABLE MENTION DOUBLES
Louis Boilevin Cameron Fr. Honfleur, France
Guilherme Cruz Cameron Fr. Porto, Portugal
Martins Abamu Lubbock Christian Sr. Lagos, Nigeria
Tristan Vigneron Lubbock Christian Jr. Fontenay-LE-Vicomte, France
Herman Aguirre Lubbock Christian So. Plano, Texas
Pablo Segura Lubbock Christian Fr. Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Alvaro Soler St. Mary’s Jr. Alicante, Spain
Oskar Irdoja St. Mary’s Sr. Tallinn, Estonia
Takumi Katsuda UT Permian Basin So. Tokyo, Japan
Lucas Nitzschke UT Permian Basin Fr. Pohlheim, Germany
SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Martin Hlavacek, Cameron
Arthur Langle, DBU
Martins Abamu, Lubbock Christian
Luis Diaz, Midwestern State
Alvaro Soler, St. Mary's
Juan Rosello, UAFS
Takumi Katsuda, UT Permian Basin
Carel Wessel, UT Tyler
Brendan Lock, Western New Mexico