Lubbock Christian junior
Kelly Giese was named the Lone Star Conference Men’s Tennis Singles Player of the Year and was also a part of league’s Doubles Team of the Year with
Mattia Ghedin on Wednesday (April 29) at the LSC Tennis Championships Reception at Hilton Garden Inn in Arlington, Texas.
Giese, who is from Manhattan Beach, Calif., is 21-1 overall and posted a perfect 8-0 record in conference play at No.1 singles. Giese, who also won the league’s Player of the Year honors last season, has a 19-match winning streak entering the postseason. He has been nationally-ranked inside the top 5 all season.
Giese and Ghedin, who is from Treviso, Italy, are 17-6 overall and went 7-1 at No. 1 doubles. They have been nationally-ranked inside the top 10 since the start of league play.
UT Tyler’s
Carel Wessel earned the title of Senior of the Year. UT Tyler sophomore Samuel Antwi was voted Newcomer of the Year, while UT Permian Basin’s
Nehal Naidoo was named Freshman of the Year.
UT Dallas senior
Benjamin Dubois was named LSC Sportsmanship Player of the Year and headlined the nine-player Sportsmanship Team, which exemplifies outstanding sportsmanship, character and ethical conduct while displaying the true spirit of competition and college tennis.
LCU head coach
Hutton Jones was named LSC Men's Tennis Coach of the Year after guiding the Chaps to their LSC first regular season title in program history with an 8-0 record.
The awards are determined by a vote of the league’s nine head coaches.
2026 LSC MEN'S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Singles Player of the Year: Kelly Giese, Lubbock Christian
Doubles Team of the Year: Kelly Giese & Mattia Ghedin, Lubbock Christian
Senior of the Year: Carel Wessel, UT Tyler
Newcomer of the Year: Samuel Antwi, UT Tyler
Freshman of the Year: Nehal Naidoo, UT Permian Basin
Sportsmanship Player of the Year: Benjamin Dubois, UT Dallas
Coach of the Year: Hutton Jones, Lubbock Christian
Sorted alphabetically by team
First Team Singles
| Player |
Team |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Lukas Janousek |
Cameron |
So. |
Klatovy, Czech Republic |
| Mattia Ghedin |
Lubbock Christian |
Sr. |
Treviso, Italy |
| Kelly Giese |
Lubbock Christian |
Jr. |
Manhattan Beach, Calif. |
| Bruno Sanchez |
Midwestern State |
Jr. |
Sabadell, Spain |
| Samuel Antwi |
UT Tyler |
So. |
Accra, Ghana |
| Carel Wessel |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Bucharest, Romania |
First Team Doubles
| Lukas Janousek |
Cameron |
So. |
Klatovy, Czech Republic |
| Moe Milliard |
Cameron |
So. |
Marseille, France |
| |
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| Kelly Giese |
Lubbock Christian |
Jr. |
Manhattan Beach, Calif. |
| Mattia Ghedin |
Lubbock Christian |
Sr. |
Treviso, Italy |
| |
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| Bruno Sanchez |
Midwestern State |
Jr. |
Sabadell, Spain |
| Juan David Duque |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Cali, Colombia |
Second Team Singles
| Andres De Los Rios |
Lubbock Christian |
Sr. |
Madrid, Spain |
| Pablo Segura |
Lubbock Christian |
Jr. |
Play del Carmen, Mexico |
| Germano Setti |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Carazinho, Brazil |
| Lucas Castillo Sanchez |
St. Mary’s |
So. |
Wesley Chapel, Florida |
| Daniil Felker |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Malo Poulesquen |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Grenoble, France |
Second Team Doubles
| Germano Setti |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Carazinho, Brazil |
| Matthew Earle |
Midwestern State |
Gr. |
Dublin, Ireland |
| |
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| Daniil Felker |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Carel Wessel |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Bucharest, Romania |
| |
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| Trevor Short |
UT Tyler |
So. |
Abilene, Texas |
| Samuel Antwi |
UT Tyler |
So. |
Accra, Ghana |
Honorable Mention Singles
| Santiago Ledesma |
Cameron |
So. |
Scottsdale, Ariz. |
| Juan David Duque |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Cali, Colombia |
| Jose Marquez |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Marco Seccia |
Lubbock Christian |
So. |
Ortono, Italy |
| Aaron Ben Anton |
St. Mary’s |
Sr. |
Remseck, Germany |
| Leonardo Fabbri |
St. Mary’s |
Jr. |
Faenza, Italy |
| Nehal Naidoo |
UT Permian Basin |
Fr. |
Torbay, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Artiom Dorofeev |
UT Tyler |
So. |
Paris, France |
| Jordi Garcia |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Barcelona, Spain |
Honorable Mention Doubles
| Santiago Ledesma |
Cameron |
So. |
Scottsdale, Ariz. |
| Abubakari Yakuba-Lea |
Cameron |
Jr. |
Abubakari Yakuba-Lea |
| |
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| Pablo Segura |
Lubbock Christian |
Jr. |
Play del Carmen, Mexico |
| Andres De Los Rios |
Lubbock Christian |
Sr. |
Madrid, Spain |
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| Marco Seccia |
Lubbock Christian |
So. |
Ortono, Italy |
| Andrea Rossi Principe |
Lubbock Christian |
Fr. |
Lanciano, Italy |
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| David Guta |
Western New Mexico |
Fr. |
Bucharest, Romania |
| Benjamin Vriends |
Western New Mexico |
Fr. |
Mierlo, Netherlands |
2026 LSC SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
| Lukas Janousek |
Cameron |
| Kelly Giese |
Lubbock Christian |
| Cesar Loeches Llamas |
Midwestern State |
| Lucas Castillo Sanchez |
St. Mary’s |
| Gavin Leo |
Sul Ross State |
| Benjamin Dubois |
UT Dallas |
| Lucas Nakasato |
UT Permian Basin |
| Carel Wessel |
UT Tyler |
| Djamel-Dine Bey |
Western New Mexico |