BAY CITY, Mich. - Ohio Dominican freshman Gabor Csonka has been selected 2015 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Men's Tennis Player of the Year as well as Freshman of the Year by league coaches as announced by the conference office on Sunday. Ferris State's Chad Berryhill was voted Coach of the Year after he guided the Bulldogs to their first outright conference title since 1994.
Gabor Csonka finished his first season with Ohio Dominican with the best statistical season in ODU history. Csonka finished the year with 23 wins and only one defeat in singles; finishing 9-0 in GLIAC play. Csonka earned all nine confrence wins without losing a set. In doubles play, Csonka accumulated 21 wins, finishing unbeaten at #1 at 8-0 with partner Justin Tjon. He was also named GLIAC Player of the Week twice this season.
Ferris State University men's tennis head coach Chad Berryhill led the Bulldogs to the school's first outright GLIAC regular-season championshio since 1994 this campaign. The Bulldog alum guided FSU to a perfect 9-0 league mark in the regular-season as FSU won its first title crown since sharing the crown in 1999. Ferris State unseated 20-time defending champion Northwood by topping the Timberwolves 6-3 in the regular-season as part of the a season-ending nine-match win streak heading into the league postseason tournament. Under Berryhill, FSU is also in line for an NCAA Tournament berth a one of the top-three ranked teams in the Midwest Region this year.
A complete list of the 2015 All-GLIAC Men's Tennis teams is below:
2015 All-GLIAC Men's Tennis Teams |
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Athlete of the Year - Gabor Csonka (Ohio Dominican) |
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Freshman of the Year - Gabor Csonka (Ohio Dominican) |
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Coach of the Year - Chad Berryhill (Ferris State) |
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First-Team |
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Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown/High School |
Laurent Galarneau |
Ferris State |
Sr. |
Montreal, Quebec / Demortagne |
Roger Hernandez Pena |
Ferris State |
So. |
Longueuil, Quebec / Champlain College |
Vasil Surduk |
Ferris State |
So. |
Moscow, Russia / #1481 |
Robin Semal |
Findlay |
Sr. |
Jodoigne, Belgium / Cepes St. Albert |
Francis Bertrand |
Grand Valley State |
Sr. |
Repentigny, Quebec / Stony Brook |
Zach Phillips |
Grand Valley State |
So. |
Harbor Springs, Mich. / Western Michigan University |
Sebastian Equez |
Northwood |
Fr. |
Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
Gabor Csonka |
Ohio Dominican |
Fr. |
Nyiregyhaza, Hungry / Zrinyi Ilona Secondary Grammar School |
Mohamed Fazyl Kechai |
Wayne State |
Jr. |
Paris, France / Martin Luther King |
Second-Team |
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Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown/High School |
Tyler Bridges |
Ferris State |
Jr. |
Thousand Oaks, Calif. / Thousand Oaks |
Javier Oliveros |
Michigan Tech |
Sr. |
San Luis Potosi, Mexico |
Salikh Gilmutdinov |
Northwood |
So. |
Kazan, Russia |
Austin Woody |
Northwood |
So. |
Midland, Mich. / Dow |
Konstantin Zhukov |
Northwood |
Jr. |
Kazan, Russia |
Justin Tjon |
Ohio Dominican | Jr. |
Willemstad, Curacao / K-12 Academy |
Pablo Cabezon |
Walsh |
Jr. |
Santander, Spain / Calasanz Collegue |
Vasiliy Vidmanov |
Walsh |
Fr. |
Prague, Czech Republic / Russian Embassy School |
Clement Charriere |
Wayne State |
So. |
Marseille, France / Chevreul Blancarde |
Honorable Mention Team |
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Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown/High School |
Aaron Dial |
Ferris State |
Sr. |
Austin, Texas / Cedar Park |
John Kidd |
Findlay |
Jr. |
Lima, Ohio / Central Catholic |
Bryan Hodges |
Grand Valley State |
Sr. |
Bloomfield, Mich. / Andover |
Grant Link |
Lake Superior State |
Sr. |
Phoenix, Ariz. / Boulder Creek |
Built Yumuang |
Michigan Tech |
Jr. |
Bangkok, Thailand |
Tanini Kader |
Northwood |
Fr. |
Obertshausen, Germany |
Gerardo Perez |
Ohio Dominican |
Sr. |
Mexico City, Mexico / Universidad Intercontinental |
Nicholas Almeida | Tiffin |
Sr. |
Brazil |
Ross Whittaker |
Walsh |
So. |
Massillon, Ohio / Lake |
Trey Keating |
Wayne State |
R-Sr. |
Troy, Mich. / Troy (Grand Valley) |