GLIAC - The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2019 All-GLIAC Men's Tennis Team prior to Day 2 of the conference tournament held at the Midland Tennis Center. Wayne State's Niklas Karcz was named GLIAC Player of the Year, while the Warriors' Bryan Morrow received his third GLIAC Coach of the Year honor. Ashland's Stuart Brdicka received the GLIAC Freshman of the Year Award.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Niklas Karcz - Wayne State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Stuart Brdicka - Ashland
Ashland University freshman Stuart Brdicka was voted the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Freshman of the Year by the league's head coaches.
Brdicka was a GLIAC men's tennis player of the week once (Feb. 19), and reached a national doubles ranking of as high as No. 17 on March 27 with his partner, freshman Jordan Phelps. Brdicka and Phelps were the highest-ranked freshman only duo in the nation at the time. Brdicka helped lead Ashland to its first GLIAC Tournament appearance in its first season since reinstating the program that was last active in 1995. Brdicka was 5-3 in conference play at No. 2 singles. Paired with Phelps at No. 1 double,s he was 3-5 in the GLIAC.
COACH OF THE YEAR: Bryan Morrow - Wayne State
Bryan Morrow, who is in his 11th season at Wayne State, was named GLIAC Men's Tennis Coach of the Year for the third time (first in 2010 and most recently in 2018). He guided the Warriors to an 8-0 conference record, which was WSU's best regular-season finish since 1981. The Green and Gold have an 18-3 overall record and are currently ranked second in the Midwest Region with an in-region record of 12-0. Morrow's No. 1 doubles team of seniors Griffin Mertz and Taylor Vane is ranked 26th in the nation.
A complete list of the 2019 All-GLIAC Men's Tennis teams is below:
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2019 All-GLIAC Men's Tennis Teams |
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First Team All-Conference |
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| Name | School | Yr. | Hometown/Previous |
| Sebastien Lescoulie | Grand Valley State | Sr. | Chamonix, France |
| Stew Sell | Ferris State | Sr. | Kalamazoo, Mich. |
| Niklas Karcz | Wayne State | So. | Westphalia, Germany |
| Nur Iswan | Ferris State | Sr. | Makassar, Indonesia |
| Priyank Soni | Ashland | Jr. | Mumbai, India |
| Pierre Renaudie | Wayne State | Jr. | Sathonay-Camp, France |
| Pablo Munoz Baroja | Ferris State | Jr. | San Sebastian, Spain |
| Kobus Sauerman | Northwood | Jr. | Albertinia, South Africa |
| Joe Gilman | Lake Superior State | Jr. | Lansing, Mich. |
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Second Team All-Conference |
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| Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| David Reinaurer | Northwood | Sr. | Steinenbronn, Germany |
| Jack Geissler | Grand Valley State | Jr. | Joliet, Ill. |
| Griffin Mertz | Wayne State | Sr. | Farmington Hills, Mich. |
| Taylor Vane | Wayne State | Sr. | Southampton, England |
| Moritz Gisy | Purdue Northwest | Sr. | Duesseldorf, Germany |
| Max Rink | Wayne State | Fr. | Wetzlar, Germany |
| Stuart Brdicka | Ashland | Fr. | Galena, Ohio |
| Pablo Salamanca | Northwood | So. | Diez, Germany |
| Remy Johansen | Davenport | So. | Asker, Norway |
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Honorable Mention Team |
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| Name | School | Yr. | Hometown/Previous |
| Stanislaw Grzeslo | Ashland | Sr. | Krakow, Poland |
| Jonathan Bulmer | Davenport | So. | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Mathis Guerre | Ferris State | So. | Aix en Provence, France |
| Nick Urban | Grand Valley State | Sr. | Lemont, Ill. |
| Krishan Taneja | Lake Superior State | Fr. | London, England |
| Mario Neto | Michigan Tech | Sr. | Santos, Brazil |
| Ben Brandherm | Northwood | So. | Berlin, Germany |
| Leon Kah | Purdue Northwest | So. | Munich, Germany |
| Derek Sammons | Wayne State | Jr. | Coldwater, Mich. |
