FRISCO, Texas - The Nicholls State University men's tennis team had a total of four players earn All-SLC recognition as the league office announced Wednesday evening its 2023 All-Southland Teams and award winners.
Landing on First Team were the doubles duos of
Omar Morsy/
Quentin Lamothe at No. 2 and
Lukas Morand/
Antonio Sasso at No. 3. Sasso also received singles honors, being named Second Team at No. 5.
Lamothe and Morsy anchored the Colonels in doubles play, posting a 10-3 overall record and a perfect 4-0 mark in the Southland. The duo was also tied at 5-5 against league champion New Orleans in their lone unfinished conference match.
Morand and Sasso also ran the table in doubles in league competition, going 4-0 which did not include a victory over league affiliate NJIT. They teamed up for a 6-2 overall record as the Colonels claimed the doubles point in 12 matches this season.
Sasso finished 9-2 overall in singles for the fifth-best winning percentage in the Southland. He was 3-1 in league play at No. 5 and had a straight-set win against NJIT.
The Colonels continue their season on Thursday, taking on host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament. First ball is scheduled for 6 p.m.
SOUTHLAND TENNIS ALL-SLC AND AWARD WINNERS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Max Amling, Lamar
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Karim Al-Amin, New Orleans
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Aleksa Bucan, UIC
COACH OF THE YEAR: Burzis Kanga, New Orleans
| Flight |
First Team |
Second Team |
| No. 1 Singles |
Max Amling, Lamar |
Max Heinzel, New Orleans |
| No. 2 Singles |
Aleksa Bucan, UIC |
Karim Al-Amin, New Orleans |
| No. 3 Singles |
Espen Lagarde, New Orleans |
Nathan Schwartz, A&M-Corpus Christi |
| No. 4 Singles |
Luke Joujan, New Orleans |
Matthieu Peres, A&M-Corpus Christi |
| No. 5 Singles |
Lillian Dubois, New Orleans |
Antonio Sasso, Nicholls |
| No. 6 Singles |
Noah de Luna, UIW |
Ulysse Bertrand, A&M-Corpus Christi |
| No. 1 Doubles |
Avery Zavala/Pascal Lorieul, A&M-Corpus Christi |
Max Amling/Filippo Salsini, Lamar |
| No. 2 Doubles |
Omar Morsy/Quentin Lamothe, Nicholls |
Luke Joujan/Max Heinzel, New Orleans |
| No. 3 Doubles |
Lukas Morand/Antonio Sasso, Nicholls |
Karim Al-Amin/Matthew Armbruster, New Orleans |
