The Northwest Missouri State University men's tennis team had three players recognized on the all-MIAA/GAC teams following a vote of the league coaches.
Sophomore
Dominik Wijntjes obtained first-team honors, while senior
Rafal Bednarczuk and junior
Antonin Leborne gained honorable mention status.
Wijntjes is 18-5 in singles play this year. He is 16-4 in dual matches and is 7-2 against GAC/MIAA opponents. Wijntjes has a 6-2 mark against nationally-ranked foes. Wijntjes was ranked No. 17 in the nation in singles in the latest ITA rankings.
Bednarczuk has posted six singles wins this season, including a trio of victories in GAC/MIAA dual play. Bednarczuk has tallied two victories at No. 1 singles this spring.
Leborne is tied for second on the Bearcats in singles wins (15). Leborne is 15-4 in dual play this spring. He is 6-3 against GAC/MIAA foes.
The Bearcat men's tennis team (12-7 overall) will compete in the GAC/MIAA Tournament April 30-May 2 at the Cooper Outdoor Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo. Northwest is the No. 2 seed and will take on No. 3 seed Southern Arkansas in a quarterfinal match Wednesday at 2 p.m.
2025 MIAA/GAC MEN'S TENNIS POSTSEASON AWARDS & ALL-MIAA TEAMS
Player of the Year: Tim Hammes – Washburn
Freshman of the Year: Pavel Vysotin – Newman
Sportsmanship Award: Eduardo Bribiesca – Arkansas-Fort Smith & Phil Exner – Ouachita Baptist
Coach of the Year: Kirby Ronning - Washburn
FIRST TEAM ALL-MIAA SINGLES
Tim Hammes – Washburn, Sr.
Jips Mens – Nebraska Kearney, So.
Phil Exner – Ouachita, Sr.
Vasek Schneider – Washburn, Sr.
Dominik Wijntjes – Northwest Missouri State, So.
Frode Neumann – Southern Arkansas, So.
FIRST TEAM ALL-MIAA DOUBLES
Tim Hammes & Matthew Earle – Washburn
Cas de Ruiter & Adrian Solorzano – Harding
Vasek Schneider & Tomasso Cecchetti – Washburn
SECOND TEAM ALL-MIAA SINGLES
Pavlos Parson – Washburn, Jr.
Tim Fischer – Southern Arkansas, Sr.
Henry Dornbusch – Augustana, Sr.
Cas de Ruiter – Harding, Sr.
Eduardo Bribiesca – Arkansas-Fort Smith, Jr.
Adrian Solorzano – Harding, Jr.
Cian Mikkelsen – Harding, Jr.
Pavel Vysotin – Newman, Fr.
Juan Rosello – Arkansas-Fort Smith, Sr.
SECOND TEAM ALL-MIAA DOUBLES
Tim Fischer & Uwe Diehl – Southern Arkansas
Henry Dornbusch & Conrad Koch – Augustana
Phil Exner & Ramon Strassman – Ouachita
HONORABLE MENTION SINGLES
Tomasso Cecchetti – Washburn, So.
Mostafa Elbasnaly – Emporia State, So.
Ramon Strassman – Ouachita, Jr.
Rafal Bednarczuk – Northwest Missouri State, Sr.
Antonin Leborne – Northwest Missouri State, Jr.
Zinovii Nahirniak – Washburn, Jr.
Matthew Earle – Washburn, Sr.
HONORABLE MENTION DOUBLES
Jinsei Tajima & Lluc Pasqual – Southern Arkansas
Florian Gayme & Cian Mikkelsen – Harding
Ivan Melnik & Adrian Constantin – Nebraska Kearney
Yarin Aebi & Aaron Osmond – Ouachita
Ali Mounir & Nicolo Lippilos – Newman