Tempe, AZ – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (“ITA”) is pleased to announce the 2025 ITA Division I Men’s Regional Award recipients. Every year the ITA recognizes coaches and student-athletes for their excellence both on the court and in their communities throughout the season.
The ITA Division I Men’s Regional Awards include: ITA Coach of the Year, ITA Assistant Coach of the Year, ITA Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship, Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship, ITA Rookie of the Year, ITA Most Improved Player, ITA Senior Player of the Year, ITA Player to Watch, and ITA Community Service Award.
The national award winners will be announced this Friday, June 13th.
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Atlantic | Carolina | Central | Midwest | Mountain | New England | Northeast | Northwest | Ohio Valley | Southern | Southeast | Southwest | Texas
Atlantic Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearAndres PedrosoUniversity of VirginiaITA Assistant Coach of the YearBrian RasmussenUniversity of VirginiaArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipJames HopperUniversity of VirginiaITA Rafael Osuna SportsmanshipMaxime St. HilaireVirginia TechITA Most Improved PlayerCosme Rolland de RavelOld Dominion UniversityITA Player to WatchCosme Rolland de RavelOld Dominion UniversityITA Rookie of the YearRafael JodarUniversity of VirginiaITA Senior Player of the YearJake FellowsGeorgetown University
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Virginia Tech
Carolina Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearTony BreskyWake Forest UniversityITA Assistant Coach of the YearCris JamesNC State UniversityArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipOliver SaarinenNorth Carolina Central UniversityITA Rafael Osuna SportsmanshipLuciano TacchiWake Forest UniversityITA Most Improved PlayerMartin BorisioukNC State UniversityITA Player to WatchMartin BorisioukNC State UniversityITA Rookie of the YearCharlie RobertsonWake Forest UniversityITA Senior Player of the YearStefan DostanicWake Forest University
ITA Community Service Award Winner: North Carolina Central University
Central Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearNick CrowellUniversity of OklahomaITA Assistant Coach of the YearHunter NicholasUniversity of ArkansasArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipLuis AlvarezUniversity of OklahomaITA Rafael Osuna SportsmanshipLuis AlvarezUniversity of OklahomaITA Most Improved PlayerConor GannonUniversity of MemphisITA Player to WatchLuis AlvarezUniversity of OklahomaITA Rookie of the YearOscar LacidesUniversity of OklahomaITA Senior Player of the YearIsaac BecroftOklahoma State University
ITA Community Service Award Winner: University of North Dakota
Midwest Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearBrad DancerUniversity of IllinoisITA Assistant Coach of the YearMike FlowersMichigan State UniversityArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipAnton ArzhankinWestern Michigan UniversityITA Rafael Osuna SportsmanshipAnton ArzhankinWestern Michigan UniversityITA Most Improved PlayerMax SheldonMichigan State UniversityITA Player to WatchKenta MiyoshiUniversity of IllinoisITA Rookie of the YearBrandon CarpicoOhio State UniversityITA Senior Player of the YearGavin YoungUniversity of Michigan
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Cleveland State University
Mountain Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearJason BrownUniversity of MontanaITA Assistant Coach of the YearDaniel HangsteferBoise State UniversityArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipDaniel Sancho ArbizuUniversity of DenverITA Rafael Osuna SportsmanshipArjun KerstenAir Force AcademyITA Most Improved PlayerRaffaello PapajcikUniversity of DenverITA Player to WatchTom BittnerUniversity of MontanaITA Rookie of the YearLukas VelikBoise State UniversityITA Senior Player of the YearDaniel Sancho ArbizuUniversity of Denver
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Northern Arizona University
New England Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearLee NickellUniversity of BuffaloITA Assistant Coach of the YearSanam SinghHarvard UniversityArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipCarlos Guerrera AlvarezDartmouth CollegeITA Rafael Osuna SportsmanshipAndrew FangBinghamton UniversityITA Most Improved PlayerAlex Knox-JonesDartmouth CollegeITA Player to WatchRohan MuraliHarvard UniversityITA Rookie of the YearPeter PrivaraHarvard UniversityITA Senior Player of the YearDaniel MilavskyHarvard University
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Binghamton University
Northeast Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearBilly PatePrinceton UniversityITA Assistant Coach of the YearStratton GIlmoreUniversity of PennsylvaniaArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipHugo HashimotoColumbia UniversityITA Rafael Osuna SportsmanshipMichael ZhengColumbia UniversityITA Most Improved PlayerAdamantios StavrakasBucknell UniversityITA Player to WatchAmar TahirovicBucknell UniversityITA Rookie of the YearThanaphat BoosarawongseColumbia UniversityITA Senior Player of the YearMax WestphalColumbia University
Northwest Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearPaul GoldsteinStanford UniversityITA Assistant Coach of the YearHarrison AdamsStanford UniversityArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipMax BasingStanford UniversityITA Rafael Osuna SportsmanshipMax BasingStanford UniversityITA Most Improved PlayerCarl OverbeckUniversity of CaliforniaITA Player to WatchTimofey StepanovUniversity of CaliforniaITA Rookie of the YearAlex RazeghiStanford UniversityITA Senior Player of the YearMax BasingStanford University
ITA Community Service Award Winner: University of Washington
Ohio Valley Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearJeff CeroBelmont UniversityITA Assistant Coach of the YearMatic SpecPurdue UniversityArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipGabriel Castillo SanchezUniversity of Tennessee at ChattanoogaITA Rafael Osuna SportsmanshipJaden WeekesUniversity of KentuckyITA Most Improved PlayerKarim Al-AminMiddle Tennessee State UniversityITA Player to WatchAleksa KrivokapicPurdue UniversityITA Rookie of the YearAntoine GhibaudoUniversity of KentuckyITA Senior Player of the YearShunsuke MitsuiUniversity of Tennessee
ITA Community Service Award Winner: University of Dayton
Southeast Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearLloyd Bruce-BurgessUniversity of Central FloridaITA Assistant Coach of the YearSudanwa SitaramFlorida State UniversityArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipAlex BulteFlorida State UniversityITA Rafael Osuna SportsmanshipYoucef RihaneFlorida State UniversityITA Most Improved PlayerCorey CraigFlorida State UniversityITA Player to WatchYassine DlimiUniversity of Central FloridaITA Rookie of the YearNicolas OliveiraUniversity of Central FloridaITA Senior Player of the YearMartin KatzUniversity of Miami (FL)
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Florida Gulf Coast University
Southern Regional Award Winners
ITA Coach of the YearMatt RobertsMississippi State UniversityITA Assistant Coach of the YearJake JacobyMississippi State UniversityArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipFilip PlaninsekUniversity of AlabamaITA Rafael Osuna SportsmanshipMario Martinez SerranoMississippi State UniversityITA Most Improved PlayerBenito Sanchez MartinezMississippi State UniversityITA Player to WatchAlessio VasquezLouisiana State UniversityITA Rookie of the YearNiccolo BaroniMississippi State UniversityITA Senior Player of the YearFilip PlaninsekUniversity of Alabama
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Troy University
Southwest Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearRyan KeckleyUniversity of San DiegoITA Assistant Coach of the YearAlex FunkhouserUniversity of San DiegoArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipColton SmithUniversity of ArizonaITA Rafael Osuna SportsmanshipJay FriendUniversity of ArizonaITA Most Improved PlayerEmon van Loben SelsUCLAITA Player to WatchEmon van Loben SelsUCLAITA Rookie of the YearRudy QuanUCLAITA Senior Player of the YearColton SmithUniversity of Arizona
ITA Community Service Award Winner: University of Arizona
Texas Regional Award Winners
AwardWinnerSchoolITA Coach of the YearDavid RoditiTCUITA Assistant Coach of the YearDevin BowenTCUArthur Ashe Leadership & SportsmanshipOskar Brostrom PoulsenBaylor UniversityITA Rafael Osuna SportsmanshipMarko MiladinovicBaylor UniversityITA Most Improved PlayerLui MaxtedTCUITA Player to WatchDevin BadenhorstBaylor UniversityITA Rookie of the YearTimo LegoutUniversity of TexasITA Senior Player of the YearPedro VivesTCU
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Rice University
