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Dietrich, Lynch, Mareedu and Alam highlight 2025-26 Academic All-America® Men's Tennis teams
Four talented student-athletes lead 2025-26 Men's Tennis Academic All-America® teams as Team Members of the Year; Mareedu and Alam repeat as Team Member of the Year in DII and NAIA
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GREENWOOD, Indiana – Four standouts on the courts and in the classroom –
Dylan Dietrich of University of Virginia,
Adam Lynch of Barry University,
Advik Mareedu of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, and Keiser University’s
Shaheed Alam – highlight the 2025-26 Academic All- America® men’s tennis teams selected by College Sports Communicators.
Dietrich (Division I), Lynch (Division II), Mareedu (Division III) and Alam (NAIA) have each been named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for their respective divisions. Mareedu and Alam are repeat selections as Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year.
NCAA Division I
Dylan Dietrich is a junior data science major with a 3.70 cumulative grade-point average.
The 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year was named the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship Most Valuable Player and earned the clinching point as Virginia captured its seventh NCAA title. He teamed with Mans Dahlberg to win the NCAA Division I doubles championship, the fourth tandem in program history to accomplish the feat.
Dietrich garnered Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-America honors in singles for the third time and doubles for the first time. He finished the season at No. 1 in the ITA Singles Rankings with a 24-1 dual match record. He had a 26-8 overall mark in doubles.
The six members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.77.
Seniors
Jay Friend (University of Arizona),
Petar Jovanovic (Mississippi State University), and
Michael Zheng (Columbia University) earned Academic All-America® Division I first team honors for the second consecutive year. Senior
Sebastian Gorzny (University of Texas) garnered first team accolades for the first time after being named to the second team in 2024-25. Senior
Kenta Miyoshi (University of Illinois) was named to the second team after receiving first team honors last season. Senior
Ozan Baris (Michigan State University) received Academic All-America® recognition for the third consecutive year, being named to the third team this season.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Duncan Chan |
TCU |
Jr. |
3.54 |
Economics |
| Dylan Dietrich |
University of Virginia |
Jr. |
3.70 |
Data Science |
| Jay Friend (1) |
University of Arizona |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Economics |
| Sebastian Gorzny (2) |
University of Texas |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Physical Culture & Sports |
| Petar Jovanovic (1) |
Mississippi State University |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Finance |
| Michael Zheng (1) |
Columbia University |
Sr. |
3.67 |
Psychology |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Martin Borisiouk |
NC State |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Business Administration |
| Kenta Miyoshi (1) |
University of Illinois |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Strategy, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship |
| Cosme Rolland De Ravel |
TCU |
Sr. |
3.71 |
Business |
| Benito Sanchez Martinez |
Mississippi State University |
Sr. |
3.60 |
Business Administration |
| Piet Steveker |
Old Dominion University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Finance |
| Trevor Svajda |
SMU |
Jr. |
3.57 |
Sport Management |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Ozan Baris (2,3) |
Michigan State University |
Sr. |
3.73 |
Communication |
| Alexander Bernard |
Ohio State |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Sport Industry |
| Alex Chang |
Stanford University |
Gr. |
3.57/4.00 |
International Comparative Education |
| Manfredi Graziani |
University of Pennsylvania |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Finance & Accounting |
| Aidan Kim |
Ohio State |
Jr. |
3.73 |
Sport Industry |
| Mert Oral |
University of Michigan |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Biomedical Engineering |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2024-25
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2024-25
(3) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
NCAA Division II
Adam Lynch is a senior computer science major who maintained a 4.0 grade point average.
He was awarded the NCAA Elite Scholar Award at the 2026 NCAA Division II Men’s Tennis Championship. The award recognizes student-athletes who excel in athletics and academics, granted to the individual with the highest cumulative grade point average at the championship finals site.
Lynch finished 17-1 in singles and 17-2 in doubles in dual matches this season. He secured the clinching point in the national semifinals that sent Barry to its 15
th NCAA championship match with their 25
th consecutive victory.
The six members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.98.
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist the College Sports Communicators with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Division II Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Louca Bertone |
Adelphi University |
Gr. |
3.96/4.00 |
Sport Management |
| Mattia Ghedin |
Lubbock Christian University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Exercise Science |
| Adam Lynch |
Barry University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Computer Science |
| Pablo Segura |
Lubbock Christian University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Business |
| Germano Setti |
Midwestern State |
Jr. |
3.97 |
General Business |
| Ramon Strassmann |
Ouachita Baptist University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Finance & Business Administration |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Kelly Giese |
Lubbock Christian University |
Jr. |
3.53 |
Management |
| Luis Klaus |
Wayne State University |
Gr. |
3.54/3.93 |
Business Administration (G) |
| Kevin Kovacs |
Ferris State University |
Jr. |
3.90 |
Business Administration |
| Edoardo Melindo |
Florida Southern College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Finance |
| Alexandru Rares Giurea |
Lincoln Memorial University |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Business Analytics |
| Richard Stoiberer |
Rollins College |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Computer Science/International Business |
| Carel Wessel |
University of Texas at Tyler |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Finance |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Andres De Los Rios |
Lubbock Christian University |
Sr. |
3.75 |
Finance |
| Tadeo Gaggiofatto |
University of Indianapolis |
Jr. |
3.69 |
General Engineering |
| William Leschig |
Colorado Mesa University |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Business Administration |
| Creed Skinner |
Rockhurst University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Nursing |
| Jules Thibault |
Jefferson |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Engineering |
NCAA Division III
Advik Mareedu, a senior with a 3.87 GPA as a computer science and mathematics major, repeated as Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year while being named to the first team for the third consecutive year.
He won the NCAA Division III singles title for the second consecutive year, capping a season in which he set program records for singles wins (43) and combined singles and doubles victories (75). He posted a combined 84-3 singles record over the past two seasons with only two losses to NCAA Division III opponents and finished his career with a 144-15 mark.
The four-time 2025 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Athlete of the Year, Mareedu was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Player of the Year and was named a regional winner of the ITA Arhtur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award.
The six members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.87.
Mareedu was joined as a first-team Academic All-America® Division III men’s tennis team repeat selection by seniors
Gage Gohl (Gustavus Adolphus College),
Ethan Green (Denison University), and
Michael Melnikov (Swarthmore College). Senior
Kael Shah of Denison University was named to the first team after receiving second team honors in 2024-25, while Middlebury College’s
Julian Wu was also named to the first team after being selected to the third team in 2023-24 . Senior
Emil Grantcharov (University of Chicago) repeated on the second team and junior
Theo Billson (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) was named to the third team for the second consecutive year.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist the College Sports Communicators with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Division III Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Gage Gohl (1) |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Communication Studies & Sport Management |
| Ethan Green (1) |
Denison University |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Financial Economics |
| Advik Mareedu (1,4 $) |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Computer Science & Mathematics |
| Michael Melnikov (1) |
Swarthmore College |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Mathematics & Computer Science |
| Kael Shah (2) |
Denison University |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Global commerce major |
| Julian Wu (6) |
Middlebury College |
Sr. |
3.80 |
Economics |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Ruilin Feng |
Emory University |
So. |
3.62 |
Economics & Mathematics |
| Drew Goldman |
Pomona-Pitzer |
So. |
3.97 |
Computer Science |
| Emil Grantcharov (2) |
University of Chicago |
Sr. |
3.77 |
Economics |
| Akshay Joshi |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Santiago Salazar Garza |
Case Western Reserve University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Chemical Engineering |
| Bryce Ware |
Case Western Reserve University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Business Administration (G) |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Scott Anderson |
DePauw University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Physics |
| Theo Billson (3) |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater |
Jr. |
3.88 |
Actuarial Science |
| Alex Feies |
Carnegie Mellon University |
So. |
3.55 |
Information Systems |
| Javier Gonzalez |
Tufts University |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Computer Science |
| Sacha Maes |
Tufts University |
Sr. |
3.79 |
International Relations & Community Health |
| Simon Volkema |
Williams College |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Art and Economics |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2024-25
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2024-25
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2024-25
(4) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
(6) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
($) – Academic All-America® Division II Team Member of the Year in 2024-25
NAIA
Shaheed Alam, a senior from Singapore, achieved a 3.97 GPA as a business administration major. He was named to the Academic All-America® first team for the third consecutive year in addition to repeating as Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year.
Alam earned NAIA first team All-America honors for the fourth consecutive year. He posted a 19-3 overall record in singles and 22-4 mark in doubles and completed his career with an 83-20 record in singles.
The six members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.80.
Senior
Nick Velders (Concordia University, Nebraska) joined Alam as a repeat first team selection. Seniors
Alexis Diaz (Morningside University) and
Luis Francisco Sampedro (Georgia Gwinnett College) were named to the first team after garnering second team honors last year.
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist the College Sports Communicators with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 NAIA Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Hugo Abril |
Arizona Christian University |
Sr. |
3.58 |
Business Administration |
| Shaheed Alam (1,3,$) |
Keiser University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Business Administration |
| Alexis Diaz (2) |
Morningside University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Computer Science |
| Luis Francisco Sampedro (2) |
Georgia Gwinnett College |
Sr. |
3.75 |
Psychology |
| Didrik Liljekvist |
Keiser University |
Sr. |
3.74 |
Business Administration |
| Nick Velders (1) |
Concordia University, Nebraska |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Exercise Science |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Mathys Arnold |
Morningside University |
So. |
4.00 |
Business Administration & Finance |
| Pedro De La Riva |
Southeastern University |
Jr. |
3.80 |
Sport Management |
| Gian Durrer |
Georgia Gwinnett College |
So. |
3.78 |
Business Marketing |
| Piero Fernandez |
Southeastern University |
Jr. |
3.54 |
Marketing & International Business |
| Benjamin Rahine |
Grace College (Ind.) |
So. |
3.93 |
Sport Business |
| Lev Sholosh |
Lindsey Wilson University |
Jr. |
3.67 |
Physical Education |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2024-25
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2024-25
(3) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
($) – Academic All-America® Division II Team Member of the Year in 2024-25
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Georgia College & State University | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
michael.maceachern@gcsu.edu | (478) 445-1779
Timothy Farrell, University Athletic Association | Academic All-America® Coordinator, Publicity
tfarrell@uaasports.info