Elon's Martin Takes Top Honor On CAA Men's Tennis Postseason Awards

5/12/2023 10:00:00 AM

Rob Washburn

RICHMOND, Va. (May 12, 2023) – Elon junior Daniel Martin was chosen as the 2023 CAA Men’s Tennis Player of the Year, headlining the group of postseason award winners voted on by the league’s head coaches.

Elon freshman Veljko Krstic was selected as the CAA Rookie of the Year and UNCW’s Mait DuBois received CAA Coach of the Year accolades for the ninth time.

Martin put together an impressive 18-6 record competing at the No. 1 singles spot for Elon and added nine victories at No. 1 doubles. The junior was a perfect 3-0 in singles at the CAA Tournament and was named the event’s Most Outstanding Performer. Martin, who finished the season on a six-match winning streak, is Elon’s first CAA Player of the Year since Felipe Sarrasague in 2019.

Krstic compiled a stellar 16-4 record in singles, playing mainly at the No. 3 position for the Phoenix. The freshman won 11 of his final 12 singles matches and helped Elon reach the CAA championship match for the second year in a row. Krstic, who added six victories in doubles, is Elon’s first CAA Rookie of the Year since Sarrasague in 2016.

DuBois picked up his third straight Coach of the Year award after guiding UNCW to a 17-8 overall record and its ninth CAA title after defeating Elon, 4-1 in the finals. The Seahawks advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 10^th time in 15 seasons, where they were edged 4-2 by 12^th-ranked Duke. DuBois’ nine CAA Coach of the Year honors is second only to VCU’s Paul Kostin (10).

Joining Martin on the All-CAA singles first team were Elon senior Nicholas Campbell, William & Mary senior George Davis, UNCW junior Reece Falck, UNCW sophomore Harold Huens and Drexel sophomore Alan Jesudason.

Making the All-CAA doubles first team were the Elon duo of Campbell and Martin, the William & Mary tandem of Davis and grad student Bill Duo, and the Drexel pair of Jesudason and junior Alex De Sousa.

2023 CAA MEN’S TENNIS POSTSEASON AWARDS
CAA Player of the Year: Daniel Martin, Jr., Elon
CAA Rookie of the Year: Veljko Krstic, Fr., Elon
CAA Coach of the Year: Mait DuBois, UNCW

First Team All-CAA Singles
Name, School Class                     Hometown
Nicholas Campbell, Elon                               Sr.                          Larnaca, Cyprus
George Davis, William & Mary Sr.                          London, England
Reece Falck, UNCW Jr.                          Christchurch, New Zealand
Harold Huens, UNCW                                   So.                         Waterloo, Belgium
Alan Jesudason, Drexel So.                         Berwyn, Pa.
Daniel Martin, Elon                                        Jr.                          Letchworth, UK

First Team All-CAA Doubles
Name, School Class                     Hometown
Nicholas Campbell, Elon                               Sr.                          Larnaca, Cyprus
Daniel Martin, Elon                                        Jr.                          Letchworth, UK
George Davis, William & Mary Sr.                          London, England
Bill Duo, William & Mary Gr.                         Portage, Michigan
Alex De Sousa, Drexel Jr.                          Canterbury, UK
Alan Jesudason, Drexel So.                         Berwyn, Pa.

Second Team All-CAA Singles
Name, School Class                     Hometown
Joseph Brailovsky, William & Mary Gr.                         Rockville, Md.
Daniel Dudockin, Drexel                               Gr.                         Kibbutz Kefar Masaryk, Israel
Gabe Hurtado, UNCW                                  Jr.                          Bogota, Colombia
Veljko Krstic, Elon Fr.                          Belgrade, Serbia
Esteban Lopez, North Carolina A&T Sr.                          Bogota, Colombia
Niels Van Noord, Monmouth Sr.                          Hudson, Quebec, Canada

Second Team All-CAA Doubles
Name, School Class                     Hometown
Gabriel Busato, Monmouth Sr.                          Jaragua do Sul, Brazil
Victor Castro, Monmouth Gr.                         Marilia, Brazil
Alex de Gabriele, UNCW Fr.                          Naxxar, Malta
Reece Falck, UNCW Jr.                          Christchurch, New Zealand
Vasil Ivanov, North Carolina A&T Gr.                         Kardzhali, Bulgaria
Esteban Lopez, North Carolina A&T Sr.                          Bogota, Colombia

Third Team All-CAA Singles
Name, School Class                     Hometown
Matti Bernardi, Charleston                          So.                         Trento, Italy
Dmitry Bezborodov, Monmouth Jr.                          Almaty, Kazakhstan
Eder Blanco, North Carolina A&T               So.                         Madrid, Spain
Luis Molina, Delaware Gr.                         Cochabama, Bolivia
Andres Silva, William & Mary Gr.                         Valencia, Venezuela
William Wibmer, Delaware                          Gr.                         Uruguay, Maldonado

Third Team All-CAA Doubles
Name, School Class                     Hometown
Matti Bernardi, Charleston                          So.                         Trento, Italy
Robby Krick, Charleston Gr.                         Ashland, Ky.
Drew Broadstreet, UNCW Jr.                          Summerfield, N.C.
Trey Mallory, UNCW So.                         Southampton, Bermuda
Nicholas Condos, Elon Sr.                          Wilton, Conn.
Ben Zipay, Elon Jr.                          Osprey, Fla.