UNCW's Repeats As CAA Men's Tennis Player Of The Year, Headlines All-Conference Honorees

5/9/2025 2:00:00 PM

Rob Washburn

RICHMOND, Va. (May 9, 2025) – UNCW senior Harold Huens earned CAA Men’s Tennis Player of the Year honors for the second consecutive season, headlining the group of 2025 postseason award winners voted on by the league’s head coaches.

Delaware freshman Piotr Siekanowicz was chosen as the CAA Rookie of the Year and UNCW’s Mait DuBois received CAA Coach of the Year accolades for the 11^th time.

Huens put together an impressive 11-3 record at the No. 1 singles spot for UNCW, which included ending the season on a seven-match winning streak. He became the 14^th player in program history to reach 50 career victories during the semifinals of the CAA Tournament. He also tallied eight wins in doubles this season. Huens is the first Seahawk to receive back-to-back CAA Player of the Year accolades since Rafael Aita in 2013 and 2014.

Siekanowicz compiled a 12-12 overall mark in singles while playing at the top spot in the lineup for Delaware. The freshman also contributed 14 wins in doubles, including a 9-6 record at the No. 1 position while playing with Euan Mackenzie. Siekanowicz is only the second Delaware player to receive Rookie of the Year honors, joining Luis Molina in 2019.

DuBois takes home his fifth consecutive Coach of the Year award after guiding UNCW to a 12-8 overall record and its fifth straight CAA title and 11^th overall after topping Elon, 4-2 in the finals. The Seahawks, who are ranked No. 65 nationally, advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 12^th time in 17 seasons. They put together a nine-match winning streak before falling to No. 26 Georgia in the NCAA Tournament. DuBois’ 11 CAA Coach of the Year awards are the most in league history.

Joining Huens and Siekanowicz on the All-CAA singles first team were Monmouth senior Mateo Bivol, Elon junior Veljko Krstic, UNCW senior Sam Nicholson and Elon freshman Rafael Ymer.

Making the All-CAA doubles first team were the UNCW tandem of sophomore Jordi Domenech and senior Joe Wayand, the Delaware duo of Siekanowicz and junior Euan Mackenzie, and the Monmouth pair of Bivol and grad student Louis Keller.

2025 CAA MEN’S TENNIS POSTSEASON AWARDS

CAA Player of the Year: Harold Huens, Sr., UNCW
CAA Rookie of the Year: Piotr Siekanowicz, Fr., Delaware
CAA Coach of the Year: Mait DuBois, UNCW

First Team All-CAA Singles
Name, School Class                     Hometown
Mateo Bivol, Monmouth Sr.                          Cestas, France
Harold Huens, UNCW Sr.                          Waterloo, Belgium
Veljko Krstic, Elon Jr.                          Belgrade, Serbia
Sam Nicholson, UNCW Sr.                          Brighton, England
Piotr Siekanowicz, Delaware Fr.                          Wroclaw, Poland
Rafael Ymer, Elon Fr.                          Stockholm, Sweden

First Team All-CAA Doubles
Name, School Class                     Hometown
Jordi Domenech, UNCW                               So.                         Almuncar, Spain
Joe Wayand, UNCW Sr.                          Cary, N.C.
Euan Mackenzie, Delaware Jr.                          Bridge of Allan, Scotland
Piotr Siekanowicz, Delaware Fr.                          Wroclaw, Poland
Mateo Bivol, Monmouth Sr.                          Cestas, France
Louis Keller, Monmouth Gr.                         Saint Maur des Fosses, France

Second Team All-CAA Singles
Name, School Class                     Hometown
Mattia Bernardi, Charleston Sr.                          Trento, Italy
Louis Keller, Monmouth Gr.                         Saint Maur des Fosses, France
Karol Malirz, Delaware Sr.                          Katowice, Poland
Josh Reynolds, Hofstra Sr.                          Surrey, United Kingdom
Gur Trakhtenberg, William & Mary Fr.                          Raanana, Israel
Joe Wayand, UNCW Sr.                          Cary, N.C.

Second Team All-CAA Doubles
Name, School Class                     Hometown
Oskar Antinheimo, Elon                               Jr.                          Helsinki, Finland
Veljko Krstic, Elon Jr.                          Belgrade, Serbia
Jack Curtis, Elon So.                         Portsmouth, England
Rafael Ymer, Elon Fr.                          Stockholm, Sweden
Alex De Sousa, Drexel Gr.                         Canterbury, United Kingdom
Roman Lafond, Drexel Gr.                         Suresnes, France

Third Team All-CAA Singles
Name, School Class                     Hometown
Will Burridge, Drexel So.                         Swindon, United Kingdom
Lucas Coupu-Moison, N.C. A&T                  So.                         Treillieres, France
Jack Curtis, Elon So.                         Portsmouth, England
Alex De Sousa, Drexel Gr.                         Canterbury, United Kingdom
Alex Martinez Sanz, Monmouth Jr.                          Pamplona, Spain
Lukas Steffen, UNCW Jr.                          Cary, N.C.

Third Team All-CAA Doubles
Name, School Class                     Hometown
Noa Forste-Dinell, Hofstra                            Fr.                          Stockholm, Sweden
Maxim Michaels, Hofstra So.                         Wellington, Fla.
Harold Huens, UNCW Sr. Waterloo, Belgium
Lukas Steffen, UNCW Jr.                          Cary, N.C.
Karol Malirz, Delaware Sr.                          Katowice, Poland
Mason Robins, Delaware                             So.                         College Park, Md.