GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org)--The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) announced its All-PAC Men's Tennis teams and annual award winners Tuesday afternoon. The All-PAC teams, along with the PAC's yearly award winners, were determined, by vote, of the league's eight head coaches.

Grove City College senior Karsten Lagerquist (Pittsburgh, Pa. | Fox Chapel) was selected as this year’s PAC Player of the Year. Franciscan University freshman Travis Mistry (Groves, Texas | Sabine Pass) was honored as the PAC Newcomer of the Year. Grove City first-year head coach Nate Horner collected PAC Coach of the Year honors.

Lagerquist is a three-time All-PAC First Team selection. He was named the championship tournament's Most Outstanding Player in 2021 and 2022. His 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles helped top-seeded Grove City earn a 5-1 decision over No. 2 Saint Vincent in the PAC Championship Tournament title match on April 30. 

Lagerquist owns an 11-3 overall record at No. 1 singles this season. He was 6-0 at No. 1 singles in league play and has won nine-straight matches. Lagerquist and junior Ryne Talko (Cresson, Pa. | Bishop Guilfoyle) have a 10-3 overall record at No. 1 doubles and finished with a 7-0 mark in PAC play this season. The pair is 9-1 in their last 10 matches. 

Mistry combined to go 12-2 overall and 6-0 in league play playing primarily out of the No. 2 singles position, where he was 10-1. He is 9-1 in his last 10 matches, winning the last seven straight. Mistry and senior Gary Pierre (Delmas, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | James Madison) were 6-8 at the No. 1 doubles spot, going 4-1 against PAC opposition. 

Horner led Grove City to the program's second-straight PAC Championship Tournament title and 29th all-time league championship. Grove City is currently 16-2 overall and went 7-0 in league play. 

Also announced Tuesday were the members of this year's PAC Sportsmanship Team. The PAC’s Sportsmanship Teams were established to recognize student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior and are an ongoing effort to both recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among all conference teams.

As the winner of this year's PAC Championship Tournament, Grove City received the conference's automatic-qualifying bid to the NCAA Division III Championship and will face Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Ohio Northern (22-4) in the first round of the Division III Championship Friday at Case Western Reserve. It will be Grove City's eight all-time appearance in the Division III Championship. Last season, Grove City defeated Roger Williams in the first round, 5-0, before dropping a 5-0 decision to Brandeis in the second round. Grove City is 3-4 all-time in NCAA Tournament first round matches.

PAC Award Winners
Player of the Year: Grove City senior Karsten Lagerquist (Pittsburgh, Pa. | Fox Chapel)
Newcomer of the Year: Franciscan freshman Travis Mistry (Groves, Texas | Sabine Pass)
Coach of the Year: Grove City first-year head coach Nate Horner
 

All-PAC First Team
Singles
Name	Class	School	Hometown | High School
Travis Mistry	Fr.	Franciscan	Groves, Texas | Sabine Pass
Gary Pierre	Sr.	Franciscan	Delmas, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | James Madison
Nate Heidengren	Gr.	Geneva	Aliquippa, Pa. | Beaver County Christian
Karsten Lagerquist	Sr.	Grove City	Pittsburgh, Pa. | Fox Chapel
Ryne Talko	Jr.	Grove City	Cresson, Pa. | Bishop Guilfoyle
David Lynn	So.	Saint Vincent	Bethlehem, Pa. | Liberty
Joey English	Sr.	Waynesburg	Smithfield, Pa. | Homeschooled
Ellian Ascensio	Fr.	Westminster	Venetia, Pa. | Peters Township
Doubles
Name	Class	School	Hometown | High School
Travis Mistry	Fr.	Franciscan	Groves, Texas | Sabine Pass
Gary Pierre	Sr.	Franciscan	Delmas, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | James Madison
Jacques Guillembet	Jr.	Geneva	Fort Myers, Fla. | South Fort Myers
Nate Heidengren	Gr.	Geneva	Aliquippa, Pa. | Beaver County Christian
Karsten Lagerquist	Sr.	Grove City	Pittsburgh, Pa. | Fox Chapel
Ryne Talko	Jr.	Grove City	Cresson, Pa. | Bishop Guilfoyle
Ellian Ascensio	Fr.	Westminster	Venetia, Pa. | Peters Township
Sam Scotford	Jr.	Westminster	Poland, Ohio | Poland Seminary

 

All-PAC Second Team
Singles
Position	Name	Class	School	Hometown | High School
1S	Eli Flinchbaugh	So.	Thiel	Oil City, Pa. | Oil City
1S	Abhinav Yarramaneni	Fr.	W&J	Mountain View, Calif. | Los Altos
2S	Jon Oskin	Sr.	Saint Vincent	Erie, Pa. | Fairview
3S	Michael Odrey	So.	Grove City	New Kensington, Pa. | Valley
4S	Gavin Miller	So.	Grove City	Clayton, N.C. | Corinth Holders
5S	Jameson Sposato	So.	Grove City	Frewsburg, N.Y. | Frewsburg Central
5S	Jack Citrone	Fr.	Saint Vincent	York, Pa. | West York
6S	Collier Kaufman	So.	Grove City	Lowell, Mich. | Lowell
Doubles
Position	Name	Class	School	Hometown | High School
1D	Joey English	Sr.	Waynesburg	Smithfield, Pa. | Homeschooled
1D	Ethan Lown	So.	Waynesburg	Lebanon, Pa. | Elizabethtown
2D	Michael Odrey	So.	Grove City	New Kensington, Pa. | Valley
2D	Jameson Sposato	So.	Grove City	Frewsburg, N.Y. | Frewsburg Central
3D	Leo Morella	Sr.	Franciscan
3D	Billy Presume	Sr.	Franciscan	Delmas, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | James Madison
3D	Gavin Miller	So.	Grove City	Clayton, N.C. | Corinth Holders
3D	Josiah Newton	So.	Grove City	Claysville, Pa. | McGuffey

 

Honorable Mention All-PAC
Singles
Position	Name	Class	School	Hometown | High School
2S	Jacques Guillembet	Jr.	Geneva	Fort Myers, Fla. | South Fort Myers
2S	Conor Cassidy	Gr.	Waynesburg	Huntingtown, Md. | Huntingtown
2S	Jimmy Oberlin	Jr.	Westminster	DuBois, Pa. | DuBois
3S	Billy Presume	Sr.	Franciscan	Delmas, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | James Madison
3S	Ethan Lown	So.	Waynesburg	Lebanon, Pa. | Elizabethtown
4S	Josh Robbins	Sr.	Franciscan	Fort Worth, Texas | Timber Creek
4S	Amos Luptak	Sr.	Geneva	Sewickley, Pa. |Quaker Valley
4S	Rory Montreuil	Fr.	Waynesburg	Shelby Township, Mich. | Utica
5S	Aidan Howard	Gr.	Franciscan	Dallas, Texas | Cambridge School
6S	Jacob Mack	So.	Westminster	Carnegie, Pa. | Chartiers Valley
Doubles
Position	Name	Class	School	Hometown | High School
1D	Josh Boland	Sr.	Saint Vincent	Pittsburgh, Pa. | Plum
1D	David Lynn	So.	Saint Vincent	Bethlehem, Pa. | Liberty
2D	Aidan Howard	Gr.	Franciscan	Dallas, Texas | Cambridge School
2D	Josh Robbins	Sr.	Franciscan	Fort Worth, Texas | Timber Creek
3D	Aaron Kuhn	Sr.	Saint Vincent	North Huntingdon, Pa. | Norwin
3D	Mauricio Sanchez	Sr.	Saint Vincent	Barquisimeto, Venezuela | San Vicente de Paul
3D	Logan Mannheimer	Sr.	Westminster	South Park, Pa. | South Park
3D	Noah Weiss	Sr.	Westminster	South Park, Pa. | South Park

     

Sportsmanship Team
Name	Class	School	Hometown | High School
Billy Presume	Sr.	Franciscan	Delmas, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | James Madison
Nate Heidengren	Gr.	Geneva	Aliquippa, Pa. | Beaver County Christian
Wesley Kiehl	Fr.	Grove City	Warren, Pa. | Warren
Aaron Kuhn	Sr.	Saint Vincent	North Huntingdon, Pa. | Norwin
Eli Flinchbaugh	So.	Thiel	Oil City, Pa. | Oil City
William Gunn	Sr.	W&J	Beaver Falls, Pa. | Riverside
Mike Saliba	Jr.	Waynesburg	New Kensington, Pa. | Valley
Jimmy Oberlin	Jr.	Westminster	DuBois, Pa. | DuBois