TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) - The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) released the 2024 all-conference men's tennis teams and annual award winners Friday. The All-PAC teams, along with the yearly award winners, are determined by vote of the conference's nine head coaches.

Allegheny College, now winners of back-to-back PAC championships, claimed two of the three major awards. Gator junior Anton Hedlund (Hovas, Sweden/Katrinelundsgymnasiet) was selected as the PAC Player of the Year for the second year in a row, while Allegheny third-year head coach Dave Hayden earned PAC Coach of the Year laurels.

The PAC Newcomer of the Year went to Franciscan University freshman Aaron Heinlein (Erie, Pa./McDowell).

Hedlund repeated as the Player of the Year, the first to earn consecutive awards since Jonathan Pritchard from Saint Vincent College won three in a row from 2016-18. Hedlund compiled a 20-5 singles record this season and has won 15 straight matches, including an undefeated 8-0 singles mark against PAC competition. He also has a 23-7 doubles record, highlighted by a 20-5 record with sophomore David Rodriguez (Trinidad & Tobago/St. Anne's), as the duo earned First Team All-PAC in doubles play.

In addition to winning his second consecutive PAC Player of the Year award, Hedlund also earned his second straight Most Outstanding Player of the PAC Tournament. He went 2-0 in doubles and 1-0 in singles as the Gators defeated Franciscan 5-1 in the semifinals and Grove City 5-1 in the championship match in Allegheny's second title run in a row.

Heinlein is the second Franciscan player to win top Newcomer honors in the last three years, joining current Baron junior Travis Mistry (Groves, Texas/Sabine Pass), who won the recognition in 2022. Heinlein was 8-7 this season in singles play, playing mostly at No. 2, which included a 5-2 mark in PAC matches. In addition to earning First Team All-PAC honors in singles play, Heinlein was also voted First Team All-PAC in doubles with freshman Christopher Yvars (Bow, N.H./Bow) after the tandem went 5-1 in PAC matches as part of an 11-4 record overall.

Hayden earned the Coach of the Year Award for the second season in a row after he led the Gators to a repeat conference title. It was the sixth league championship in program history, which came after the Gators went 8-0 in PAC play for their second straight unbeaten regular season in conference play. 

By winning this year's PAC Championship Tournament, Allegheny earned the conference's automatic-qualifying bid to the NCAA Division III Championship. The Gators will open NCAA play Saturday against Messiah in a first round match at 10 am in a match held at Middlebury College in Vermont, who will serve as the regional host.

PAC Award Winners
Player of the Year: Allegheny junior Anton Hedlund (Hovas, Sweden/Katrinelundsgymnasiet)
Newcomer of the Year: Franciscan freshman Aaron Heinlein (Erie, Pa./McDowell)
Coach of the Year: Allegheny head coach Dave Hayden
 

All-PAC First Team
Singles
Name	Class	School	Hometown | High School
Anton Hedlund	Jr.	Allegheny	Hovas, Sweden/Katrinelundsgymnasiet
David Rodriguez	So.	Allegheny	Trinidad & Tobago/St. Anne's
Travis Mistry	Jr.	Franciscan	Groves, Texas/Sabine Pass
Aaron Heinlein	Fr.	Franciscan	Erie, Pa./McDowell
Braiden Smalley	So.	Geneva	Gibsonia, Pa./PA Cyber School
Benjamin Jones	So.	Grove City	Clayton, N.C./Clayton
Josiah Newton	Sr.	Grove City	Claysville, Pa./McGuffey
Ethan Lown	Sr.	Waynesburg	Lebanon, Pa./Elizabethtown
Doubles
Name	Class	School	Hometown | High School
Anton Hedlund	Jr.	Allegheny	Hovas, Sweden/Katrinelundsgymnasiet
David Rodriguez	So.	Allegheny	Trinidad & Tobago/St. Anne's
Will Jarvie	Jr.	Allegheny	Wilton, Conn./Wilton
Benedek Kaibas	So.	Allegheny	Salgótarján, Hungary/Mikszáth Kálmán Gimnázium
Aaron Heinlein	Fr.	Franciscan	Erie, Pa./McDowell
Christopher Yvars	Fr.	Franciscan	Bow, N.H./Bow
Gavin Miller	Sr.	Grove City	Clayton, N.C./Corinth Holders
Jameson Sposato	Sr.	Grove City	Frewsburg, N.Y./Frewsburg Central

 

All-PAC Second Team
Singles
Position	Name	Class	School	Hometown | High School
1S	Braden Yokopenic	Fr.	Saint Vincent	Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin
2S	Jadon Hooke	Sr.	Geneva	North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin
3S	Will Jarvie	Jr.	Allegheny	Wilton, Conn./Wilton
3S	Gavin Miller	Sr.	Grove City	Clayton, N.C./Corinth Holders
4S	Benedek Kaibas	So.	Allegheny	Salgótarján, Hungary/Mikszáth Kálmán Gimnázium
5S	Evan Nelson	So.	Allegheny	Scituate, Mass./Scituate
5S	Jack Citrone	Jr.	Saint Vincent	York, Pa./West York
6S	Nick Heidengren	Sr.	Geneva	Aliquippa, Pa./Beaver County Christian
6S	Jose Pablo Leon	Fr.	Grove City	Concon, Chile/Universidad de Llamas Montana
Doubles
Position	Name	Class	School	Hometown | High School
1D	Travis Mistry	Jr.	Franciscan	Groves, Texas/Sabine Pass
1D	Aidan Palladino	Sr.	Franciscan	Danbury, Conn./Regina Caeli Academy
1D	Jadon Hooke	Sr.	Geneva	North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin
1D	Braiden Smalley	So.	Geneva	Gibsonia, Pa./PA Cyber School
1D	Josiah Newton	Sr.	Grove City	Claysville, Pa./McGuffey
1D	Jose Pablo Leon	Fr.	Grove City	Concon, Chile/Universidad de Llamas Montana
2D	Josh Havrilla	Fr.	Saint Vincent	Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe
2D	Braden Yokopenic	Fr.	Saint Vincent	Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin
3D	Benjamin Jones	So.	Grove City	Clayton, N.C./Clayton
3D	Collier Kaufman	Sr.	Grove City	Lowell, Mich./Lowell

 

Honorable Mention All-PAC
Singles
Position	Name	Class	School	Hometown | High School
1S	Eli Flinchbaugh	Sr.	Thiel	Oil City, Pa./Oil City
1S	Jackson Akers	So.	W&J	Logan, W.Va./Logan
2S	Brian Lee	Jr.	Saint Vincent	Harrison City, Pa. Penn-Trafford
2S	Alex Duing	So.	W&J	South Park, Pa./South Park
3S	Matthew Sadusky	Jr.	Saint Vincent	Dover, Del./Dover
3S	Abhinav Yarramaneni	Jr.	W&J	Mountain View, Calif./Los Altos
4S	Aidan Palladino	Sr.	Franciscan	Danbury, Conn./Regina Caeli Academy
4S	Owen Landis	So.	Geneva	Quarryville, Pa./Rift Valley Academy
4S	Jameson Sposato	Sr.	Grove City	Frewsburg, N.Y./Frewsburg Central
5S	Callahan Hecton	So.	Franciscan	Annandale, Va./Bishop O'Connell
5S	Isaac DeMan	So.	Grove City	Rockford, Mich./Rockford
6S	Mitchell Curtis	So.	Allegheny	Aurora, Ohio/Aurora
6S	August Lawrence	Fr.	Saint Vincent	Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe
Doubles
Position	Name	Class	School	Hometown | High School
2D	David Clark	Jr.	Geneva	Monroeville, Pa./Gateway
2D	Owen Landis	So.	Geneva	Quarryville, Pa./Rift Valley Academy
2D	Nick Bussard	Fr.	W&J	New Kensington, Pa./Valley
2D	Abhinav Yarramaneni	Jr.	W&J	Mountain View, Calif./Los Altos
3D	Evan Nelson	So.	Allegheny	Scituate, Mass./Scituate
3D	Reid Stastolla	Fr.	Allegheny	Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel
3D	Callahan Hecton	So.	Franciscan	Annandale, Va./Bishop O'Connell
3D	Samuel Sabol	So.	Franciscan	Bloomfield, N.M./Piedra Vista
3D	Thayne Bodenmiller	Fr.	Geneva	Westfield, N.Y./Westfield Academy and Central School
3D	Nick Heidengren	Sr.	Geneva	Aliquippa, Pa./Beaver County Christian
3D	August Lawrence	Fr.	Saint Vincent	Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe
3D	Kyle Murray	So	Saint Vincent	Altoona, Pa./Altoona