TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) - The 2025 All-Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) men's tennis teams and annual award winners were released Tuesday morning. The conference's nine head coaches vote to determine the All-PAC teams, along with the yearly award winners.

After winning their third consecutive PAC championship, the Allegheny College program also swept all three major awards. Senior Anton Hedlund was chosen as the PAC Player of the Year for the third year in a row, while Gator freshman Kristian Janci earned the PAC Newcomer of the Year. Rounding out the top awards was Allegheny fourth-year head coach Dave Hayden receiving PAC Coach of the Year recognition.

Hedlund capped a remarkable career for the Gators by posting a 24-6 singles record through the year, which included going 8-0 against PAC opponents. He was just as impressive in doubles competition, going 25-7, which tied him with Cole and Tyler Triolo '16 for the most doubles wins in a season. The second-winningest student-athlete in Allegheny men's tennis history with 152 career wins, Hedlund also earned his third straight Most Outstanding Player in the PAC Tournament after he won 6-0, 6-0 in second singles in the semifinal triumph over Saint Vincent and was victorious at first doubles and second singles in the 4-0 win over Grove City in the final.

The third straight PAC Player of the Year award for Hedlun puts him in rare company in the conference. He joins Saint Vincent's Jonathan Pritchard (2016-18), Grove City Patrick Donahue (2001-03) and Grove City's Srinivasan Balaji (1991-94) as the only players since 1991 to win at least three consecutive PAC Player of the Year awards.

Janci is the second Allegheny player to collect the top Newcomer award, joining 2023 winner Ethan Carr. Janci compiled a 14-2 record in singles action, playing mostly at No. 1. That included a 6-0, 6-0 victory in the PAC semifinals against Grove City and a 6-2, 6-1 win in the NCAA match against Nichols. Janci was also 15-3 in doubles play, which was highlighted by a 6-1 win in the PAC title match against Grove City and a hard-fought 7-5 decision in the Nichols match at NCAA Championships.

Hayden is the conference's Coach of the Year for the third straight season after guiding the Gators to a PAC three-peat. Allegheny finished 8-0 in PAC play for their third consecutive unbeaten regular season in conference play and would earn the seventh league championship in program history. Hayden led Allegheny to a 21-7 record this season, which tied the single-season program record for wins, matching the 1995-96 team that went 21-5.

Also announced were the members of this year's PAC Sportsmanship Team, which are linked above. 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.

By winning this year's PAC Championship Tournament, Allegheny earned the conference's automatic-qualifying bid to the NCAA Division III Championship. The Gators reached the second round of the Championships, as they defeated Nichols College in the opening round 4-0 before dropping their second-round match to seventh-ranked Middlebury College.

PAC Award Winners
Player of the Year: Allegheny senior Anton Hedlund
Newcomer of the Year: Allegheny freshman Kristian Janci
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
Kristian Janci	Fr.	Allegheny	Kysucké Nové Mesto, Slovakia/The British International School Shanghai
Levente Mihaly	Fr.	Allegheny	Békéscsaba, Hungary/Békéscsabai SZC Széchenyi István
Aaron Heinlein	So.	Franciscan	Erie, Pa./McDowell
Aidan Palladino	Grad.	Franciscan	Danbury, Conn./Regina Caeli Academy
Braiden Smalley	Jr.	Geneva	Gibsonia, Pa./PA Cyber School
Benjamin Jones	Jr.	Grove City	Clayton, N.C./Clayton
Allen Morris	Fr.	Grove City	Perry, Ohio/Perry
Doubles
Name	Class	School	Hometown/High School
Anton Hedlund	Sr.	Allegheny	Hovas, Sweden/Katrinelundsgymnasiet
Kristian Janci	Fr.	Allegheny	Kysucké Nové Mesto, Slovakia/The British International School Shanghai
David Rodriguez	So.	Allegheny	Trinidad & Tobago/St. Anne's
Arick Baldwin	Fr.	Allegheny	Oakwood, Ohio/Oakwood
Aaron Heinlein	So.	Franciscan	Erie, Pa./McDowell
Christopher Yvars	So.	Franciscan	Bow, N.H./Bow
Braiden Smalley	Jr.	Geneva	Gibsonia, Pa./PA Cyber School
Ben Busler	Fr.	Geneva	Butler, Pa./Butler
Benjamin Jones	Jr.	Grove City	Clayton, N.C./Clayton
Allen Morris	Fr.	Grove City	Perry, Ohio/Perry

 

All-PAC Second Team
Singles
Position	Name	Class	School	Hometown/High School
1S	Braden Yokopenic	So.	Saint Vincent	Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin
2S	Brian Lee	Sr.	Saint Vincent	Harrison City, Pa./Penn-Trafford
3S	Isaac DeMan	Jr.	Grove City	Rockford, Mich./Rockford
4S	David Rodriguez	So.	Allegheny	Trinidad & Tobago/St. Anne's
4S	Christopher Yvars	So.	Franciscan	Bow, N.H./Bow
5S	Javier Bejarano Jiminez	So.	Allegheny	El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain/IES Padre Luis Coloma
5S	Jack Citrone	Sr.	Saint Vincent	York, Pa./West York
6S	Kiser Swain	Fr.	Grove City	Frisco, Texas/Omar Trevino
Doubles
Position	Name	Class	School	Hometown/High School
1D	Braden Yokopenic	So.	Saint Vincent	Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin
1D	Brian Lee	Sr.	Saint Vincent	Harrison City, Pa./Penn-Trafford
1D	William Nebiolo	Fr.	Westminster	Glenshaw, Pa./Shaler
1D	Dylan Weiss	Sr.	Westminster	South Park, Pa./South Park
2D	David Bourdelais	Jr.	Franciscan	Vienna, Va./Paul VI Catholic
2D	Aidan Palladino	Grad.	Franciscan	Danbury, Conn./Regina Caeli Academy
3D	Benedek Kaibas	Jr.	Allegheny	Salgótarján, Hungary/Mikszáth Kálmán Gimnázium
3D	Levente Mihaly	Fr.	Allegheny	Békéscsaba, Hungary/Békéscsabai SZC Széchenyi István

 

Honorable Mention All-PAC
Singles
Position	Name	Class	School	Hometown/High School
1S	Ryan Crissman	Jr.	Westminster	Allison Park, Pa./Shaler
2S	Ben Busler	Fr.	Geneva	Butler, Pa./Butler
2S	Brett Vilage	So.	Thiel	North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin
2S	Jackson Akers	Jr.	W&J	Logan, W.Va./Logan
3S	Abhinav Yarramaneni	Sr.	W&J	Mountain View, Calif./Los Altos
4S	William Nebiolo	Fr.	Westminster	Glenshaw, Pa./Shaler
4S	Ryan Kirkpatrick	Fr.	Grove City	Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine
5S	Srivatsa Bellamkonda	So.	W&J	Sewickley, Pa./North Allegheny
5S	Tyler Gordon	So.	Waynesburg	Strongsville, Ohio/OHDELA
6S	Olivier Erkens	Fr.	Allegheny	Gouda, Netherlands/Coornhert Gymnasium
6S	David Drejza	Fr.	Franciscan	Litchfield Park, Ariz./St. John Paul II
6S	Kyle Murray	Jr.	Saint Vincent	Altoona, Pa./Altoona
Doubles
Position	Name	Class	School	Hometown/High School
2D	Nathan Clark	Sr.	Grove City	Monroeville, Pa./Gateway
2D	Isaac DeMan	Jr.	Grove City	Rockford, Mich./Rockford
3D	Joel Capelli	Fr.	Franciscan	Onalaska, Wis./Aquinas
3D	Jeremiah Greve	Jr.	Franciscan	Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville Catholic Central
3D	Brady Johnson	So.	Saint Vincent	North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin
3D	Kyle Murray	Jr.	Saint Vincent	Altoona, Pa./Altoona
3D	Srivatsa Bellamkonda	So.	W&J	Sewickley, Pa./North Allegheny
3D	Abhinav Yarramaneni	Sr.	W&J	Mountain View, Calif./Los Altos