Men's Tennis | 4/20/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 9 PAC Honors (for events between April 13-19)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 9 of the 2026 season.
PAC Player of the Week
Isaac DeMan • Grove City • Junior • Rockford, Mich./Rockford
DeMan went a combined 4-0 last week in conference play to help Grove City sew up the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament ... Wednesday against Saint Vincent, he teamed with Ryan Kirkpatrick for a 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles and captured a 6-2, 6-2 win at third singles ... Two days later against Westminster, DeMan earned a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 3 singles after teaming with Kirkpatrick for a shutout win at second doubles.
PAC Men's Tennis Honor Roll
Allegheny sophomore Levente Mihaly (Békéscsaba, Hungary/Békéscsabai SZC Széchenyi István); Franciscan junior Aaron Heinlein (Erie, Pa./McDowell); Geneva senior Braiden Smalley (Gibsonia, Pa./PA Cyber Charter); Saint Vincent junior Braden Yokopenic (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin); Thiel junior Bret Vilage (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin); W&J senior Jackson Akers (Logan, W.Va./Logan); Waynesburg sophomore Noah Biser (Wake Forest, N.C./Wake Forest)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Adam Memije • Allegheny • Freshman • Monroeville, Pa./Gateway
Memije helped the Gators finish their PAC schedule undefeated with a 7-0 victory at W&J in the regular-season finale ... He dropped only one game in a 6-1 doubles win in the second spot, and dropped only one game in a 6-1, 6-0 victory in the top singles match ... Memije moved into second place in Allegheny single-season history with his 25th singles win of the year, just one shy of the team record held by Patrick Cole '14.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Geneva freshman Luke Crawford (Mars, Pa./Mars); Grove City freshman Andrew Bocci (Butler, Pa./Butler); Thiel freshman Tyrus Horton (Fuquay Varina, N.C./Athens Drive); W&J freshman Colby Peters (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township); Waynesburg freshman Michael Pohuski (Westminster, Md./Westminster)
PAC Milestones & Records
In a 7-0 victory over W&J, Allegheny's Levente Mihaly was a 6-1 winner in the No. 1 doubles match, his eighth consecutive doubles victory and he also earned his eighth singles win in a row, a 6-2, 6-3 decision in the No. 2 spot ... Franciscan's Aaron Heinlein was 3-0 last week at No. 1 singles, rolling to straight-set wins over Thiel, Geneva and Division II West Liberty ... Saint Vincent's Braden Yokopenic went 4-2 over the course of the Bearcats' three matches during the week, as he picked up two victories in the top position in single and doubles ... Waynesburg's Noah Biser was 2-1 at No. 2 singles last week with victories against Saint Vincent and Geneva ... After completing their fourth consecutive undefeated regular season in conference action, Allegheny clinched the No. 1 seed and home-court advantage throughout the 2026 PAC Men's Tennis Championship Tournament, which begins with quarterfinal round action Tuesday, April 21st ... The quarterfinals will feature third-seed Franciscan hosting No. 6 Geneva on Tuesday at 4:30 pm in Steubenville, Ohio, while Tuesday's other quarterfinal has No. 5 W&J traveling to No. 4 Saint Vincent for a 4 pm match in Latrobe, Pa. ... Top-seeded Allegheny will welcome the winner from the Saint Vincent/W&J match to Meadville, while the Franciscan/Geneva quarterfinal winner will make the journey to Grove City for the semifinals on Thursday ... The semifinal winners will play in the PAC Tournament Championship match on Saturday, April 25th, which will be hosted by the highest remaining seed.