CHICAGO – College of Chicago males’s tennis claimed College Athletic Affiliation (UAA) Participant of the 12 months, Teaching Workers of the 12 months and eight whole spots on the 2022 All-Affiliation Crew on Monday.
Christian Alshon headlined the convention award winners because the UAA Participant of the 12 months, turning into the primary UChicago males’s participant to ever earn that distinction. He was a First Crew All-UAA choice in each singles and doubles. The Maroon junior has posted a 19-2 general singles report, together with an ideal 16-0 in twin matches this season. Alshon and sophomore teammate Derek Hsieh have excelled atop the doubles lineup with a 17-6 general mark.
Hsieh was additionally a First Crew All-UAA honoree in singles and doubles play. Primarily enjoying on the No. 2 and No. 3 positions in lineup, the UChicago sophomore has racked up an 18-3 report in singles play. He owns a 17-6 doubles report enjoying with Alshon, together with a 13-4 mark on the No. 1 place.
Arjun Asokumar was a Second Crew All-UAA decide in singles. The Maroon sophomore is 12-3 as a singles participant, together with 8-1 in twin matches. Asokumar and first-year Andrei Leonov had been chosen Second Crew All-UAA in doubles. The duo owns a 9-3 report enjoying primarily at No. 2 doubles.
Along with his Second Crew accolade, Alex Guzhva turned a three-time All-UAA recipient in singles. He was beforehand on the First Crew in 2020 and Second Crew in 2019. The UChicago senior is 16-2 on the 12 months whereas enjoying primarily on the No. 4 spot within the lineup.
Head Coach Jay Tee was given the UAA’s teaching award for the third time in his profession (2015, 2018, 2022). Tee has led the Maroons to a 19-1 general report this season, which included an ideal 3-0 mark on the UAA Championship. UChicago claimed its second UAA title in program historical past on April 23.
