TEMPE, ARIZ – Three Peach Belt Conference men’s tennis players were named All-Americans by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). All-America honors are given to singles players who finish in the top 20 of the ITA’s final rankings and doubles teams who finish in the top 10.

Columbus State’s Alvaro Regalado is the only PBC player to receive the honor for both singles and doubles. Javier Cueto Ramos joined Regalado on the doubles list. North Georgia’s Joaquin Benoit was also recognized for singles.

Additionally, PBC men’s tennis nearly swept the ITA Southeast Region Awards with CSU’s Evan Isaacs named the region Coach of the Year. UNG’s Ryan Gaskin was named the Senior Player of the Year and Young Harris’ Romeo Luque the winner of the Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award. The PBC received eight regional awards in all with the winners now eligible for national honors in the same category.

ITA All-Americans

Singles
Alvaro Regalado, Columbus State
Joaquin Benoit, North Georgia

Doubles
Alvaro Regalado & Javier Cueto Ramos, Columbus State

Southeast Regional Award Winners

Wilson ITA Coach of the Year: Evan Isaacs, Columbus State University
ITA Assistant Coach of the Year: Derrick Taylor, Columbus State University
Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship: Romeo Luque, Young Harris College
ITA Rookie of the Year: Florian Walcher, Wingate University
ITA Most Improved Senior: Zach Waldow, University of North Georgia
ITA Senior Player of the Year: Ryan Gaskin, University of North Georgia
ITA Community Service Award: Flagler College
ITA Community Service Award Honorable Mention: Young Harris College
ITA Community Service Award Honorable Mention: University of North Georgia