FARMINGTON – The Portland State men's tennis team made program history by having five players named to the All-Big Sky teams on Friday.
With five postseason honors as a team, the Vikings set a program record for the most All-Conference nods in a single season.
Highlighting the group was senior Nikola Dimitrijevic. The No. 3 singles threat notched first-team All-Conference honors after defeating all four of his regular-season Big Sky opponents. Dimitrijevic boasted a team-high nine singles victories to finish the year at 9-7 overall.
2019 second-team Big Sky selection Matteo Fortini tallied six wins at the top spot for PSU in singles action during his 2021 campaign. Ending the year at 6-10 overall, the Italy native added another second-team All-Conference recognition to round out his Viking career.
No stranger to postseason awards, decorated senior Tommy Edwards clinched his fourth All-Conference nod, receiving honorable mention singles honors following a seven-win season at the two spot.
In doubles, Fortini and Edwards were named second-team All-Big Sky. The veteran duo led PSU with seven victories at the No. 1 position with a 2-1 record during regular season conference action.
Newcomer Tommy Hsu and senior returner Sam Roberts found their groove as a duo midway through the season. The No. 3 doubles pair finished with a 4-2 record (2-0 BSC) on their way to an Honorable Mention recognition.
2021 Big Sky All-Conference Teams - Men's Tennis
First Team Singles
Oisin Shaffrey, Montana
Francisco Bascon, Idaho
Mark Keki, Sacramento State
Sebastian Buxman, Weber State
Eban Straker-Meads, Northern Arizona
Nikola Dimitrijevic, Portland State
Second Team Singles
Brad Buckland, Montana State
Kris Van Wyk, Weber State
Bruno Casino, Idaho
Matteo Fortini, Portland State
Hiroki Fujita, Idaho State
Jaime Castillo-Lopez, Idaho State
Chris Steele, Northern Arizona
Honorable Mention Singles
Facundo Tumosa, Northern Arizona
Tommy Edwards, Portland State
First Team Doubles
Trhac/Petrovic, Idaho State
Casino/Bascon, Idaho
Keki/Liles, Northern Arizona
Second Team Doubles
Van Dijk/Sitar, Montana State
Edwards/Fortini, Portland State
Ziomber/Dillon, Northern Arizona
Honorable Mention Doubles
Stoeger/Martin, Montana
Castillo-Lopez/Rendek, Idaho State
Roberts/Hsu, Portland State
Individual Award Winners
Most Valuable Player – Francisco Bascon, Idaho
Freshman of the Year – Mark Keki, Sacramento State
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