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. Â
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. Â
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 TennisÂ
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
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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
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Honorable Mention Singles
Facundo Tumosa, Northern Arizona
Tommy Edwards, Portland State
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First Team Doubles
Trhac/Petrovic, Idaho State
Casino/Bascon, Idaho
Keki/Liles, Northern Arizona
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Second Team Doubles
Van Dijk/Sitar, Montana State
Edwards/Fortini, Portland State
Ziomber/Dillon, Northern Arizona
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Honorable Mention Doubles
Stoeger/Martin, Montana
Castillo-Lopez/Rendek, Idaho State
Roberts/Hsu, Portland State
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Individual Award Winners
Most Valuable Player – Francisco Bascon, Idaho
Freshman of the Year – Mark Keki, Sacramento State
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