FARMINGTON, Utah — Portland State men's tennis ended a five-year postseason award drought Wednesday, as Aarjun Pandit earned Second Team All-Big Sky singles honors and added an honorable mention doubles nod alongside partner Maas Schotanus.
The duo earned honorable mention honors despite teaming up for just the final five matches of the season—more than enough for the league's coaches to take notice. Pandit, a freshman, and Schotanus, a sophomore, played four matches at No. 1, posting a 2-0 record while the other two went unfinished. With 6-4 wins over Idaho and Idaho State, the pair helped the Vikings secure the doubles point in both matches.
Pandit becomes the first freshman in program history to earn All-Big Sky singles honors after earlier this season becoming the first-ever Viking freshman named Big Sky Player of the Week. The Gurgaon, India native posted a 7-7 singles record in his first collegiate dual season, including a 3-4 mark against conference opponents. At No. 1, Pandit went 7-5, with his .583 win percentage ranking fifth in program history for a single season among players with at least 10 matches at the position.
Prior to Wednesday's awards, the Vikings hadn't earned an all-conference honor since 2021, when they had five selections. Head coach Vetu Mam led his young squad to six wins in 2026, posting a 2-5 conference record and finishing one win shy of a Big Sky Tournament berth.
2026 Big Sky Men's Tennis Award Winners | Link to release
MVP: Tom Bittner, Montana
Freshman of the Year: Jakub Jedrzejczak, Northern Arizona
Coach of the Year: Jason Brown, Montana
All-Big Sky Singles First Team
Tom Bittner, Montana*
Chetanna Amadike, Idaho*
Jakub Jedrzejczak, Northern Arizona*
Noa Tcherniack, Northern Arizona*
Duncan McCall, Montana*
Valentino De Pellegrin, Idaho State
* - unanimous first-team selection
All-Big Sky Singles Second Team
Jakub Volesky, Northern Arizona
Matt Upton, Montana
Sep de Visser, Idaho State
Gabriel Moroder, Idaho
Aarjun Pandit, Portland State
Baltazar Wiger-Nordas, Montana
All-Big Sky Singles Honorable Mention
Nick Bowles, Sacramento State
Felix Neumeister, Northern Arizona
Ken Dinh, Weber State
Eddie Biss, Montana State
Honorable Mention must receive at least 3 votes
All-Big Sky Doubles First Team
Duncan McCall/Baltazar Wiger-Nordas, Montana*
Takumi Katsuda/Vincent Vohl, Northern Arizona
Jakub Jedrzejczak/Jakub Volesky, Northern Arizona
* - unanimous first-team selection
All-Big Sky Doubles Second Team
Valentino De Pellegrin/Tyler Dalos, Idaho State
Chetanna Amadike/Gabriel Moroder, Idaho
Johnny Wilkinson/Matt Upton, Montana
All-Big Sky Doubles Honorable Mention
Sep de Visser/Quentin Lamothe, Idaho State
Tom Bittner/Eivind Tandberg, Montana
Aarjun Pandit/Maas Schotanus, Portland State
Honorable Mention must receive at least 3 votes
