FAYETTEVILLE, NC – Christopher Newport men's tennis player Eric Shulman was named the USA South Rookie of the Year while he and two of his teammates were named All-Conference.
Shulman, a native of Glen Allen, VA, is ranked seventh in the Atlantic South in singles and is 14-5 on the year and 5-1 in USA South action at No. 1 singles. In doubles, he and teammate Dusty Nelson are ranked fifth in the region. Shulman has amassed a 15-4 record in doubles play and is 4-2 in conference action. He was also named First Team All-USA South.
Lorenzo Sison was named Second Team All-Conference. He is 9-8 in singles action and 4-2 in conference play, while seeing action at No. 2 and 3 singles. In doubles, Sison has team with several of his teammates and is 12-8 on the year.
Dusty Nelson was named Honorable Mention All-USA South. The sophomore is 8-10 in singles play, seeing action at No. 2, 3 and 4. In doubles, he's teamed with Shulman to go 13-4 at No. 1. For the year, Nelson is 14-4.
NC Wesleyan's Antii Saari was named the conference's Player of the Year while his coach, Dominic Modise, was named Coach of the Year.
Complete All-USA South Teams
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Name
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School
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Name
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School
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1st Team
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2nd Team
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Dean Loock
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Averett
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Marcelo Diaz
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Averett
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Alexey Rumyantsev
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NC Wesleyan
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Davit Minasyan
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NC Wesleyan
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Antti Saari
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NC Wesleyan
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Marcelo Prata
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NC Wesleyan
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Eric Shulman
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CNU
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Xavier Ruiz
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Averett
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David Sutton
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Greensboro
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Lorenzo Sison
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CNU
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Juuso Tapanainen
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Averett
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Matthew Taylor
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Methodist
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Honorable Mention
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All-Sportsmanship
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Anton Filonov
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NC Wesleyan
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Xavier Ruiz
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Averett
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Cody Jarrell
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Shenandoah
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Lorenzo Sison
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CNU
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Dylan Knox
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Methodist
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Bob Dill
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Ferrum
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Fred Lemongo
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NC Wesleyan
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Zack Bruff
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Greensboro
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Dusty Nelson
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CNU
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Dylan Knox
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Methodist
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Tim Robinson
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Shenandoah
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Dominic Forsdike
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NC Wesleyan
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Rob Schmidt
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Methodist
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Michael Milanov
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Shenandoah
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