BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Gulf South Conference announced the 2025 All-GSC selections for men's tennis on Wednesday night. A conference-best five Argos make the list, as the four players on the team who played for UWF last season make the list for at least a second straight year.
Miguel Cabrera has earned all-conference honors for the first time in his college career, as the graduate transfer from UT Arlington out of Santiago, Chile, has stepped right in at the top line of singles and helped lead the Argos to the No. 1 spot in the ITA rankings and a 21-1 regular season. Sitting at No. 7 in the ITA DII National Singles Rankings, he owns a 14-3 record, notching wins in matches against eight ranked opponents, with his only losses coming to three top-five players: No. 1 Phil Exner of Ouachita Baptist, No. 2 Takeshi Taco of Valdosta State and No. 4 Alex Benichou Blanchard of Mississippi College, just named GSC Player of the Year for a second straight season. Cabrera is also 8-12 in doubles play but 5-2 in GSC play with partners
Bernardo Costa,
Albin Ekenros and
Denilso Martinez.
Sebastian Rondon earns All-GSC honors for the third time in as many collegiate seasons, and First Team honors for the second year in a row. The junior from Hollywood, Fla., is No. 9 in DII in singles with a 14-2 overall record and a 6-0 mark in GSC play, with ranked wins over No. 5 Boruch Skierkier of No. 2 VSU, No. 8 Vasek Schneider of No. 9 Washburn, No. 20 Louis Boilevin of Cameron, No. 27 Bruno Sanchez of No. 24 Midwestern State and No. 44 Ramon Strassman of No. 34 OBU. He and Duran are No. 1 in the ITA DII Doubles Rankings, as they are 13-7 overall and 5-2 in conference at the top spot, with wins over No. 2 Tim Hammes and Matthew Earle of Washburn, No. 3 Luis Iriarte and Eduardo Cohen of No. 10 Saint Leo, No. 9 Exner and Strassman of OBU, No. 11 Stephen Slocombe and Filip Vacula of MSU, No. 14 Quinn Groenendijk and Jip Langerhuizen of No. 18 Lee, No. 22 Giuseppe Bonaiuti and Jami Savolainen of Auburn Montgomery and more.
Sebastian Sotelo has placed on the All-GSC team for the second straight year, ranking No. 32 in the nation in singles with a 17-2 record and a 7-0 mark in GSC play. The graduate student from Resistencia, Argentina, has wins in matches against No. 2 VSU, No. 4 Flagler, No. 9 Washburn, No. 10 SLU, No. 16 Columbus State, No. 18 Lee, No. 19 North Georgia, No. 24 MSU, No. 26 MC and No. 34 OBU. He also boasts a 15-2 mark in doubles and 6-1 in GSC play with partners Martinez, Ekenros and
Tomas Leston. He and Leston are No. 44 in the doubles rankings with a 13-2 record and 5-1 GSC mark, and they have wins against No. 3 Barry, SLU, No. 15 Florida Southern, CSU, Lee, MSU, and OBU.
Duran has placed on the Second Team for a second straight season. On top of his well-publicized exploits alongside Rondon in doubles, the sophomore from San Salvador, El Salvador, is No. 40 in DII in singles with a 13-3 record and a 5-2 mark in the GSC. He owns wins against No. 3 Barry, No. 4 Flagler, No. 10 SLU, No. 16 CSU, No. 18 Lee, No. 19 UNG and No. 24 MSU.
Lastly, Ekenros has earned Second Team votes for a second consecutive season as well. The senior from Karlshamn, Sweden, owns a 15-3 overall singles record and a 6-1 mark in GSC play with wins against No. 3 Barry, No. 4 Flagler, No. 9 Washburn, No. 15 FSC, No. 18 Lee, No. 19 UNG, No. 24 MSU and No. 26 MC. He is 6-7 in doubles but 3-1 in conference play, partnered with Cabrera for every match except the FSC contest, when he was paired with Sotelo. His biggest win came in his first appearance in the doubles lineup this season, which came in the ITA Indoor Championship match against Washburn. He and Cabrera knocked off No. 17 Schneider and Tommy Cecchetti 6-3 in their first time playing together in a counting match, leading the Argos to a sweep and the ITA Indoor title, a first for the program.
UWF, seeded No. 2 in the NCAA DII South Region Rankings and the GSC standings behind VSU, takes on No. 7-seed West Alabama tomorrow at 2:30 pm in the GSC Quarterfinals.
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