Men's Tennis | 4/22/2026 12:00:00 PM

OXFORD, Ohio- The River States Conference is pleased to announce the selections for the 2026 River States Conference Men's Tennis All-Conference Teams.

The first team consists of six players, with eight selected to the second team due to a tie. Five players round out the 19 honored athletes as third team selections. The teams are selected via a vote of conference head coaches. Individual awards will be announced by the conference office on Thursday at the RSC Tournament awards ceremony.

The regular season champions from Oakland City were the leaders in the All-Conference selections, earning eight of the 19 spots. The Mighty Oaks claimed three spots on the first team, and added three more on the second team and two on the third team. Midway, who finished second in the conference, had five All-Conference picks, with two first teamers, a second teamer, and a pair of third teamers.

Brescia, IU East, and IU Southeast all had two selections to round out the 19 honored players. Both of Brescia's selections were on the second team, while IU East claimed the last first team selection, as well as a second team pick. IU Southeast was represented by a second teamer and a third teamer.

Additionally, the RSC is also proud to announce the athletes recognized as their program's Champion of Character. Each team in each River States Conference sponsored sport is asked to nominate one athlete as their Champion of Character. These student-athletes best represent the NAIA’s Champions of Character program and its five core values of Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Servant Leadership and Sportsmanship.

Each of the conference's six teams will head to Evansville, Indiana this weekend for the 2026 River States Conference Men's Tennis Tournament. The winner of the tournament, which has quarterfinal rounds on Thursday, semifinal matches on Friday, and the championship match on Saturday, will earn the RSC's automatic berth into the NAIA Tournament, which begins May 12 in its usual location of Mobile, Alabama.

FIRST TEAM
Ferran Clapes, Midway
Jose Andres Perez Perez, Oakland City
Juanes Pinto, Oakland City
Samarbir Sidhu, Oakland City
Ricardo Starosta, Midway
Sachin Vanaraja, IU East

SECOND TEAM
Alejo Chlpac, Oakland City
Trey Gutgsell, IU Southeast
Andrea Klaric, IU East
Diego Laguna, Brescia
Mudiwa Munyimani, Midway
Louki Nivarlet, Oakland City
Nelson Ramos, Oakland City
Kostiantyne Zvianintsev, Brescia

THIRD TEAM
Paxton Evitts, IU Southeast
Aleksey Granitsa, Midway
Manuel Mirabal, Midway
Agustin Siufi, Oakland City
Michael Wassef, Oakland City

CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER
Maison Ficker, Brescia
Sachin Vanaraja, IU East
Brennan Cooper, IU Southeast
Shimpei Yazuka, Midway
Luis Codoba Lavado, Oakland City
Ethan Hawks, Shawnee State