Three Bulldogs Receive All-SEC Honors

ATHENS, Ga. – Three University of Georgia men's tennis players received All-SEC Honors announced by the Southeastern Conference (SEC) on Friday. Graduate Hamish Stewart and senior Philip Henning were named First Team All-SEC and graduate Tristan McCormick was named Second Team All-SEC.

Stewart, Georgia's No.1 singles and doubles player, is the Bulldogs' highest-ranked with a No.13 national singles ranking. He totaled 25 overall singles wins and 15 wins over nationally-ranked opponents. Stewart received national recognition throughout the season for his performance on the court by being named the National Player of the Week by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) and Universal Tennis Rating and was a two-time SEC Player of the Week. Stewart and McCormick recorded 10 doubles wins as the No.1 Georgia pair.

Two-time All-SEC honoree Henning won 22 overall singles matches and went 8-2 against conference opponents matches this season. He has been ranked as high as No.23 in the singles rankings. Henning punched the Bulldog's ticket to the ITA National Team Indoors by clinching the match over USF. He and senior Trent Bryde won 15 overall doubles matches and were ranked as high as No.14 nationally.

McCormick, a vocal leader on and off the court for the Bulldogs came up clutch throughout the season clinching various road matches for Georgia (Georgia Tech, Ole Miss). Tallied 18 overall singles wins going 7-3 against conference opponents. He rose in the singles rankings to a career-high No.32. He and fellow graduate Stewart combined to form Georgia's No.1 doubles duo, winning 10 matches and the pair was ranked as high as No.40 nationally. He was named to the SEC Community Service Team for his efforts with the 'Serve for a Cause' initiative.

Next up, the Bulldogs will continue preparing for the NCAA Tournament and are awaiting a bracket and regional location, which will be announced Monday, May 2 at 6 p.m.

A complete list of the awards follows.

First Team All-SEC
Alexandre Reco, Arkansas
Tyler Stice, Auburn
Sam Riffice, Florida
Ben Shelton, Florida
Philip Henning, Georgia
Hamish Stewart, Georgia
Gabriel Diallo, Kentucky
Liam Draxl, Kentucky
Nikola Slavic, Ole Miss
Florian Broska, Mississippi State
Daniel Rodrigues, South Carolina
Toby Samuel, South Carolina
Johannus Monday, Tennessee
Adam Walton, Tennessee
Noah Schachter, Texas A&M
George Harwell, Vanderbilt

Second Team All-SEC
Filip Planinsek, Alabama
Andy Andrade, Florida
Duarte Vale, Florida
Tristan McCormick, Georgia
Millen Hurrion, Kentucky
Joshua Lapadat, Kentucky
Ronald Hohmann, LSU
Kent Hunter, LSU
Nemanja Malesevic, Mississippi State
Connor Thomson, South Carolina
Emile Hudd, Tennessee
Shunsuke Mitsui, Tennessee

All-Freshman
Enzo Aguiard, Alabama
Filip Planinsek, Alabama
Will Nolan, Auburn
Nate Bonetto, Florida
Shunsuke Mitsui, Tennessee
Luke Casper, Texas A&M
Giulio Perego, Texas A&M

Player of the Year
Ben Shelton, Florida

Freshmen of the Year
Filip Planinsek, Alabama

Coach of the Year
Bryan Shelton, Florida

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