GANDOUZ
HobbsDailyReport.com
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University has an All-South Atlantic Conference first-team doubles team in men’s tennis.
In selections released on Wednesday, conference coaches voted the Bears’ Shane O’Dea and Hamed Gandouz to the first team. They went 7-2 overall and 5-1 in the conference.
O’Dea is a junior from Dublin, Ireland and Gandouz is a junior from Hammam Souse, Tunisia.
Two LRU players earned honorable mention in singles, Gandouz and Tales Miranda, from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The Bears finished 13-9 overall and had their season ended with a 5-0 loss to Wingate in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament.
O’DEA
ALL-SAC MEN’S TENNIS
DOUBLES
First-team
Josh DuToit-Daniel Belsito, Wingate
Mark Watt-Henrik Hellbe, Coker
Hamed Gandouz-Shane O’Dea, Lenoir-Rhyne
Second team
Julian Bosch-Joel Dunlap, Queens
Nikhil Mannepalli-Angel Pizarro, Newberry
Hufelder Duarte-Tomas Depiaggio, Anderson
SINGLES
First-team
Daniel Belsito, Wingate
Joshua Peress, Lincoln Memorial
Mark Watt, Coker
Edison Ambarzumjan, Newberry
Ignacio Bidegain, Anderson
Agustin Aran Martin, Queens
Second-team
Josep Canyadell, Wingate
Julian Bosch, Queens
Constantin Ernstberger, Lincoln Memorial
Tomas Kmetko, Tusculum
Luca Picci, Catawba
Jose Navarro, Newberry
Player of the year: Daniel Belsito, Wingate
Freshman of the year: Josep Canyadell, Wingate
Coach of the year: Billy Boykin, Queens
- Reported by LRU Sports Information