2013 Men's Tennis All-MAAC Awards
MAAC Sports
Edison, NJ – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced the members of the 2013 Men’s Tennis All-MAAC teams, highlighted by Marist’s Dalen Klassen, who was selected as the league’s Player of the Year while fellow teammate Fredrik Bjerke was named Rookie of the Year.
Niagara head coach Anthony Nguyen earned Anaconda Sports Coach of the Year honors.
Klassen, a Junior from Saint Louis, Mo., finished the regular season with an overall record of 23-9 and a 2-1 mark in MAAC play. He went 6-3 at second singles. Klassen was named to the 2012 All-MAAC First Team at No. 6 Singles and All-MAAC Second Team at No. 3 Doubles. He also earned All-MAAC First Team honors this year at No. 1 Doubles with his partner Billy Bishop.
Bjerke, a Freshman from Oslo, Norway, finished the regular season with an overall record of 11-3 and 5-1 in the MAAC. Bjerke also earned All-MAAC First Team honors at No. 6 singles.
Nguyen, currently in his 5th season as the Niagara men’s tennis coach and led the Purple Eagles to a 4-2 record in the conference. Niagara has an overall record of 14-9.
All-MAAC First Team No. 1 Singles: Lorenzo Rossi, Marist
No. 2 Singles: Dalen Klassen, Marist and George Tioutine, Fairfield
No. 3 Singles: Olivier Dufour-Coursol, Niagara
No. 4 Singles: Joris Van Eck, Marist
No. 5 Singles: Joe Dube, Marist
No. 6 Singles: Fredrik Bjerke, Marist
No. 1 Doubles: Billy Bishop/Dalen Klassen, Marist
No. 2 Doubles: Ian Tesmond/Cameron Amyot, Fairfield
No. 3 Doubles: Erik Kremheller/George Tioutine, Fairfield
All-MAAC Second Team No. 1 Singles: Ian Tesmond, Fairfield
No. 2 Singles: David Raymond, Niagara
No. 3 Singles: Will Reznek, Marist
No. 4 Singles: Lorenz Schwojer, Niagara
No. 5 Singles: Ofir Solomon, Fairfield
No. 6 Singles: Cam Amyot, Fairfield
No. 1 Doubles: David Raymond/Olivier Dufour-Coursol, Niagara
No. 2 Doubles: Trym Nagelstad/Fredrik Bjerke, Marist
No. 3 Doubles: Lorenzo Rossi/Joris Van Eck, Marist
Player of the Year: Dalen Klassen, Marist
Rookie of the Year: Fredrik Bjerke, Marist
Coach of the Year: Anthony Nguyen, Niagara