PRINCETON, NJ (Apr. 23, 2026) – A total of 47 student-athletes were named to the 2026 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men’s Tennis All-Academic Team, announced by the league office today.
To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale.
Rider University placed a league-high of eight student-athletes on the All-Academic Team. Following was the duo of Mount St. Mary’s University and Quinnipiac University having seven selections each, while the trio of Fairfield University, Marist University, and Sacred Heart University added six honorees apiece. Merrimack College (4), Siena University (2), and Niagara University (1) closed out the academic lineup.
| First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Year |
Major |
| Alex |
Aguiar |
Fairfield |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Calum |
Jessett |
Fairfield |
Jr. |
Economics |
| Kostas |
Kollias |
Fairfield |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Kacper |
Krolikowski |
Fairfield |
So. |
Management |
| Pol |
Otin |
Fairfield |
Gr. |
Business Analytics |
| Zach |
Whittington |
Fairfield |
So. |
Finance |
| Jose |
Catala Ortiz |
Marist |
Gr. |
Masters in Business Administration |
| Gregor |
Heinemann |
Marist |
So. |
Business Administration |
| Ian |
Layton |
Marist |
So. |
Environmental Science |
| Anirudh |
Nallaparaju |
Marist |
So. |
Business Administration |
| Fateh |
Singh |
Marist |
So. |
Business Administration |
| Nick |
Suhanitski |
Marist |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Kabir |
Chhabria |
Merrimack |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Milan |
Zivkovic |
Merrimack |
Gr. |
Business Analytics |
| Michael |
Schut |
Merrimack |
Jr. |
Marketing |
| Ludolph |
Wiggett |
Merrimack |
So. |
Sport Management |
| Oscar |
Castro |
Mount St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Sport Management |
| Akarsh |
Gaonkar |
Mount St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Data Science |
| Alessio |
Guarino |
Mount St. Mary's |
So. |
Business |
| Daniel |
Haddadin |
Mount St. Mary's |
So. |
Criminal Justice |
| Luke |
Papayoanou |
Mount St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Data Science |
| Alexi |
Roy |
Mount St. Mary's |
So. |
Health Sciences, Pre Physical Therapy |
| Ryan |
Wagner |
Mount St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Psychology |
| Jose |
Maria Garcia |
Niagara |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Carlos |
Braun Simo |
Quinnipiac |
Jr. |
Applied Business |
| Finn |
Burridge |
Quinnipiac |
Jr. |
Biomedical Sciences |
| Elias |
Hoxha |
Quinnipiac |
So. |
Software Engineering |
| Gaurav Krishna |
Mootha |
Quinnipiac |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Csanad |
Nyaradi |
Quinnipiac |
Sr. |
Accounting |
| Vishal |
Prakash |
Quinnipiac |
So. |
Finance |
| Carl |
Sjoholm |
Quinnipiac |
So. |
Business Analytics |
| Axel |
Engelstrom |
Rider |
So. |
|
| Matteus |
Froberg Dahlin |
Rider |
So. |
Business Administration |
| Matthew |
Griscti |
Rider |
Jr. |
Finance/Business Analytics |
| Roger |
Martinez |
Rider |
Sr. |
Finance/Business Analytics |
| Chris |
Polish |
Rider |
Sr. |
Biology |
| Nathan |
Slattery |
Rider |
Sr. |
Biochemistry |
| Cole |
Thurgur |
Rider |
So. |
Business Administration/Sports Management |
| Ibragim |
Turgambekov |
Rider |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Arya |
Alla |
Sacred Heart |
Sr. |
Biology |
| Paul |
Goncalves |
Sacred Heart |
Sr. |
Sport Management |
| Brennan |
Hart-Nova |
Sacred Heart |
Jr. |
Criminal Justice |
| Milan |
Karajovic |
Sacred Heart |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Connor |
Liona |
Sacred Heart |
So. |
Exercise Science |
| Oswaldo Alfonso |
Rodriguez Garcia |
Sacred Heart |
So. |
Business Economics |
| Bruno |
Loch Varella |
Siena |
So. |
Finance |
| Emilio |
Zavala Salinas |
Siena |
So. |
Finance |
The 2026 MAAC Men's & Women's Tennis Championships are a four-team, single-elimination championships taking place on April 24-26 at Princeton University Racquet and Fieldhouse in Princeton, NJ. For all information regarding the 2026 MAAC Men's & Women’s Tennis Championships, please visit
maacsports.com/tennis.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 45th year of competition during the 2025-26 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University.
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