ARLINGTON, Texas — St. Mary's University senior
Alvaro Soler ends his stellar Men's Tennis career on a high note, earning Lone Star Conference All-Academic, All-Conference and All-Sportsmanship honors at the pre-championship banquet.
Junior
Bernhard Hauer (Vienna, Austria) joins Soler on the All-Academic team. He is also pursuing a degree in finance & risk management.
Soler, a senior from Alicante, Spain, was named to the All-Conference First Team for the second time in his career and the third consecutive overall. He is also a three-time All-Sportsmanship selection and returns to the All-Academic team in 2025 for the second time after not being named in 2024. Soler is graduating with a bachelor's degree in finance & risk management.
The Rattlers ended their season with a 9-9 overall record and a 4-4 mark in Lone Star Conference play, missing the tournament due to a tiebreaker.
2025 LSC Men's Tennis All-Academic Team
Academic Player of the Year: Mattia Ghedin, Lubbock Christian
Sorted alphabetically by institution.
| Player |
Team |
Yr, |
Field of Study |
Hometown |
| Mattia Ghedin |
Lubbock Christian |
Jr. |
Exercise Science, Exercise & Health Promotions |
Trevino, Italy |
| Pablo Segura |
Lubbock Christian |
So. |
Business |
Playa del Carmen, Mexico |
| Bernhard Hauer |
St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Finance & Risk Management |
Vienna, Austria |
| Alvaro Soler |
St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Finance & Risk Management |
Alicante, Spain |
| Daniil Felker |
UT Tyler |
Jr. |
Marketing |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Carel Wessel |
UT Tyler |
Jr. |
Finance |
Bucharest, Romania |
2025 LSC Men's Tennis All-Conference Awards
SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Kelly Giese, Lubbock Christian
Senior of the Year: Stephen Slocombe, Midwestern State
Co-Newcomers of the Year: Andres De Los Rios, Lubbock Christian
; Martin Despodov, UT Tyler
Freshman of the Year: Filip Vacula, Midwestern State
Co-Sportsmanship Players of the Year: Stephen Slocombe, Midwestern State; Jonathan Vega, UT Permian Basin
Coach of the Year: Chris Bizot, UT Tyler
[
Sorted in alphabetical order by school name]
FIRST TEAM SINGLES
Name School Year Hometown
Kelly Giese Lubbock Christian So. Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Pablo Segura Lubbock Christian So. Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Filip Vacula Midwestern State Fr. Dolany, Czech Republic
Alvaro Soler St. Mary's Sr. Alicante, Spain
Jonathan Vega UT Permian Basin Sr. Fort Worth, Texas
Artiom Dorofeev UT Tyler Fr. Paris, France
FIRST TEAM DOUBLES
Stephen Slocombe Midwestern State Sr. Christ Church, Barbados
Filip Vacula Midwestern State Fr. Dolany, Czech Republic
Kelly Giese Lubbock Christian So. Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Jordan Georgiev Lubbock Christian Fr. Johannesburg, South Africa
Jonathan Vega UT Permian Basin Sr. Fort Worth, Texas
Jonas Krahofer UT Permian Basin Sr. Winklarn, Austria
[
In order by line]
SECOND TEAM SINGLES
#1 Louis Boilevin Cameron So. Honfleur, France
#2 Noe Milliard Cameron Fr. Marseille, France
#3 Stephen Slocombe Midwestern State Sr. Christ Church, Barbados
#4 Andres De Los Rios Lubbock Christian Jr. Madrid, Spain
#5 Malo Poulesquen UT Tyler Fr. Grenoble, France
#6 Blas Ruiz Romero Lubbock Christian Sr. Pozoblanco, Spain
SECOND TEAM DOUBLES
#1 Kristian Kubik Cameron Sr. Prague, Czech Republic
#1 Noe Milliard Cameron Fr. Marseille, France
#2 Rhys Edwards Cameron So. Melbourne, Australia
#2 Vicente Preto Cameron So. Lisbon, Portugal
#3 Andres De Los Rios Lubbock Christian Jr. Madrid, Spain
#3 Pablo Segura Lubbock Christian So. Playa del Carmen, Mexico
[
Sorted in alphabetical order by school name]
HONORABLE MENTION SINGLES
Kristian Kubik Cameron Sr. Prague, Czech Republic
Blas Ruiz Romero Lubbock Christian Sr. Pozoblanco, Spain
Bruno Sanchez Midwestern State So. Sabadell, Spain
Danill Felker UT Tyler Jr. Almaty, Kazakhstan
Carel Wessel UT Tyler Jr. Bucharest, Romania
HONORABLE MENTION DOUBLES
Bruno Sanchez Midwestern State So. Sabadell, Spain
Justin Van Amerogen Midwestern State Sr. Winssen, Netherlands
Grzegorz Rudnicki UT Permian Basin Sr. Szczecin, Poland
Florian Kralik UT Permian Basin Fr. Trebíc, Czech Republic
Artiom Dorofeev UT Tyler Fr. France
Malo Poulesquen UT Tyler Fr. France
Carel Wessel UT Tyler Jr. Bucharest, Romania
Danill Felker UT Tyler Jr. Almaty, Kazakhstan
SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Kristian Kubik, Cameron
Fabian Rosales, DBU
Kelly Giese, Lubbock Christian
Stephen Slocombe, Midwestern State
Alvaro Soler, St. Mary's
Gavin Leon, Sul Ross State
Jonathan Vega, UT Permian Basin
Carel Wessel, UT Tyler
Javier Romero, Western New Mexico
