SAN ANTONIO — St. Mary's University Men's Tennis senior
Alvaro Soler was named to the Academic All-America Third Team selected by College Sports Communicators.
Soler, from Alicante, Spain, graduated with a 3.98 GPA in finance & risk management and was a two-time Lone Star All-Conference First Team selection, a two-time Lone Star All-Academic pick and was three times named to the league's All-Sportsmanship team. He ranked No. 58 in the final ITA poll in 2025 after posting an 11-3 dual record with a 5-1 record against LSC opponents. Soler also finished his career ranked No. 10 in the South Central region.
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist the College Sports Communicators with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Division II Academic All-America® program. To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must have a minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA and meet high athletic standards. CSC members vote on the teams.
Soler is the first Academic All-American selection for the Rattlers in Men's Tennis since Michael Maciel earned the prestigious honor in 2016-17, where he was named to the Second Team. Soler is also the only student-athlete from the Lone Star Conference named to the 2025 Division II teams.
FIRST TEAM
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Cedric Drenth (1,4,$) |
Wayne State University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Finance |
| Chris Fok Kow (3) |
Florida Southern College |
Sr. |
3.77 |
Psychology |
| Marko Jovanovic (1,4) |
Adelphi University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Business Analytics |
| Alexander Leischner |
Point Loma Nazarene University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Mathematics |
| Takeshi Taco |
Valdosta State University |
Sr. |
3.69 |
Applied Economics |
| Elias Walter (2) |
Azusa Pacific |
Sr. |
3.90/3.90 |
Business |
SECOND TEAM
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Mario Garoz |
Florida Southern College |
Jr. |
3.52 |
Business Administration |
| Soeren Grandke |
Azusa Pacific |
So. |
3.98 |
Finance |
| Tim Hammes |
Washburn University |
Sr. |
3.66 |
International Business |
| Tim Riedel (3) |
Barry University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Kinesiology & Sports Science |
| Yaroslav Sharyy |
Drury University |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Finance |
| Sebastian Sotelo |
University of West Florida |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Business Administration (G) |
THIRD TEAM
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Hugo Munoz Reinoso (3) |
Adelphi University |
Sr. |
3.92/3.95 |
Computer Science |
| Boruch Skierkier |
Valdosta State University |
Sr. |
3.73 |
International Business |
| Alvaro Soler |
St. Mary's University (TX) |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Finance & Risk Management |
| Marnix Van Dalen |
Carson-Newman |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Business |
| Alex Van Lumich |
Purdue Northwest |
So. |
4.00 |
Computational Mathematics |
| Florian Walcher |
Wingate University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Exercise Science & Psychology |
College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Cedric Drenth, Wayne State University
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
(4) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2022-23
($) – Academic All-America® Division II Team Member of the Year in 2022-23
