ROCK HILL, S.C. – Anderson University men's tennis trio juniors Tomas Depiaggio and Hufelder Duarte and sophomore Ignacio Bidegain were recognized by the South Atlantic Conference, as Bidegain was picked to the All-SAC First Team singles, while Depiaggio and Duarte earned All-SAC Second Team honors in doubles action, announced by the league office on Wednesday.
At the No. 1 singles flight for the Trojans, Bidegain compiled an overall record of 13-6 and a 6-4 conference record. The native of Buenos Aires stellar play helped the Black and Gold earn a No. 23 national ranking in late March.
Trojan duo Depiaggio and Duarte finished the regular season with a 5-8 overall record and 4-4 record in SAC play. Depiaggio and Duarte defeated All-SAC honorees from Queens while taking several others to the wire.
Anderson travels to Newberry to square off in the quarterfinal round of the SAC Championship. First serve is slated for 3 p.m.
2018 SAC Men's Tennis Conference
First Team Doubles
Josh DuToit/Daniel Belsito, Wingate
Mark Watt/Henrik Hellbe, Coker
Hamed Gandouz and Shane O'Dea, Lenoir-Rhyne
Second Team Doubles
Julian Bosch/Joel Dunlap, Queens
Nikhil Mannepalli/Angel Pizarro, Newberry
Hufelder Duarte/Tomas Depiaggio, Anderson
Honorable Mention Doubles
Agustin Aran Martin/Sebastian Meum, Queens
Tashique Kader/Gabriel Yaguar, Tusculum
Toby de Klerk/Yago Fernandez, Tusculum
First Team Singles
Daniel Belsito, Wingate
Joshua Peress, Lincoln Memorial
Mark Watt, Coker
Edison Ambarzumjan, Newberry
Ignacio Bidegain, Anderson
Agustin Aran Martin, Queens
Second Team Singles
Josep Canyadell, Wingate
Julian Bosch, Queens
Constantin Ernstberger, Lincoln Memorial
Tomas Kmetko, Tusculum
Luca Picci, Catawba
Jose Navarro, Newberry
Honorable Mention Singles
Tales Miranda, Lenoir-Rhyne
David Segarra, Lincoln Memorial
Ben Reid, Mars Hill
Hamed Gandouz, Lenoir-Rhyne
Tashique Kader, Tusculum
Hunter Horton, Coker
Player of the Year
Daniel Belsito, Wingate
Freshman of the Year
Josep Canyadell, Wingate
Coach of the Year
Billy Boykin, Queens
