Kansas Wesleyan's
Raul Davalos-Gavino was named to the KCAC Men's Tennis All-KCAC Second Team as selected by conference coaches and announced by the conference office.
Davalos-Gavino's selection to the second-team came after posting a 7-5 record at the No. 1 position in conference duals all at the No. 1 position in the lineup. He had a 12-17 overall record through the end of the regular season.
He also had a 4-7 record overall in doubles in conference play and a 10-17 overall record in doubles.
Luke Craft was named as the recipient of the KCAC Men's Tennis Sportsmanship Award.
KWU finished the regular season with an 8-11 overall record and a 6-6 record in the KCAC.
KWU is the No. 7 seed in the KCAC tournament and takes on No. 2 Bethel on Wednesday at 9 a.m. at Bethany College in the first round of the tournament.
Conference tennis coaches selected the following athletes as either first team, second team, or honorable mention All-KCAC:
FIRST TEAM
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Santiago Tartaglia |
Ottawa University |
Jr. |
Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela |
| Arthur Nardy |
McPherson College |
Jr. |
Eauze, France |
| Petr Kollar |
Bethel College |
Jr. |
Teplice, Czechia |
| Celien Botlan |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
Paris, France |
| Angel Gomez |
Evangel University |
Sr. |
San Luis Potosi, Mexico |
| Nils Dueppe |
University of Saint Mary |
Fr. |
Offenbach, Germany |
SECOND TEAM
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Raul Davalos-Gavino |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
San Luis Potosi, Mexico |
| Francisco Bravo |
Bethany College |
Fr. |
Santiago, Chile |
| Cristobal Fuentes |
Friends University |
So. |
Chile |
| Billy Haoda |
Bethel College |
Fr. |
Cairns, Australia |
| Oscar Brouwer |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
Groningen, Netherlands |
| Louis Boisdenghien |
Sterling College |
So. |
Gironde, France |
HONORABLE MENTION TEAM
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Jorge Batista |
Bethel College |
Fr. |
Maracay, Venezuela |
| Oscar Giorgio |
Ottawa University |
Grad. |
Perth, Western Australia |
| Pedro Felipoff |
Sterling College |
So. |
Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Zaidh Zihar |
Bethel College |
Fr. |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Ben Russell |
Ottawa University |
So. |
Thornlands, Australia |
| Raphael Alvado |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Fr. |
Allauch, France |
Ottawa University took home the regular-season conference title with an unblemished 12-0 mark in KCAC play. The Braves narrowly edged out Bethel College, which finished second in the regular-season standings at 11-1.
The Braves and Threshers took home three of the six men's tennis individual awards. Santiago Tartaglia of Ottawa was named the KCAC Men's Tennis Player of the Year, making the jump from the honorable mention All-KCAC squad in the 2024 season to the first team and earning the Player of the Year honor in 2025. James Menard of Bethel was named the KCAC Men's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while Bethel coach Gabe Johnson was named the KCAC Men's Tennis Coach of the Year by his peers for the second consecutive year.
Francisco Bravo of Bethany College took home the KCAC Men's Tennis Freshman of the Year honor, while Angel Gomez of Evangel University was named the KCAC Men's Tennis Newcomer of the Year.
Luke Craft of Kansas Wesleyan University was honored with the KCAC Men's Tennis Sportsmanship Award.
