VINEL NAMED CAA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
NORFOLK, Va. – Virginia Commonwealth University freshman Nicolas Vinel was named Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year, while four Rams picked up All-CAA First Team citations, Thursday at the league’s awards banquet.
It’s the second straight year a Ram has taken home Rookie of the Year honors. Last season Martin Schulhauser collected the award for VCU.
Vinel, appearing primarily at No. 3 and No. 4 singles, carved out an 18-9 record, including a 9-7 ledger in dual matches. In addition, Vinel is 11-5 in doubles play.
Meanwhile, Schulhauser, a senior, and junior Thibaut Charron were selected to the All-CAA First Team for singles play. It’s the first such citation for both players.
Schulhauser is 10-8 in singles action, including a 10-6 this spring, all on the No.1 and No. 2 courts. He has two wins over players ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Top 100.
Charron, who has split time with Schulhauser at the first and second positions, is 16-10 overall. He is 11-8 in dual matches.
On the doubles side, senior Emil Lindgren and freshman Benjamin Bouhana were named to the conference’s first team. The duo has served as the Rams’ No. 1 doubles team this year, forging a 14-6 record.
In addition, Vinel was named to the All-CAA Second Team for singles and combined with Schulhauser on a second team doubles nod. Lindgren earned third teams honors in singles play.
The second-seeded Rams return to the courts on Friday, April 17 when they take on seventh-seeded Georgia State in the CAA Championship quarterfinals at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center in Norfolk, Va.
2009 ALL-CAA MEN’S TENNIS TEAM
First Team
Singles
Thibaut Charron, VCU Jr. Sens, France
Tobias Fanselow, Old Dominion So. Essen, Germany
Keziel Juneau, William & Mary Jr. Repentigny, Quebec
Michael Pereira, UNC Wilmington So. Fayetteville, N.C.
Martin Schulhauser, VCU Sr. Karvina, Czech Republic
Aleksandr Seleznev, Old Dominion Sr. Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Doubles
Benjamin Bouhana, VCU Fr. Paris, France
Emil Lindgren, VCU Sr. Stocksund, Sweden
Keziel Juneau, William & Mary Jr. Repentigny, Quebec
Sebastien Vidal, William & Mary So. Guatemala
Aleksandr Seleznev, Old Dominion Sr. Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Tobias Fanselow, Old Dominion So. Essen, Germany
Second Team
Singles
Matt Fawcett, Old Dominion So. Cape Town, South Africa
Austin Longacre, Delaware Jr. Landenberg, Pa.
Jared Robinson, James Madison So. Johannesburg, South Africa
Kinshuk Sharma, UNC Wilmington So. Chandgarh, India
Sebastien Vidal, William & Mary So. Guatemala
Nicolas Vinel, VCU Fr. Metz, France
Doubles
Mike Smith, James Madison Jr. Fairfax Station, Va.
Matt King, James Madison So. Lorton, Va.
Kinshuk Sharma, UNC Wilmington So. Chandgarh, India
Ryan Ybarra, UNC Wilmington Fr. Tyler, Texas
Martin Schulhauser, VCU Sr. Karvina, Czech Republic
Nicolas Vinel, VCU Fr. Metz, France
Third Team
Singles
Brian Fitzgerald, George Mason Sr. Herndon, Va.
Joe Koebele, Drexel Sr. Easton, Pa.
Emil Lindgren, VCU Sr. Stocksund, Sweden
Dominic Pagon, William & Mary Sr. Kingston, Jamaica
Marwan Ramadan, William & Mary Sr. Alexandria, Va.
Ryan Ybarra, UNC Wilmington Fr. Tyler, Texas
Doubles
Austin Longacre, Delaware Jr. Landenberg, Pa.
Nolan Greenberg, Delaware Sr. Glendale, Wisc.
Brian Fitzgerald, George Mason Sr. Herndon, Va.
Dan Schneider, George Mason Sr. Lansdowne, Va.
Dominic Pagon, William & Mary Sr. Kingston, Jamaica
Ilja Orre, William & Mary Fr. Helsinki, Finland
2009 CAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Aleksandr Seleznev, Old Dominion
2009 CAA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Nicolas Vinel, VCU
2009 CAA COACH OF THE YEAR: Mait DuBois, UNC Wilmington