KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the 2019 NAIA Men's Tennis All-America teams. Honorees were selected by the NAIA All-America Selection Committee. Sixteen student-athletes comprise both the first and second teams.
For the third straight season, Asbury University junior Joshua Turnquest was chosen to the All-America second team. He is the only player in AU tennis program history to become a three-time All-American.
The Nassau, Bahamas native is currently ranked nationally at No. 21 in singles and posted a 15-2 record throughout the year in singles action, while tallying a 13-4 record in doubles.
Additionally, Turnquest was named River States Conference Player of the Year for the third straight season and was also selected as a First-Team All-Conference selection for the third consecutive year.
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Men's Tennis First Team All-America
Name | Institution | Hometown | Year |
Daniel Superlano | Arizona Christian | San Cristobal, Venezuela | SR |
Agustin Gascia | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | JR |
Nicola Wehrle | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | Switzerland | SO |
Federico Bonacia | Georgia Gwinnett | Rome, Italy | SO |
Federico Herrera Duran | Georgia Gwinnett | Rosario, Argentina | JR |
Jose Dugo | Georgia Gwinnett | Cordoba, Spain | FR |
Rafael Coutinho | Georgia Gwinnett | Caracas, Venezuela | SR |
Christian Garay | Point (Ga.) | Phenix City, Ala. | FR |
Martin Mendoza | Reinhardt (Ga.) | Tucuman, Argentina | JR |
Cole Guy | Texas A&M Texarkana | Pine Bluff, Ark. | SR |
Akanit Pumjit | William Carey (Miss.) | Pathum Thani, Thailand | FR |
Elvyn Nguyen | William Carey (Miss.) | Bourdeaux, France | JR |
Javier Callejo | William Woods (Mo.) | Madrid, Spain | SR |
Oscar Barriero | William Woods (Mo.) | La Coruna, Spain | JR |
Santiago Perez | Xavier (La.) | Pereira, Columbia | FR |
Shaikh Abdullah | Xavier (La.) | Hyderabad, India | SO |
Men's Tennis Second Team All-America
Name | Institution | Hometown | Year |
Enzo Douillac | Arizona Christian | La Teste de Buch, France | SR |
Joshua Turnquest | Asbury (Ky.) | Nassau, Bahamas | JR |
Will True | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Bowling Green, Ky. | SR |
Ayed Zatar | Georgia Gwinnett | Asuncion, Paraguay | SR |
Mika Kosonen | Georgia Gwinnett | Espoo, Finland | JR |
Valentino Caratini | Georgia Gwinnett | Buenos Aires, Argentina | SO |
Kyle Rae | Hope International (Calif.) | Corby, United Kingdom | SR |
Eli Steiner | Indiana Wesleyan | Fort Wayne, Ind. | SO |
Christopher Veltkamp | Judson (Ill.) | Streamwood, Ill. | SO |
Arthur Bonnaud | Keiser (Fla.) | Clamart, France | SR |
Camilo Erazo | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Popayan, Columbia | SO |
Mark Simons | Mobile (Ala.) | Cologne, Germany | SR |
Radu Popa | Northwestern Ohio | Galati, Romania | SR |
Jose Miguel Castro | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | Maturin, Venezuela | SR |
Federico Barbon | Point (Ga.) | Rosario Santa Fe, Argentina | JR |
Srdan Pejic | Union (Ky.) | Osijek, Croatia | SO |
