Tempe, AZ – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (“ITA”) is pleased to announce the 2026 ITA Division I Men’s Regional Award recipients. Every year the ITA recognizes coaches and student-athletes for their excellence both on the court and in their communities throughout the season.
The ITA Division I Men’s Regional Awards include: ITA/Dunlop Coach of the Year, ITA Assistant Coach of the Year, ITA Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship, Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship, ITA Rookie of the Year, ITA Most Improved Player, ITA Senior Player of the Year, ITA Player to Watch, and ITA Community Service Award.
The national award winners will be announced on Tuesday, June 16th.
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Atlantic | Carolina | Central | Midwest | Mountain | New England | Northeast | Northwest | Ohio Valley | Southern | Southeast | Southwest | Texas
Atlantic Regional Award Winners
| Award | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| ITA/Dunlop Coach of the Year | Andres Pedroso | Virginia |
| ITA Assistant Coach of the Year | Brian Rasmussen | Virginia |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Mans Dahlberg | Virginia |
| ITA Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship | Alfred Almassi | VCU |
| ITA Most Improved Player | Stiles Brockett | Virginia |
| ITA Player to Watch | Jangjun Kim | Virginia |
| ITA Rookie of the Year | Andres Santamarta Roig | Virginia |
| ITA Senior Player of the Year | Mans Dahlberg | Virginia |
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Virginia Tech
Carolina Regional Award Winners
| Award | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| ITA/Dunlop Coach of the Year | Hardeep Judge | South Carolina State |
| ITA Assistant Coach of the Year | Brian Baker | Wake Forest |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Lucas da Silva | South Carolina |
| ITA Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship | DK Suresh | Wake Forest |
| ITA Most Improved Player | Sean Daryabeigi | South Carolina |
| ITA Player to Watch | William Manning | NC State |
| ITA Rookie of the Year | Mees Rottgering | Wake Forest |
| ITA Senior Player of the Year | Lucas da Silva | South Carolina |
ITA Community Service Award Winner: North Carolina Central University
Central Regional Award Winners
| Award | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| ITA/Dunlop Coach of the Year | Nick Crowell | Oklahoma |
| ITA Assistant Coach of the Year | Ben Dunbar | Oklahoma |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Jakub Vrba | Arkansas |
| ITA Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship | Derek Pham | Oklahoma State |
| ITA Most Improved Player | Asahi Harazaki | Oklahoma |
| ITA Player to Watch | Jakub Vrba | Arkansas |
| ITA Rookie of the Year | Johan Rodriguez | Oklahoma |
| ITA Senior Player of the Year | Luis Alvarez | Oklahoma |
ITA Community Service Award Winner: University of Arkansas
Midwest Regional Award Winners
| Award | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| ITA/Dunlop Coach of the Year | Ryan Sachire | Notre Dame |
| ITA Assistant Coach of the Year | Alex Kasarov | Notre Dame |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Kenta Miyoshi | Illinois |
| ITA Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship | Sebastian Dominko | Notre Dame |
| ITA Most Improved Player | Michael Minasyan | Wisconsin |
| ITA Player to Watch | Preston Stearns | Ohio State |
| ITA Rookie of the Year | Max Dahlin | Michigan |
| ITA Senior Player of the Year | Sebastian Dominko | Notre Dame |
ITA Community Service Award Winner: DePaul University
Mountain Regional Award Winners
| Award | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| ITA/Dunlop Coach of the Year | Aaron Paajanen | Utah State |
| ITA Assistant Coach of the Year | Sergiu Bucur | Utah State |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Phillip Deaton | Air Force |
| ITA Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship | Raffaello Papajcik | Denver |
| ITA Most Improved Player | Xavier Calvelo | Utah State |
| ITA Player to Watch | Xavier Calvelo | Utah State |
| ITA Rookie of the Year | Filip Soderqvist | Boise State |
| ITA Senior Player of the Year | Jean-Baptiste Badon | Utah State |
ITA Community Service Award Winner: University of Idaho
ITA Community Service Award Honorable Mention: Northern Arizona University
New England Regional Award Winners
| Award | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| ITA/Dunlop Coach of the Year | Silviu Tanasoiu | Cornell |
| ITA Assistant Coach of the Year | Tony Miller | Buffalo |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Andrew Fang | Binghamton |
| ITA Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship | Melchior Delloye | Harvard |
| ITA Most Improved Player | Miles Groom | Dartmouth |
| ITA Player to Watch | Rodrigo Fernandes | Cornell |
| ITA Rookie of the Year | Nathan Blokhin | Harvard |
| ITA Senior Player of the Year | Vignesh Gogineni | Yale |
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Binghamton University
ITA Community Service Award Honorable Mention: Yale University
Northeast Regional Award Winners
| Award | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| ITA/Dunlop Coach of the Year | Rich Bonfiglio | Penn |
| ITA Assistant Coach of the Year | Ismael Merino | Columbia |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Nicolas Kotzen | Columbia |
| ITA Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship | Nicolas Kotzen | Columbia |
| ITA Most Improved Player | Paul Inchauspe | Princeton |
| ITA Player to Watch | Manfredi Graziani | Penn |
| ITA Rookie of the Year | Abhishek Thorat | Columbia |
| ITA Senior Player of the Year | Nicolas Kotzen | Columbia |
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Temple University
Northwest Regional Award Winners
| Award | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| ITA/Dunlop Coach of the Year | Niall Angus | Santa Clara |
| ITA Assistant Coach of the Year | Josh Page | Santa Clara |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Brett Pearson | Washington |
| ITA Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship | Alexander Watanabe Eriksson | Santa Clara |
| ITA Most Improved Player | John Kim | Santa Clara |
| ITA Player to Watch | Alex Razeghi | Stanford |
| ITA Rookie of the Year | Jagger Leach | Stanford |
| ITA Senior Player of the Year | Vlad Breazu | Oregon |
ITA Community Service Award Winner: University of California
Ohio Valley Regional Award Winners
| Award | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| ITA/Dunlop Coach of the Year | Ricky Rojas | ETSU |
| ITA Assistant Coach of the Year | Josh McDermott | Middle Tennessee |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Karim Al-Amin | Middle Tennessee |
| ITA Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship | Ondrej Horak | Middle Tennessee |
| ITA Most Improved Player | Jose Garcia | Tennessee |
| ITA Player to Watch | Nour Fathalla | Purdue |
| ITA Rookie of the Year | Nicolas Arseneault | Kentucky |
| ITA Senior Player of the Year | Karim Al-Amin | Middle Tennessee |
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Austin Peay State University
ITA Community Service Award Honorable Mention(s): Belmont University, Middle Tennessee State University
Southeast Regional Award Winners
| Award | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| ITA/Dunlop Coach of the Year | Lloyd Bruce-Burgess | UCF |
| ITA Assistant Coach of the Year | Bryce Warren | Georgia |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Corey Craig | Florida State |
| ITA Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship | Tanapatt Nirundorn | Florida |
| ITA Most Improved Player | Will Jansen | Georgia |
| ITA Player to Watch | Henry Jefferson | Florida |
| ITA Rookie of the Year | Noah Johnston | Georgia |
| ITA Senior Player of the Year | Yassine Dlimi | UCF |
ITA Community Service Award Winner: Florida Gulf Coast University
ITA Community Service Award Honorable Mention: University of North Florida
Southern Regional Award Winners
| ITA/Dunlop Coach of the Year | Danny Bryan | LSU |
| ITA Assistant Coach of the Year | Trevor Gotkowski | Mississippi State |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Benito Sanchez Martinez | Mississippi State |
| ITA Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship | Petar Jovanovic | Mississippi State |
| ITA Most Improved Player | Andrej Loncarevic | LSU |
| ITA Player to Watch | Matic Kriznik | Alabama |
| ITA Rookie of the Year | Stefano D’Agostino | Ole Miss |
| ITA Senior Player of the Year | Benito Sanchez Martinez | Mississippi State |
ITA Community Service Award Winner: University of Alabama
Southwest Regional Award Winners
| Award | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| ITA/Dunlop Coach of the Year | Adam Schaechterle | Pepperdine |
| ITA Assistant Coach of the Year | Alexander Free | Arizona |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Emon van Loben Sels | UCLA |
| ITA Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship | Emon van Loben Sels | UCLA |
| ITA Most Improved Player | Lucca Liu | UCSB |
| ITA Player to Watch | Spencer Johnson | UCLA |
| ITA Rookie of the Year | Manvydas Balciunas | San Diego |
| ITA Senior Player of the Year | Oliver Tarvet | San Diego |
ITA Community Service Award Winner: University of Arizona
ITA Community Service Award Honorable Mention: Arizona State University
Texas Regional Award Winners
| Award | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| ITA/Dunlop Coach of the Year | Bruce Berque | Texas |
| ITA Assistant Coach of the Year | Benjamin Becker | Texas |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Petro Kuzmenok | Rice |
| ITA Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship | Jerry Barton | SMU |
| ITA Most Improved Player | Duncan Chan | TCU |
| ITA Player to Watch | Trevor Svajda | SMU |
| ITA Rookie of the Year | Oliver Bonding | TCU |
| ITA Senior Player of the Year | Sebastian Gorzny | Texas |
