Hempstead, NY -Hofstra University Men's Tennis student-athlete
Niko Vulinovich has been named to the Colonial Athletic Association Men's Tennis All-Academic Team for his work in the classroom.
Vulinovich earned his spot on the all-academic team on the strength of his 3.69 grade point average. The junior accounting major from Auckland, New Zealand, also put together a strong season on the court with 14 singles victories and 17 doubles wins. Â
William & Mary senior Aidan Talcott was selected as the Colonial Athletic Association men's tennis Player of the Year in a vote by the league's head coaches.
Also earning top honors from the conference were UNCW freshman Ignasi de Rueda and James Madison freshman Damon Roberts who was honored as CAA Co-Rookies of the Year, and UNCW's Mait DuBois, who was chosen as the CAA Coach of the Year.
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2017 ALL-CAA MEN'S TENNIS TEAMS
First Team
Singles
| Juan Estevarena, Col. of Charleston |
 Jr. |
 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Benedikt Henning, Col. of Charleston |
So. |
Bad Hersfeld, Germany |
| Felipe Sarrasague, Elon |
So. |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Agustin Savarino, UNCW |
So. |
Mar Del Plata, Argentina |
| Aidan Talcott, William & Mary |
Sr. |
Sea Cliff, N.Y. |
| Andres Torres, UNCW |
 Jr. |
Armenia, Colombia |
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Doubles
| Rodrigo Encinas, Col. of Charleston |
Sr. |
Santiago, Chile |
| Juan Estevarena, Col. of Charleston |
Jr. |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Chris Humphreys, Elon |
Sr. |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
| Petar Tomic, Elon |
Sr. |
Belgrade, Serbia |
| Christian Cargill, William & Mary |
Jr. |
Cleveland, Ohio |
| Ryan Newman, William & Mary |
Jr. |
Wilmington, N.C. |
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Second Team
Singles
| Christian Cargill, William & Mary |
Jr. |
Cleveland, Ohio |
| Ignasi de Rueda, UNCW |
Fr. |
Barcelona, Spain |
| Hamza Laalej, Drexel |
Jr. |
Meknes, Morocco |
| Salvador Mijares, Elon |
So. |
Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela |
| Mario Paccini, Elon |
So. |
Madrid, Spain |
| Damon Roberts, James Madison |
Fr. |
Grasse, France |
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Doubles
| Ignasi de Rueda, UNCW |
Fr. |
Barcelona, Spain |
| Agustin Savarino, UNCW |
So. |
Mar Del Plata, Argentina |
| Salvador Mijares, Elon |
So. |
Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela |
| Neal Port, Elon |
Jr. |
Mount Kisco, N.Y. |
| Andres Torres, UNCW |
 Jr. |
Armenia, Colombia |
| Michael Morphy, UNCW |
 Fr. |
London England |
| Theophile Lanthiez, James Madison |
Jr. |
Villepreux, France |
| Paul Mendoza, James Madison |
Fr. |
Midlothian, Va. |
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2017 CAA MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE YEAR:Â Aidan Talcott, William & Mary
2017 CAA MEN'S TENNIS Co-ROOKIES OF THE YEAR:Â Ignasi de Rueda, UNCW and Damon Roberts, James Madison
2017 CAA MEN'S TENNIS COACH OF THE YEAR: Mait DuBois, UNCW
All-Academic Team
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| Blaise Casselbury, Delaware |
So. |
Lititz, Pa. |
| Lars de Boer, William & Mary |
Jr. |
Roosendaal, Netherlands |
| Rodrigo Encinas, Col. of Charleston |
 Sr. |
Santiago, Chile |
| Josh Hublitz, UNCW |
Jr. |
 Vienna, Va. |
| Balaji Lakshmanan, Drexel |
Jr. |
Chennai, India |
| Sebastian Salinas, James Madison |
Sr. |
Merida, Mexico |
| Petar Tomic, Elon |
Sr. |
Belgrade, Serbia |
| Niko Vulinovich, Hofstra |
Jr. |
Auckland, New Zealand |
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