Siena has swept all three Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) 2023 Men's Tennis Major Awards, announced by the league office today. In addition to the major award winners, the conference also announced the two All-MAAC Teams, as voted on by the league's seven head coaches.
The trio of Saints to garner major awards included
Jeff Osborn being named as Coach of the Year,
Dante Russo claiming Player of the Year and
Edward Vo securing Rookie of the Year.
In his eighth season at the helm of Siena, Osborn led the Saints to their first MAAC Regular Season Championship in program history since joining the conference in 1989. The Saints posted a 4-2 mark in conference play and an overall record of 11-10 during the 2022-23 season, the second straight season with a 4-2 league record under his guidance.
Siena collected a league-high eight MAAC Player of the Week awards this year with four different players claiming the honor at least once. Additionally, Osborn becomes the first Coach of the Year from Siena since Jim Serbalik won the honor in 2007.
Russo compiled an overall singles record of 23-6 at the #1 position and partnered for a 16-11 overall doubles record at the #1 position in 2022-23. In conference action, he went 5-1 in both singles and doubles play, leading the Saints to their first ever MAAC Regular Season Championship trophy.
A native of Deerfield Beach, Florida, Russo was voted to the All-MAAC First Team at the #1 singles spot and earned All-MAAC Second Team accolades at the #1 doubles spot. During the regular season, he was tied for the MAAC lead with three Player of the Week awards, picking up the accolades on February 1, March 8, and April 19.
Vo burst onto the collegiate scene in 2022-23 by going 21-4 in singles matches and partnered for a 15-11 doubles record. He was equally as impressive in MAAC play, posting a conference singles record of 5-1 (4-1 at #5 spot and 1-0 at #4 spot) and 5-1 in doubles play.
Hailing from Croydon Park, Australia, he was also a three-time MAAC Player of the Week on February 8, March 1 and March 15 to tie for the league-lead with Russo. Vo was named All-MAAC First Team at the #5 singles position and All-MAAC Second Team at the #1 doubles position.
Junior
Jose Pablo Davila was a two-time winner, capturing All-MAAC Second Team honors from the singles #4 position after going 5-1 in MAAC play and also paired with graduate student
Tomas del Olmo to secure the All-MAAC Second Team honors for #3 doubles after going 5-1 in conference play.
Davila and del Olmo were 18-7 overall in doubles play.
The full list of major awards winners and All-MAAC Teams are below.
| 2023 Men's Tennis Major Awards |
| Awards |
Player |
School |
| Player of the Year |
Dante Russo |
Siena |
| Rookie of the Year |
Edward Vo |
Siena |
| Coach of the Year |
Jeff Osborn |
Siena |
| All-MAAC First Team |
| Player |
Class |
Position |
School |
| Dante Russo |
Jr. |
#1 Singles |
Siena |
| Christian Mills |
Gr. |
#2 Singles |
Marist |
| Kaya Gore |
Gr. |
#2 Singles |
Fairfield |
| Trevor Masi |
Jr. |
#3 Singles |
Niagara |
| Stavros Hadjivarnava |
Fr. |
#4 Singles |
Rider |
| Alex Thompson |
Fr. |
#5 Singles |
Marist |
| Edward Vo |
Fr. |
#5 Singles |
Siena |
| Gurustat Makkar |
So. |
#6 Singles |
Niagara |
| Kemal Karagozoglu/Shaurya Sood* |
Sr./Jr. |
#1 Doubles |
Quinnipiac |
| Mannuel Alonso/Gurustat Makkar |
Sr./So. |
#2 Doubles |
Niagara |
| Alex Aguiar/Kaya Gore |
Fr./Gr. |
#3 Doubles |
Fairfield |
| All-MAAC Second Team |
| Player |
Class |
Position |
School |
| Jonathan Olive-Blanco |
Sr. |
#1 Singles |
Fairfield |
| Dhruv Tangri |
So. |
#2 Singles |
Rider |
| Tolunay Sumer |
Gr. |
#3 Singles |
Fairfield |
| Jose Pablo Davila |
Jr. |
#4 Singles |
Siena |
| Kostas Kollias |
Fr. |
#5 Singles |
Fairfield |
| Griffin Schlesinger |
Sr. |
#6 Singles |
Fairfield |
| Edward Vo/Dante Russo |
Fr./Jr. |
#1 Doubles |
Siena |
| Kostas Kollias/Keean Shah |
Fr./Jr. |
#2 Doubles |
Fairfield |
| Jose Pablo Davila/Tomas del Olmo |
Jr./Gr. |
#3 Doubles |
Siena |
*Denote Unanimous Selection
The 2023 MAAC Men's & Women's Tennis Championships will take place on April 22 and 23 at Mercer County Park Tennis Center in West Windsor, NJ. This will be the 11
th consecutive championship held at Mercer County Park Tennis Center dating back to the 2012 MAAC Men's & Women's Tennis Championships.
For all information regarding the 2023 MAAC Men's & Women's Tennis Championships, please visit
maacsports.com/tennis.
A total of 36 student-athletes were also named to the 2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men's Tennis All-Academic Team, announced by the league office today.
To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale.
Siena College all placed five honorees on the squad including sophomore
Maxwell Acri (Finance), del Olmo (Accounting), and seniors
Andrea Moro (Business),
Marvin Oberli (Accounting),
Agustin Suarez (Computer Science).
| First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Class |
Major |
| Kaya |
Gore |
Fairfield |
Gr. |
Marketing Analytics & Strategy (M.S.) |
| Sam |
Hodges |
Fairfield |
So. |
Economics |
| Andrew |
Immink |
Fairfield |
So. |
Business Analytics |
| Stefan |
Mitrovic |
Fairfield |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Griffin |
Schlesinger |
Fairfield |
Sr. |
Marketing |
| Moritz |
Daxobeck |
Marist |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| Dylan |
Friedman |
Marist |
Sr. |
Communication |
| Carlos |
Vazquez |
Marist |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
| Giovanni |
Abriola |
Mount St. Mary's |
So. |
Sport Management |
| Christos |
Dagklis |
Mount St. Mary's |
Sr. |
MBA Program |
| Nicholas |
Huynh |
Mount St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Political Science |
| Jarrett |
Karnibad |
Mount St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Sport Management |
| Pablo |
Martinez Zuccardi |
Mount St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Business & Accounting |
| Andrew |
Nicolae |
Mount St. Mary's |
So. |
Biology |
| Benjamin |
Porto |
Mount St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Business |
| Elliot |
Stevens |
Mount St. Mary's |
Jr. |
Business |
| Gurustat |
Makkar |
Niagara |
So. |
Finance |
| Trevor |
Masi |
Niagara |
Jr. |
Computer Science |
| Jorge |
Sedeno |
Niagara |
So. |
MBA |
| Roberto |
Vaca |
Niagara |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Salvador |
Vazquez |
Niagara |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Ayato |
Arakaki |
Quinnipiac |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Donovan |
Brown |
Quinnipiac |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Kemal |
Karagozoglu |
Quinnipiac |
Sr. |
International Business |
| Yasha |
Laskin |
Quinnipiac |
So. |
Accounting |
| Shaurya |
Sood |
Quinnipiac |
Jr. |
International Business |
| Jaime |
de Jaraiz |
Rider |
Jr. |
Economics/International Business |
| Marcus |
Fredriksson |
Rider |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Vishal |
Ganeshan |
Rider |
So. |
Finance |
| Dylan |
Lachmanen |
Rider |
So. |
Economics |
| Pablo |
Salar Carrera |
Rider |
Sr. |
Mathematics |
| Maxwell |
Acri |
Siena |
So. |
Finance |
| Tomas |
del Olmo |
Siena |
Gr. |
Accounting |
| Andrea |
Moro |
Siena |
Sr. |
Business |
| Marvin |
Oberli |
Siena |
Sr. |
Accounting |
| Agustin |
Suarez |
Siena |
Sr. |
Computer Science |
