Quartet Of Mavericks Earn All-Conference Recognition
4/26/2023 6:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
ARLINGTON, Texas – The Western Athletic Conference announced the 2023 men's tennis all-conference teams and season honors on Wednesday, and the UT Arlington men's tennis team had four players win all-conference honors in singles and doubles, as well as the WAC Freshman of the Year award.
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Anton Shepp and Solano Caffarena both won First Team All-WAC recognition in singles and doubles.
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Santiago Giamichelle was named the WAC Freshman of the Year, as well as First Team All-WAC in singles. He also made Second Team All-WAC in doubles with partner Dante Teramo, who was named to Second Team All-WAC in singles.
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Shepp concludes the regular season with a 4-1 WAC record as the primary No. 1 player for the Mavericks. He is heading into the conference tournament on a three-match winning streak, defeating his last three opponents in straight sets. In WAC matches, he picked up three wins at the No. 1 position and one at No. 2. He also earned a WAC Singles Player of the Week award on March 22. Overall, he went 19-11 and marked a career high in number of wins. Some of his notable non-conference wins include: Rice, Gonzaga, UT San Antonio, Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Wichita State.
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Caffarena finished conference play undefeated, going 5-0 as the primary No. 3 player. Three of his conference wins were in straight sets. He finished the regular season with 14-11 overall record, marking a career high and putting him one win away from 50 career wins. Some of his notable non-conference wins include: SMU, South Carolina, New Mexico and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
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Shepp and Caffarena finished WAC play with a 4-1 record on Court 1 for the Mavericks as a doubles team. The duo earned WAC Doubles Team of the Week on April 12. They finished 15-6 overall, marking notable non-conference wins over Oklahoma, Texas A&M, UT San Antonio, Baylor, Texas, Rice and Miami.
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Giamichelle finished his inaugural season with the Mavericks with an undefeated 5-0 record in WAC play. He picked up wins between Courts 1 and 2, going 1-0 on 1 and 4-0 on 2 with four of his conference wins in straight sets. Overall, he finished the regular season with a 17-12 record. Some of his notable non-conference wins include: Baylor, Texas Tech, New Mexico and Furman.
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Teramo also completed his regular season undefeated in conference play, winning three of his WAC matches in straight sets. He currently carries an eight-match winning streak, going 7-0 in his last 10 matches. Teramo marked three wins at the No. 5 position and two at No. 6 during WAC play. Overall, he went 13-4 with notable non-conference wins over Lamar, Furman and Wichita State.
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Giamichelle and Teramo went 4-1 in conference doubles matches as the primary No. 2 doubles team. The pair earned WAC Doubles Team of the Week honors on March 29. They finished with a 11-5 overall record, including notable non-conference wins over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Furman and Wichita State.
The Mavs will open WAC Tournament play on Friday with a semifinal matchup against the winner of No. 4 Seattle U and No. 5 UTRGV at 12 p.m. All tournament matches will be held at the Arlington Tennis Center and are free and open to the public.
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For updates, behind-the-scenes photos, videos and more engaging and personal content, be sure to follow the men's tennis program on Twitter (@UTAMavsMTEN) Instagram (@UTAMavsMTENÂ ) and Facebook (Â /UTAMavsMTENÂ ).
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Anton Shepp and Solano Caffarena both won First Team All-WAC recognition in singles and doubles.
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Santiago Giamichelle was named the WAC Freshman of the Year, as well as First Team All-WAC in singles. He also made Second Team All-WAC in doubles with partner Dante Teramo, who was named to Second Team All-WAC in singles.
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Shepp concludes the regular season with a 4-1 WAC record as the primary No. 1 player for the Mavericks. He is heading into the conference tournament on a three-match winning streak, defeating his last three opponents in straight sets. In WAC matches, he picked up three wins at the No. 1 position and one at No. 2. He also earned a WAC Singles Player of the Week award on March 22. Overall, he went 19-11 and marked a career high in number of wins. Some of his notable non-conference wins include: Rice, Gonzaga, UT San Antonio, Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Wichita State.
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Caffarena finished conference play undefeated, going 5-0 as the primary No. 3 player. Three of his conference wins were in straight sets. He finished the regular season with 14-11 overall record, marking a career high and putting him one win away from 50 career wins. Some of his notable non-conference wins include: SMU, South Carolina, New Mexico and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
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Shepp and Caffarena finished WAC play with a 4-1 record on Court 1 for the Mavericks as a doubles team. The duo earned WAC Doubles Team of the Week on April 12. They finished 15-6 overall, marking notable non-conference wins over Oklahoma, Texas A&M, UT San Antonio, Baylor, Texas, Rice and Miami.
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Giamichelle finished his inaugural season with the Mavericks with an undefeated 5-0 record in WAC play. He picked up wins between Courts 1 and 2, going 1-0 on 1 and 4-0 on 2 with four of his conference wins in straight sets. Overall, he finished the regular season with a 17-12 record. Some of his notable non-conference wins include: Baylor, Texas Tech, New Mexico and Furman.
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Teramo also completed his regular season undefeated in conference play, winning three of his WAC matches in straight sets. He currently carries an eight-match winning streak, going 7-0 in his last 10 matches. Teramo marked three wins at the No. 5 position and two at No. 6 during WAC play. Overall, he went 13-4 with notable non-conference wins over Lamar, Furman and Wichita State.
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Giamichelle and Teramo went 4-1 in conference doubles matches as the primary No. 2 doubles team. The pair earned WAC Doubles Team of the Week honors on March 29. They finished with a 11-5 overall record, including notable non-conference wins over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Furman and Wichita State.
The Mavs will open WAC Tournament play on Friday with a semifinal matchup against the winner of No. 4 Seattle U and No. 5 UTRGV at 12 p.m. All tournament matches will be held at the Arlington Tennis Center and are free and open to the public.
FOLLOW ALONG
For updates, behind-the-scenes photos, videos and more engaging and personal content, be sure to follow the men's tennis program on Twitter (@UTAMavsMTEN) Instagram (@UTAMavsMTENÂ ) and Facebook (Â /UTAMavsMTENÂ ).
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