In addition to the five All-American honors Mercer men’s tennis earned this spring, all six players earned All-Region honors based on their performances at the Region 19 Championship.
Sophomore Peyton Miller (Ewing, NJ/Ewing HS) earned First Team All-Region honors in both Singles and Doubles. Miller was Region Champion at 1st Singles, winning 6-0, 6-1 in the championship match of that flight. Miller and freshman teammate Santiago Maura (Hamilton, NJ/Notre Dame) won the Region Championship at 1st Doubles with a big 6-2, 6-1 win over RCSJ Gloucester. Maura earned 2nd Team All-Region 19 honors at 3rd Singles after advancing to the Region final that flight.
Freshman Jake Tavel (Hamilton, NJ/Nottingham) earned 1st Team All-Region 19 Honors with his 6-3, 6-0 win at 2nd Singles in the Region 19 Championship. Tavel and freshman teammate Marcin Gniadzik (Braci Sniadeckich) finished as Runner-Ups at 2nd Doubles at the Region Championship, earning them 2nd Team All-Region honors at 2nd Doubles. Gniadzik was the Region Champion at 4th Singles, earning 1st Team All-Region honors with his win at that flight at the Region Championship.
Freshman Michael Satawa (Cottage Valley, NY/Nyack HS) earned 1st Team All-Region 19 honors with his 6-2, 6-0 win at 5th Singles at the Region Championship. Satawa and freshman teammate Boris Espinoza (Hamilton, NJ/Nottingham) reached the finals at 3rd Doubles, earning 2nd Team All-Region honors at that flight. Espinoza also earned 2nd Team All-Region honors at 6th Singles, reaching the Region Championship at that flight.
Mercer won the Region 19 Championship for the first time since 2016 and finished as Runner-Ups at the NJCAA Division III National Championship.
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MCCC men's tennis tied their highest finish in program history
Peyton Miller became the 4th MCCC men's player to be National Champion at 1st Singles
Marcin Gniadzik was National Champion at 4th Singles and 2nd Doubles
Jake Tavel was National Champion (with Gniadzik) at 2nd Doubles