LOGAN, Utah - Utah State men's tennis had three players named to the 2024-25 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, it was announced on Tuesday. The trio of senior Sergi Micó Fenollar and sophomores
Mohammad Alkotop and
Keanu Rigby all received the honor.
The 2024 academic all-district teams, selected by CSC, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in athletic competition and in the classroom. Academic All-America honorees will be announced in early June.
Micó Fenollar earned the award after posting a 3.65 GPA while majoring in kinesiology. On the court, Micó Fenollar posted a 13-8 singles record, all at the No. 1 position, including a victory over the nation's 116th-ranked singles player in Boise State's Jett Middleton. Micó Fenollar was named to the All-Mountain West Singles Team for the second year in a row.
Alkotop received the recognition for posting a 3.66 GPA while majoring in finance. Alkotop posted an 18-2 singles record this year, tying for the second-most singles wins in a single dual match season in program history. Also going 8-8 in doubles, Alkotop was named to the All-MW Singles and Doubles Teams this season. Alkotop was selected as an Academic All-America finalist and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members.
Rigby was named to the Academic All-District Team after earning a 3.67 GPA while majoring in finance. Returning to the team after playing as a freshman in 2021, Rigby was a fixture in the doubles lineup, recording a 6-8 record alongside Micó Fenollar. Rigby also played during the fall tournament season and tallied nine total wins.
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