WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Freshman Aziz Kijametovic was named the VaSID Rookie of the Year and sophomore Adam Moundir earned All-State First Team honors, the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) announced on Wednesday.
Kijametovic received a trio of honors, adding a second team selection in both singles and doubles to his Rookie of the Year award. The Bosnia & Herzegovina native posted a 17-4 record in singles, playing matches at the No. 1-3 spots. He opened his career with a 12-match winning streak and posted a 4-1 mark against opponents on nationally-ranked teams.
Moundir, the 2016 Conference USA Player of the Year, was a first team singles selection and a second team doubles honoree. The Switzerland native went 17-5 in the No. 1 slot for the Monarchs, ending the year on a 12-match winning streak, and defeated three ranked foes over the course of the season.
As a doubles pair, Kijametovic and Moundir compiled an 11-5 record at the No. 1 doubles spot and ended the season ranked 66th in the country.
National champion Virginia led all teams with five first team selections, including the state Player of the Year, and UVA head coach Brian Boland was named the state Coach of the Year.
2016 VaSID University Division Men’s Tennis All-State Team
Player of the Year: Thai-Son Kwiatkowski, Virginia
Coach of the Year: Brian Boland, Virginia
Rookie of the Year: Aziz Kijametovic, Old Dominion
First Team Doubles
Andreas Bjerrehus/Joao Monteiro, Virginia Tech
Thai-Son Kwiatkowski/Mac Styslinger, Virginia
Ryan Shane/Luca Corinteli, Virginia
First Team Singles
Colin Altamirano, Virginia
Thai-Son Kwiatkowski, Virginia
Sam Matheson, Liberty
Joao Monteiro, Virginia Tech
Adam Moundir, Old Dominion
Ryan Shane, Virginia
Second Team Doubles
Christian Cargill/Scott Huang, William & Mary
Sam Matheson/Egon Samaai, Liberty
Vitor Lima/Daryl Monfils, VCU
Adam Moundir/Aziz Kijametovic, Old Dominion
Second Team Singles
J.C. Aragone, Virginia
Andreas Bjerrehus, Virginia Tech
Aziz Kijametovic, Old Dominion
Daryl Monfils, VCU
Michael Voscek, VCU
Henrik Wiersholm, Virginia