NORFOLK, Va. – The 2022-23 Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) University Division Men's Tennis All-State team was announced on Wednesday and several Old Dominion Monarchs were recognized.
Cosme Rolland De Ravel was named the Rookie of the Year and was a second team selection in singles. In doubles, Brandon Perez and Younes Lalami were first team honorees, while Jakob Cadonau joined De Ravel on the second team in singles.
Rolland De Ravel had an impressive rookie season as he was 25-10 in singles and a combined 25-8 in doubles. He earned Second Team All-Sun Belt singles honors after going 7-1 in conference action. Rolland De Ravel had a season best winning streak of seven matches and ended the year winning 10 of his last 13. He avenged an earlier loss to South Alabama with a 6-3, 6-2 win in the conference title match to put the Monarchs one point from the championship. He was named the ITA Atlantic Region Rookie of the Year earlier this month and is up for the national award.
He became the first Monarch to win VaSID Rookie of the Year honors since Aziz Kijametovic in 2016.
A transfer from Ole Miss, Cadonau compiled an 18-12 record this spring and went 6-1 in Sun Belt Conference play in singles. On the doubles courts, he was 17-8 this spring and 3-1 in league action. He had wins over #17 Auburn, #42 UTSA and #52 SMU this spring. He went undefeated at four singles in conference play.
Perez and Lalami qualified for the ITA Fall Nationals after making a run to the semifinals in the Atlantic Regional with a win over Virginia and Virginia Tech. They finished the year 18-11 overall and nationally-ranked. They went undefeated in Sun Belt Conference action and got the deciding point in the NCAA Tournament match with Utah.
VaSID University Division
Men's Tennis All-State Team
Coach of the Year: Andres Pedroso, Virginia
Player of the Year: Chris Rodesch, Virginia
Rookie of the Year: Cosme Rolland De Ravel, Old Dominion
First Team Singles
Chris Rodesch, Virginia
Ryan Goetz, Virginia
Jeffrey von der Schulenberg, Virginia
Inaki Montes, Virginia
Holden Koons, James Madison
Alex Kiefer, Virginia
First Team Doubles
Jeffrey von der Schulenberg/Chris Rodesch, Virginia
Inaki Montes/Ryan Goetz, Virginia
Brandon Perez/Younes Lalami, Old Dominion
Second Team Singles
Joseph Brailovsky, W&M
Cosme Rolland De Ravel, Old Dominion
Josh Wilson, Liberty
George Davis, W&M
Ryan Fishback, Va. Tech
Jakob Cadonau, Old Dominion
Second Team Doubles
Christiaan Worst/Josh Wilson, Liberty
Bill Duo/George Davis, W&M
Jordan Chrysostom/Ryan Fishback, Va. Tech
Men's Tennis Takes Home Several VaSID Awards Wednesday
