PRINCETON, N.J. – Harvard men's tennis senior captain Denis Nguyen was a unanimous selection to the All-Ivy League first team on singles, as well as a doubles honoree, the conference announced Thursday. Nguyen's doubles partner for most of the season, sophomore Brian Yeung was also selected by the Ancient Eight's coaches as a second team All-Ivy selection.
Garnering a third-straight unanimous selection and the fourth All-Ivy singles nod of his career, Nguyen completed the dual season at 11-9 from the No. 1 position, including a 3-4 mark in Ivy play. For the year, the Anaheim, California product was 17-13, helping the Crimson to an ECAC title and a NCAA championships bid.
Yeung earned his first career league nod with a 4-3 mark against Ivy competition in doubles play. The Hong Kong native paired with Nguyen, junior Nicky Hu and freshman Jean Thirouin over the year, compiling a 23-8 record, including a 15-7 mark in dual action.
The Crimson now turns its attention to the NCAA team tournament, where Harvard will take on Northwestern May 8 at 2 p.m. in a first-round matchup at the Oklahoma Regional.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dovydas Sakinis, Dartmouth (Jr. - Siauliai, Lithuania)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Ciro Riccardi, Dartmouth (Fr. - Los Angeles)
COACH OF THE YEAR
Bid Goswami, Columbia
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY
Singles
Dragos Ignat, Columbia (Jr. - Bacau, Romania)
*Winston Lin, Columbia (Sr. - Williamsville, N.Y.)
*Dovydas Sakinis, Dartmouth (Jr. - Siauliai, Lithuania)
*Denis Nguyen, Harvard (Sr. - Anaheim, Calif.)
*Zack McCourt, Princeton (Sr. - Sunrise, Fla.)
Tyler Lu, Yale (So. - Irvine, Calif.)
Doubles
Ashok Narayana, Columbia (Sr. - Houston)
Max Schnur, Columbia (Sr. - Richmond, Va.)
Dovydas Sakinis, Dartmouth (Jr. - Siauliai, Lithuania)
Denis Nguyen, Harvard (Sr. - Anaheim, Calif.)
Stefan Doehler, Yale (Fr. - Tustin, Calif.)
Fedor Andrienko, Yale (Fr. - Moscow)
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY
Singles
Justin To, Brown (Sr. - Hong Kong)
Ashok Narayana, Columbia (Sr. - Houston)
Mike Vermeer, Columbia (Jr. - Steinsel, Luxembourg)
Samuel Fleck, Cornell (Sr. - Cambridge, England)
Chris Kipouras, Dartmouth (Sr. - San Ramon, Calif.)
Thomas Colautti, Princeton (So. - London)
Doubles
Dragos Ignat, Columbia (Sr. - Bacau, Romania)
Mike Vermeer, Columbia (Jr. - Steinsel, Luxembourg)
Bernardo Casares Rosa, Cornell (So. - Quito, Ecuador)
Chris Vrabel, Cornell (So. - Centerville, Va.)
Chris Kipouras, Dartmouth (Sr. - San Ramon, Calif.)
Brian Yeung, Harvard (So. - Hong Kong)
*Unanimous Selection