Advik Mareedu repeated as SCIAC Athlete of the Year as the top singles player for No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges to headline the 2024 Men’s Tennis All-Conference teams.
The 2023 ITA National Rookie of the Year, Mareedu went a perfect 7-0 in SCIAC play at the top singles court. He led CMS to an 18th straight unbeaten season in the conference and the top seed in the SCIAC Tournament.
University of Redlands rookie Nico Calixto earned Newcomer of the Year recognition after a 6-1 conference record at #1 singles, with his only defeat coming in a three-setter on the road to Mareedu. He also posted a 6-1 record across all three doubles courts, highlighted by a tiebreaker win over the region’s second-ranked doubles tandem from Caltech in the regular season finale.
The Character Award was presented to Matthew Feng of Pomona-Pitzer Colleges. Feng is a near-4.0 pre-med senior who has garnered Academic All-SCIAC, ITA Scholar-Athlete and All-America accolades during his career with the Sagehens. He created, marketed and directed an Aces for Autism program to teach tennis to children with autism on the Pomona campus.
Paul Settles and the regular season champion Stags were named Coaching Staff of the Year. CMS dropped just nine points in SCIAC match play with only one as close as 6-3.
CMS led all teams with three First Team and four total selections while Caltech, Occidental College and Redlands each landed three choices. Chapman University's Caleb Wilkins wrapped up a sensational four-year First Team All-Conference run, with CMS' Matthew Robinson a three-time First Team selection in as many chances due to the uncontested 2021 Covid-19 pandemic season and another Stag, Ian Freer, making the step up from Second Team. Caltech's Kyle McCandless repeated on the First Team after also earning Second Team recognition in 2022 while teammate and doubles partner Daniel Wen was the Second Team's only repeat choice.
| First Team All-SCIAC |
| Name |
Institution |
Year |
Hometown |
| Advik Mareedu |
CMS |
So. |
Yorba Linda, Calif. |
| Nico Calixto |
Redlands |
Fy. |
Cathedral City, Calif. |
| Ronald Chen |
Occidental |
So. |
San Dimas, Calif. |
| Matthew Feng |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Sr. |
Arcadia, Calif. |
| Ian Freer |
CMS |
Sr. |
South Pasadena, Calif. |
| Ethan Lee |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Jr. |
Tucson, Ariz. |
| Kyle McCandless |
Caltech |
Sr. |
Lexington, Mass. |
| Matt Robinson |
CMS |
Jr. |
Wynnewood, Pa. |
| Caleb Wilkins |
Chapman |
Sr. |
Long Beach, Calif. |
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| Second Team All-SCIAC |
| Name |
Institution |
Year |
Hometown |
| Dominic Anderson |
Redlands |
So. |
Brisbane, Australia |
| Ace Andres |
Occidental |
So. |
Santa Ana, Calif. |
| Constantin Cedillo-Vayson de Pradenne |
Caltech |
Fy. |
Paris, France |
| Anirudh Gupta |
CMS |
Fy. |
Irvine, Calif. |
| Gustavo Marcanth |
Redlands |
Fy. |
Redondo Beach, Calif. |
| Brett Miller |
Occidental |
Jr. |
Pleasanton, Calif. |
| Ethan Sherwood |
Cal Lutheran |
So. |
Westlake Village, Calif. |
| Daniel Wen |
Caltech |
Sr. |
McLean, Va. |
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