SAN MATEO, Calif. – Four Portland men's tennis players garnered All-West Coast Conference recognition as voted by the league's head coaches and announced by the WCC office on Thursday. Junior Sema Pankin earned first team singles honors, while junior Eleftherios Neos was second team in both singles and doubles for the Pilots.

Pankin finished the spring with an 11-5 overall singles record at the No. 1 position, including a 5-3 record against league competition. Notable wins came against nationally-ranked Adrian Oetzbach of Pepperdine and Sean Hill of BYU. Pankin and freshman Nikolas Tvedt teamed up to garner honorable mention doubles honors after posting an 11-3 overall record and 4-2 mark in the WCC at the No. 2 position.

Neos finished the year with an 8-8 dual singles record at the No. 2 position in the lineup and 4-4 against WCC opponents. Neos and doubles partner Issa Yoshida were recognized on the All-WCC doubles second team after posting a 9-5 dual record this spring at the No. 1 position. The duo had a seven-match win streak during the middle of the season and were 4-2 in league matches.

The Pilots finished the season with a 10-6 overall record and tied for fourth in the WCC standings at 4-4 despite playing just six players all season long. Portland will return all six players along with freshmen newcomers to the roster next year.

2021 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year
Adam Schaechterle, Pepperdine

2021 West Coast Conference Player of the Year
August Holmgren, University of San Diego

2021 West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year
Guy Den Ouden, Pepperdine

2021 All-WCC Men's Tennis First Team Singles
Name, Year, School
Guy Den Ouden, Fr., Pepperdine
Sean Hill, Gr., BYU
August Holmgren, Jr., San Diego
Damon Kesaris, Gr., Saint Mary's
Adrian Oetzbach, Gr., Pepperdine
Sema Pankin, Jr., Portland

2021 All-WCC Men's Tennis Second Team Singles
Name, Year, School
Jack Barnett, So., BYU
Dominic Barretto, Gr., Santa Clar
Nico Borter, Sr., San Diego
Daniel DeJonge, Jr., Pepperdine
Eleftherios Neos, Jr., Portland
David Norfeldt, Jr., San Diego
Nitzan Ricklis, So., San Francisco

2021 All-WCC Men's Tennis Singles Honorable Mention
Name, Year, School
Ben Gajardo, Sr., BYU
Matthew Hollingworth, So., Gonzaga
Mann Shah, So., Santa Clara
Tim Zeitvogel, Jr., Pepperdine

2021 All-WCC Men's Tennis First Team Doubles
Name, School
Jack Barnett and Ben Gajardo, BYU
Adrian Oetzbach and Guy Den Ouden, Pepperdine
August Holmgren and David Norfeldt, San Diego

2021 All-WCC Men's Tennis Second Team Doubles
Name, School
Daniel Moreno and Diego Nava, LMU
Eleftherios Neos and Issa Yoshida, Portland
Arthur Neuhaus and Vasileios Iliopoulos, Santa Clara

2021 All-WCC Men's Tennis Doubles Honorable Mention
Name, School
Corrado Summaria and Tim Zeitvogel, Pepperdine
Sema Pankin and Nikolas Tvedt, Portland
James Watt and Boris Reckow, Saint Mary's