SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Portland men's tennis players Nikola Keremedchiev and Stefan Skobelev both earned honorable mention recognition as the 2025 WCC Men's Tennis All-Academic Team was announced on Wednesday.

To qualify for WCC All-Academic Team honors, student-athletes must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, while also being a significant contributor to their team and in at least their second year at their school.

Keremedchiev is a junior business major with a 3.28 cumulative grade point average. On the court, he featured at No. 2 singles and went 14-9 overall and 8-7 in dual matches this season. He also picked up five dual doubles victories.

Skobelev is also majoring business with a 3.33 GPA. The sophomore from Nis, Serbia finished the 2025-26 season with an 11-10 singles record and six doubles victories at the No. 1 position. He garnered WCC honorable mention honors with doubles partner Maxim Groysman.

Keremedchiev and Skobelev are two of six lineup players expected to return next year for a Pilot squad that finished 7-10 overall this season.

2025 WCC Men's Tennis All-Academic Team
Ran Amar, Pacific
Christof Schaertlin Coffey, Pacific
Alexander Watanabe Eriksson, Santa Clara
Linus Carlsson Halldin, Pepperdine
Maxi Homberg, Pepperdine
Stian Klaassen, San Diego
Gus Krauel, Gonzaga
Thibaud Maxant, Saint Mary's
Neo Niedner, San Diego
Nikhil Niranjan, San Diego
Oscar Rashed, Gonzaga
Tiago Silva, Pacific
Justas Trainauskas, Pacific
 
WCC Men's Tennis All-Academic Honorable Mention
Gonzaga
Tom Dunlop
 
LMU
Arthur Pantino
 
Pepperdine
Edward Winter
 
Portland
Nikola Keremedchiev
Stefan Skobelev
 
Saint Mary's
Paulo Hugo Etchecoin
Ellison Greco
Pierre Lieutaud
Carlos Ramos Membrives
 
San Diego
Savriyan Danilov
Blake Kasday
Iiro Vasa
 
Santa Clara
Luca Lemaitre
 

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