SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Portland men's tennis players Tannor Binder and Tom Garcia were named to the 2026 West Coast Conference All-Academic Team, while Nikola Keremedchiev and Stefan Skobelev garnered honorable mention recognition for the Pilots.

Binder has a 3.70 cumulative grade-point average as a business major. The junior from Beaverton, Ore. has posted a 15-12 overall singles record and 7-7 dual singles record this spring, including the match and WCC Tournament clinching win against Gonzaga on Saturday. He has also picked up nine wins in doubles this season.

Garcia is a business major with a 3.93 cumulative GPA. Playing primarily at No. 2 singles this Spring, he recorded nine overall singles wins and five in dual matches. He is also 13-11 overall in doubles, 8-8 in dual matches.

Keremedchiev carries a 3.42 cumulative GPA while majoring in business and playing at the top of the singles and doubles lineup. Skobelev is posting a 3.52 GPA also as a business major and has 14 singles wins, including nine in dual action.

The Pilots have qualified for the WCC Championships for the fifth consecutive season under head coach Aaron Gross. Portland is the No. 5 seed and faces fourth-seeded and No. 55-ranked LMU on Thursday at 9 a.m. in the opening round of the WCC Championships being held at Green Valley Country Club. The winner moves on to Friday's semifinals with the championship match on Saturday. Visit the WCC Championships Tournament Central Page for the complete schedule, live coverage links and other information.

2026 West Coast Conference Men's Tennis All-Academic Team
Adrien Berrut, San Diego
Tannor Binder, Portland
Terrence Das, Pacific
Valentin Faure, Santa Clara
Tom Garcia, Portland
Jonty Giesen, Pacific
Stian Klaassen, San Diego
Thibaud Maxant, Saint Mary's
Neo Niedner, San Diego
Oscar Rashed, Gonzaga
Lambert Ruland, San Diego
Edward Winter, Pepperdine

WCC Men's Tennis All-Academic Honorable Mention
Gonzaga
Giovanni Branchetti
Tom Dunlop
Jay Fairclough
Diego Herrera
Gus Krauel

LMU
Cesar Cruz
Alex Padro Parra
Darius Tamaddon
Max Wuelfing

Pacific
Christof Schaertlin Coffey

Pepperdine
Hugh Winter

Portland
Nikola Keremedchiev
Stefan Skobelev

Saint Mary's
Paulo Hugo Etchecoin
Pierre Lieutaud
Bastien Maxant

Santa Clara
Luca Bluett
Alex Watanabe Eriksson
Luca Lemaitre
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