The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced its 30th Anniversary Men's Tennis Team, naming Southwestern's Alexis Dimanche and Niko Snovely to the list of 15 SCAC standouts.
Dimanche finished his career with the record for most wins in program history, finishing with 131 to surpass Niko Snovely's 123. He opened his career by winning the SCAC Newcomer of the Year award in 2017, earning three Player of the Week honors, and going 20-2 in singles during the spring season. In 2018, he was the SCAC Player of the Year, making it to the NCAA Individual Championship Round of 16 and becoming the program's first All-American. He followed that up with a third consecutive All-SCAC season, winning the SCAC Elite 19 award.
He finished his career winning the ITA National Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award, SCAC Man of the Year and ranked No. 27 nationally by the ITA.
Snovely was the program's first four-time All-SCAC selection. He opened his career with a 12-1 record from the No. 1 singles spot during the spring season, with his only loss coming against the No. 6 team in the nation. The following season, he led the Pirates to the SCAC Championship match for the first time in program history while the team set a then-program record with 17 wins. In his senior year, Snovely teamed with Grant Gideon to earn the first NCAA Championships appearance in the doubles bracket with a 19-4 record in the spring season.
The SCAC's 30th Anniversary teams were selected by present coaches, administrators, and conference office personnel. Athletes who participated in conference competition between the fall of 2005 through the spring of 2020 and had been named to at least two All-SCAC teams and selected as a Player-of-the-Year in their respective sport were eligible for selection.
The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference will be announcing 30th Anniversary teams in 19 sports throughout the 2020-21 academic year. The league selected 15th Anniversary teams during the 2005-06 academic year – those selections can be found here.
Among current league members, Trinity led the way with nine selections to the exclusive team, followed by Southwestern University with two selections. DePauw paced former league members with two student-athletes named to the squad while Rhodes College and the University of the South-Sewanee had one honoree each on the all-anniversary team.
SCAC MEN'S TENNIS – 30TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM
Charlie Boyd, University of the South-Sewanee
Bobby Cocanougher, Trinity University
Alexis Dimanche, Southwestern University
Paxton Deuel, Trinity University
Max Frey, Trinity University
Oliver Gaines, Trinity University
Wilson Lambeth, Trinity University
Kareem Mansur, Rhodes College
Chas Mayer, Trinity University
Jordan Mayer, Trinity University
Jordan Pitts, Trinity University
Scott Sandager, DePauw University
Aaron Skinner, Trinity University
Niko Snovely, Southwestern University
Evan Webeler, DePauw University