The Sun Conference Announces Men’s Tennis Honor Roll
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The 2011 Sun Conference men’s tennis All-Conference team was announced at the conference tournament banquet hosted by Embry-Riddle at the Sunset Harbor Yacht Club on Thursday evening. Five schools were represented on the All-Conference roster that consisted of a first and second team and was chosen by the league coaches.
Embry-Riddle head coach Dave Paschal was tabbed as the league’s Coach of the Year for the seventh straight season. Paschal led the Eagles, who finished at 6-0 in the conference standings, to their seventh consecutive regular season title and the No. 2 spot in the NAIA national poll.
Player of the Year honors went to Embry-Riddle newcomer Chris Freeman. A sophomore from Costa Mesa, Calif., Freeman played at the top singles and doubles positions for the Eagles in 2011. Ranked first in the South Region and fifth nationally in singles, he turned in a 13-4 singles record, including a perfect 5-0 mark in league play.
The Champions of Character Award was presented to another Embry-Riddle sophomore, David 
Spennare. A player that Paschal says “truly embraces the Champions of Character initiative and respects all his opponents,” Spennare contributed over 20 hours of community service this year, while maintaining a 3.86 grade point average in Business Administration, including a perfect 4.0 GPA in each of his last two semesters.
The 2011 Sun Conference tournament features four teams ranked in the Top 25 in the NAIA national poll, including second-ranked Embry-Riddle, 12th-ranked St. Thomas, 16th-ranked SCAD Savannah and 21st-ranked Webber International. The tournament, being played at Embry-Riddle’s Crotty Tennis Complex, gets underway at 9 a.m. on Friday when No. 2 seed St. Thomas takes on No. 3 SCAD Savannah, followed by top seed Embry-Riddle against No. 4 Webber International at 2 p.m. The championship match takes place at 10 a.m. on Saturday with the tournament champion receiving an automatic bid to the NAIA National Championship in Mobile, Ala., May 17-21.
2011 Men’s Tennis All-Conference Team
First Team
Patrick Besch, Embry-Riddle
Adrian Escarate, St. Thomas
Simon Felix, Embry-Riddle
Peter Francis, Embry-Riddle
Chris Freeman, Embry-Riddle
Jan Hoekzema, Embry-Riddle
Julian Ramirez-Luna, Warner
Second Team
Guilherme Azambuja, Northwood
Adrian Bayh, Embry-Riddle
Dean Loock, SCAD Savannah
David Spennare, Embry-Riddle
Rafael Teixeira, Webber International
Kaan Yaylali, SCAD Savannah
Champions of Character Award
David Spennare, Embry-Riddle
Player of the Year
Chris Freeman, Embry-Riddle
Coach of the Year
Dave Paschal, Embry-Riddle