Men's Tennis Named GAC Program of the Decade, Place Four on All-Decade Team

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern's men's tennis program has been named the Great American Conference program of the decade while placing Alberto Blesa, Maxim Fil, Carlos Anez, and Juan Scoppetta on the All-Decade Team.
 
The Savage Storm men's tennis program was dominant over the first eight years of the conference, posting an 18—8 record in league contests and a 97-56 mark in all matches.
 
SE took home three regular season championships and three GAC Tournament titles, and three times ran the table to undefeated conference records.
 
Southeastern advanced to the Central Regional three times, highlighted by a trip to the NCAA National Finals in 2016 where they advanced to the Round of 16.
 
Alberto Blesa, a native of Madrid, Spain, starred for the Storm from 2014-17 and was a part of the team's program best run to the National Finals in 2016.
 
He was the first Capital One Academic All-American in the program and is one of just two four-time All-GAC selection, earning first team honors in three of those seasons.
 
Carlos Anez, a native of San Diego, Venezuela, was an All-America selection in 2018 in the same season he took home GAC Player and Newcomer of the Year honors in the same season, the second SE player to earn the overall Player of the Year honor.
 
Maxim Fill, a native of Minsk, Belarus, led the team form 2015 till 2016, also helping the team to advance to the NCAA National Finals in 2016.
 
He is a two-time All-GAC first team selection, taking home the program's first GAC Player of the Year award.
 
Scoppetta, a native of Villa Gobernador Galvez, is the only active player to make the list after earning the conference's Newcomer and Player of the Year honors last season as well as first team selection, and ultimately taking home ITA All-American honors.