SAC Men’s Tennis All-Conference, Awards Announced

ROCK HILL, SC - Presbyterian College senior Hector Rincon (London, England/Heathside Sixth Form), who went undefeated in conference play (5-0) and 11-5 overall at No. 1 singles, was named the South Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Year for the second time in his career, the league announced today.

Rincon also received the Men's Tennis Scholar Athlete Award, winning for the second year in a row.

Presbyterian head coach Patric Hynes was named SAC Men's Tennis Coach of the Year after leading the Blue Hose to their sixth regular season title. He wins the award for the first time in his career.

Newberry's Daryl Van Vuuren, a freshman from Durban, South Africa, was named Freshman of the Year. Van Vuuren went 2-4 in conference play at No. 1 singles for the Indians.

Conference champion Presbyterian led the way with four All-Conference selections, including three on the First Team.

Rincon has a 3.85 grade point average as a business administration and math major. He was the SAC Freshman of the Year in 2003 and the Player of the Year in 2004 and a four-time First Team All-Conference selection. In four years, he has not lost a singles match in conference play.

He is a two-time ITA Academic All-American and has been on the Presbyterian College's President's List (4.0 GPA) for three semesters and Dean's List (3.3 GPA) for four. He is the recipient of the Bailey Scholarship for outstanding achievement in the business department and the Whitelaw Scholarship for outstanding achievement in the math department.

In the community, Rincon serves as a math tutor for middle and high school students and is a member of the Presbyterian College Student-Athlete Advisory Council.

2006 SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE MEN'S TENNIS AWARD WINNERS

FIRST TEAM
Ricardo Gutierrez, Carson-Newman
Jose Velazquez, Catawba
Diego Rodriguez, Mars Hill
Hector Rincon, Presbyterian
Kshitij Dwivedi, Presbyterian
Nick Osborne, Presbyterian
Sergio Espinosa, Tusculum
Carlos Garcia, Tusculum

SECOND TEAM
Rafael Soares, Carson-Newman
Preston Sneed, Carson-Newman
Sean Soltan, Catawba
John Allen, Mars Hill
Daryl Van Vuuren, Newberry
Aaron Chapman, Presbyterian
Antonio Oliver, Tusculum
Brandon Thornton, Wingate

COACH OF THE YEAR - Patric Hynes, Presbyterian
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR - Daryl Van Vuuren, Newberry
PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Hector Rincon, Presbyterian
SAC SCHOLAR ATHLETE - Hector Rincon, Presbyterian

SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE SENIOR AWARDS

Carson-Newman
Travis Bauguess
Ricardo Gutierrez
Stephen McNally
Rafael Soares

Catawba
Geoff Fouad

Mars Hill
Diego Rodriguez

Presbyterian
Kshitij Dwivedi
Nick Osborne
Hector Rincon

Wingate
Joe Kanekar
Mark Stern