ST. LOUIS – A program-high five Illinois State men's tennis players – Andreas Boers, Jakub Eisner, Christoffer Greve, Dylan Steffens and Rolando Torrellas – earned spots on the 11-player 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team, the league office announced Tuesday.
ISU's five MVC Scholar-Athlete Team honorees – more than any other Valley program – passed the previous team high of three selections in 2014 and 2015. The Redbird men's tennis squad earned a combined grade-point average (GPA) of 3.15 during the fall semester, which marked the highest GPA among Illinois State men's programs. Below is a description of each Redbird selected to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team.
Andreas Boers, Illinois State, So., Holte, Denmark, 3.75 GPA, Business Administration
Has an overall singles record of 12-17 and a spring singles record of 8-12 … Has an overall doubles record of 9-18 and a spring doubles record of 8-13 … Is 1-1 in MVC singles and 2-1 in MVC doubles … Teamed up with Jakub Eisner to upset Wichita State's No. 87 ranked doubles team of Jocelyn Devilliers and Tin Ostojic.
Jakub Eisner, Illinois State, Sr., Kladno, Czech Republic, 3.44 GPA, Finance
Three-time MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team selection (2014, 2015 and 2016) … Has an overall singles record of 7-18 and a spring singles record of 5-12 … Has an overall doubles record of 14-12 and a spring doubles record of 11-10 … Teamed up with Andreas Boers to upset Wichita State's No. 87 ranked doubles team of Jocelyn Devilliers and Tin Ostojic.
Christoffer Greve, Illinois State, So., Paradis, Norway, 3.39 GPA, Business Administration
Has an overall singles record of 21-8 and a spring singles record of 15-5 … Has an overall doubles record of 14-12 and a spring doubles record of 9-9 … Is 2-1 in MVC singles and 1-2 in MVC doubles … Was ranked No. 53 nationally in doubles, with partner Dylan Steffens, according to the Feb. 10 ITA rankings … Teamed up with Steffens to upset Wichita State's No. 67 ranked doubles team of Miroslav Herzan and Haru Inoue.
Dylan Steffens, Illinois State, Jr., High Ridge, Mo., 3.51 GPA, Insurance
Two-time MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team selection (2015 and 2016) … Leads the team with an overall singles record of 25-7 and a spring singles record of 18-2 … Has an overall doubles record of 14-12 and a spring doubles record of 9-9 … Is 2-1 in MVC singles and 1-2 in MVC doubles … Was ranked No. 53 nationally in doubles, with partner Christoffer Greve, according to the Feb. 10 ITA rankings … Teamed up with Greve to upset Wichita State's No. 67 ranked doubles team of Miroslav Herzan and Haru Inoue.
Rolando Torrellas, Illinois State, Sr., Barquisimeto, Venezuela, 3.81 GPA, International Business
Three-time MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team selection (2014, 2015 and 2016) … Has an overall singles record of 5-0 and a spring singles record of 2-0 … Has an overall doubles record of 2-7 and a spring doubles record of 2-6.
The Illinois State men's tennis team opens Missouri Valley Conference Team Championship quarterfinal play Friday, April 29 at 9 a.m. versus UMBC in Wichita, Kansas.
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