DePaul University Athletics
Blue Demon Trio Named All-BIG EAST
5/7/2018 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S TENNIS
CHICAGO - BIG EAST Men's Tennis Championship runner-up DePaul placed three players on the All-BIG EAST Team announced by the conference on Monday.
Boris Spanjaard was selected to the All-BIG EAST First Team while teammates Alex Galoustian and Christopher Casati were named to the second team.
It was the first conference postseason accolade for Spanjaard, a sophomore from the Netherlands who played at the No. 1 singles position in the final six matches of the season.
This was also the first BIG EAST postseason honor for Casati, a sophomore from suburban Deerfield.
Galoustian, a senior from Glencoe, made the All-BIG EAST Team and was honored as the league's Freshman of the Year in 2015.
Spanjaard led the team with 23 singles victories, going 23-16 overall and 15-11 in the dual-match season. He was 3-1 against BIG EAST teams and 7-3 in his last 10 matches.
Galoustian swept all four of his BIG EAST opponents and teamed with Spanjaard to go 14-11 as the Blue Demons' No. 1 doubles team.
Casati wound up with an overall record of 17-12 and 12-7 in the dual season. He won eight of his last 10 matches and was 3-1 against BIG EAST competition.
Marquette's Alvaro Verdu and St. John's Alan Nunez Aguilera were named BIG EAST Co-Players of the Year. Michael Dickson of Butler was the Rookie of the Year and Marquette was named Coaching Staff of the Year.
2018 All-BIG EAST Men's Tennis Team
Co-Players of the Year: Alvaro Verdu, Marquette; Alan Nunez Aguilera, St. John's
Rookie of the Year: Michael Dickson, Butler
Coaching Staff of the Year: Marquette
First Team
Mason Dragos, Butler, Jr.
Boris Spanjaard, DePaul, So.
Alvaro Verdu, Marquette, Jr.
Luke Smrek, Marquette, So.
Luke Sucevic, St. John's, Jr.
Alan Nunez Aguilera, St. John's, Jr.
Second Team
Michael Dickson, Butler, Fr.
Brooks Kendall, Creighton, Sr.
Alex Galoustian, DePaul, Sr.
Christopher Casati, DePaul, So.
Luis Heredia Gomez, Marquette, Fr.
Andrei Crapcenco, St. John's, Jr.
