CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Big South announced its annual all-conference award winners on Thursday, and
Rosen Naydenov was named to the All-Academic Team.
Naydenov achieved a 3.93 GPA while pursuing his MBA with an emphasis in real estate at Longwood this past season.
During the 2022 season Naydenov tallied five wins in the spring while playing No. 1 singles throughout the season for Longwood. He added four doubles wins while splitting time playing No. 1 and No. 2 doubles.
In his career, Naydenov totaled 33 singles wins while playing for the Lancers, playing in multiple spots in the lineup prior to playing at No. 1 singles this season. He tallied 13 singles wins in his sophomore season.
The Lancers finished the season 9-10 overall and finished seventh in the Big South.
2022 Big South Conference Men's Tennis Award Winners
First Team All-Conference Singles
Demis Taramonlis, Radford
Dusan Milanovic, Presbyterian College
Esteban Lopez, North Carolina A&T
Eduardo Dias, Gardner-Webb
Harry Thursfield, UNC Asheville
Damien Nezar, Campbell
Pol Otin, Campbell
Vasil Ivanov, North Carolina A&T
First Team All-Conference Doubles
Max Benson / Dusan Milanovic, Presbyterian College
Demis Taramonlis / Andres Silva, Radford
Damien Nezar / Benjamin Maes, Campbell
Esteban Lopez / Vasil Ivanov, North Carolina A&T (tie)
Guilherme Severin / Konstantinos Raptis, Radford (tie)
Second Team All-Conference Singles
Tomas Balazi, Campbell
Jon Brann Reid, UNC Asheville
Aditya Balsekar, Radford
Max Benson, Presbyterian College
Andres Silva, Radford
Sebastian Dominguez, Presbyterian College
Leo Bierbaum, UNC Asheville
Javier Matos, Presbyterian College
Second Team All-Conference Doubles
Jon Brann Reid / Leo Bierbaum, UNC Asheville
Javier Matos / Sebastian Dominguez, Presbyterian College
Tomas Balazi / Leon Petko, Campbell
Connor Enslin / Sebastian Harris, Gardner-Webb
All-Academic Team
Noe Macquart, Campbell
Victor Putter, Gardner-Webb
Cliff Dwyer, Hampton
Rosen Naydenov, Longwood
Vasil Ivanov, North Carolina A&T
Nicholas McKinney, Presbyterian College
Andres Silva, Radford
Leo Bierbaum, UNC Asheville
Player of the Year
Demis Taramonlis, Radford
Freshman of the Year
Dusan Milanovic, Presbyterian College
Coach of the Year
David Johnson, Campbell
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Nicholas McKinney, Presbyterian College
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