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Quartet of Bobcats Named to College Sports Communicators Men's Tennis Academic All-District® Team

LEWISTON, Maine -- Four Bobcats have been selected to the College Sports Communicators Men's Tennis Academic All-District® Team, announced Tuesday, with Eric Diop, Phillippe Kosyagin, Nicolas Ozer, and Theo Sardain earning selection onto this elite list.

Diop makes his All-District® debut as the sophomore sports a 3.87 GPA as a politics major. Hailing from Boston, Mass., the ITA Scholar-Athlete proved victorious in six singles matches on the year, which included standout wins vs. No. 14 (DII) Florida Southern and Brandeis, along with four victories at No. 2 singles vs. NESCAC foes.  Eric also contributed to a trio of doubles triumphs for the garnet and white.

Kosyagin returns to the All-District® team as the economics and engineering double major recorded a GPA of 3.79. From Las Vegas, Nev., the junior was named to the All-NESCAC Doubles Second Team as he and partner Theo Sardain contributed to eight victories on the year. The two-time ITA Scholar-Athlete also secured a pair of wins in singles action.  

Ozer, an economics major, makes his first appearance as an All-District® selection with a grade-point average of 3.90. Nico enjoyed a standout junior campaign by landing (with teammate James Sacco) eight doubles triumphs. The New York City native also collected three singles wins, defeating Hamilton, Connecticut College, and MIT.

The aforementioned Sardain, a senior physics major and team captain hailing from Dedham, Mass., lands on this for the second-straight year with a grade-point average of 3.75. Also a two-time ITA Scholar-Athlete, Sardain and Kosyagin closed out the regular season winning six-consecutive matches, earning the #25 ranked doubles duo in all of NCAA Division III its second-straight All-NESCAC honor. Theo also triumphed in four singles outings.

The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Men's Tennis teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes men's tennis honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs.

The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure. For more information about CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.



 
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Players Mentioned

Eric Diop

Eric Diop

6' 1"
Sophomore
Phillippe Kosyagin

Phillippe Kosyagin

6' 5"
Junior
Nicolas Ozer

Nicolas Ozer

6' 5"
Junior
James Sacco

James Sacco

6' 0"
Sophomore
Theo Sardain

Theo Sardain

6' 1"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Eric Diop

Eric Diop

6' 1"
Sophomore
Phillippe Kosyagin

Phillippe Kosyagin

6' 5"
Junior
Nicolas Ozer

Nicolas Ozer

6' 5"
Junior
James Sacco

James Sacco

6' 0"
Sophomore
Theo Sardain

Theo Sardain

6' 1"
Senior