INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference announced Thursday that
Asier Ayllon Prado was voted as the Freshman of the Year. He joins
Matthieu Derache and unanimous selection
David Simeonov on the All-GVC First Team.
Ayllon Prado has competed at a high level all season, regardless of his spot in the singles lineup. He currently holds a 13 match win streak, with a 17-2 overall record in singles competition. Not only has Ayllon Prado not lost a match since February 15th, but he hasn't conceded a set in singles play since March 11th. The fiery Freshman began the season playing #5 singles, and has now moved all the way up to #2 in the singles lineup.
Simeonov has been the mainstay at #1 singles all season, and kicked into high gear as the regular season tailed off. Simeonov is sporting an 11 match win streak, with a 13-4 overall record.
Rounding off the Greyhound All-Conference squad was Derache, who has excelled across multiple spots in the lineup. Derache went undefeated against conference opponents, and maintains a 12-3 record in singles play.
The men's tennis team, off the heels of another GLVC East Division regular season title, had the most All-Conference nods in the GLVC East Division. UIndy was ranked the No. 17 team in the nation in the latest ITA poll, and are set to compete in the GLVC Conference Championship as the #1 seed.
The league also recognized one student-athlete from each team as honorees for the James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award, with Derache earning the nod for the Hounds. The student-athletes chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These individuals must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. The honorees are now eligible to become one of their school's two Spalding Sportsmanship Award winners.
From GLVCsports.com
Freshman of the Year: Asier Ayllon Prado, Indianapolis
- Ninth Greyhound to win GLVC Freshman of the Year
- First since Edgar Destouet in 2022
- Went 18-2 overall and 5-0 in GLVC action at No. 2 and 3 singles.
- Partnered with Tadeo Gaggiofatto at No. 2 doubles, going 7-6 overall and 4-1 against GLVC foes.
- Helped Greyhounds go 17-3 overall and 5-0 in GLVC action to claim the top seed in East Division for GLVC Tournament.
- Named GLVC Player of the Week on May 1.
- Earns spot on All-GLVC First Team.
A complete list of the 2025 All-GLVC teams and postseason honorees can be found below.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Yaroslav Sharyy, Sr., Drury
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Asier Ayllon Prado, Indianapolis
COACH OF THE YEAR: Winner of Tournament
ALL-GLVC FIRST TEAM
Matthieu Gachon, So., DU
Lukas Rieber, So., DU
Yaroslav Sharyy, Sr., DU #
Pablo Herrera, Jr., UIS
Asier Ayllon Prado, Fr., UINDY
Matthieu Derache, Jr., UINDY
David Simeonov, So., UINDY #
Indrek Soome, Jr., LEWIS
Lorenzo Biava, Jr., MU
Seb Holden, Sr., MCK
Stepan Mach, So., MCK
Joseph Restrepo, Sr., QU
Iñigo Villacampa, So., QU
Louis Keiner, Sr., RU
Semyon Tsyrenov, Sr., RU
Marcio Silva, So., SBU
Ugnius Bickauskis, Sr., WJC
# Unanimous Selection
GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP HONOREES
Lukas Rieber, DU
Pablo Herrera, UIS
Matthieu Derache, UINDY
Indrek Soome, LEWIS
Michel Delaloye, MU
Bendix Schroeder, MCK
Percy Siercke, UMSL
Inigo Villacampa, QU
Louis Keiner, RU
Bojan Radoman, SBU
Ian Lewis, WJC
GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM AWARD
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