INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced Thursday that Indianapolis sophomore Asier Ayllon Prado has been named the GLVC Player of the Year in the sport of men's tennis. Joining Ayllon Prado on the All-GLVC First-Team were Tadeo Gaggiofatto and Mathieu Derache. 
 
Ayllon Prado has competed at a high level all season, beginning in the fall with a ITA Midwest Regional title. He holds a 22-5 overall record in singles competition, with an 18-4 mark in doubles play. This is his second All-GLVC major award, as he was named Freshman of the Year last season. Gaggiofatto, the 2025 ITA Regional runner-up, enters the First Team with an 18-5 mark in singles competition, and a 14-5 clip in doubles play. Both him and Ayllon Prado own a pair of ranked-wins in singles competition on the season. Derache collects his second All-GLVC First Team honor with a 14-4 mark in singles competition, and a 13-4 record in doubles. 

The league also recognized Quincy as its GLVC Men's Tennis James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award team recipient, as well as 11 student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. Mathieu Derache earned this recognition for UIndy for the second consecutive season. 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, which will be announced in May.

A complete list of the 2026 All-GLVC teams and postseason honorees can be found below.

From GLVCsports.com
Player of the Year: Asier Ayllon Prado, Sophomore, Indianapolis

• Earns Indianapolis's ninth Player of the Year honor and first since Tom Zeuch in 2024.
• Went 22-5 overall and 3-1 in GLVC action at No. 1 singles.
• Partnered with Matthieu Derache at No. 1 doubles, going 12-3 overall and 4-0 against GLVC foes.
• Ranked No. 22 in ITA Division II singles and No. 47 in doubles.
• Helped Greyhounds go 14-4 overall and 4-0 in GLVC action to earn the top seed in the East Division in GLVC Tournament.
• Named GLVC Player of the Week on February 12 and April 8.
• Earns his second All-GLVC honor.

ALL-GLVC FIRST TEAM
Matthieu Gachon, Jr., DU
Jesus ""Chuy"" Gonzalez, Sr., DU
Pablo Herrera, Sr., UIS
Asier Ayllon Prado, So., UINDY
Mathieu Derache, Sr., UINDY
Tadeo Gaggiofatto, Jr., UINDY
Michel Delaloye, So., MU
Bendix Schroeder, Sr., MCK
Ignacio Paolini, Fr., MCK
Tommy Griese, So., UMSL
Inigo Villacampa, Jr., QU
Alejandro Beneyto Sanchez, Sr., SBU
Juani Morresi, So., SBU
Ollie Dickason, Fr., RU
Alexi Khamrotau, Jr., RU
Creed Skinner, Jr., RU
 
GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP HONOREES
Jesus "Chuy" Gonzalez, DU
Pablo Herrera, UIS
Mathieu Derache, UINDY
Luca Morbioli, MU
Bendix Schroeder, MCK
Henry Roberts, UMSL
Inigo Villacampa, QU
Alex Tikhonov, RU
Alexandru Marinescu, SBU 
Ian Lewis, WJC
 
GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM AWARD
Quincy