Pictured: Augustana senior Caio deRezende was named the 2021 CCIW Men's Tennis Player of the Year on Tuesday.

2021 CCIW All-Conference Men's Tennis Team

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) announced today the 12 members of the All-Conference Men's Tennis Team.

After winning women's Coach of the Year honors last week, North Central's Ryan Jump won the same award on the men's side after leading the Cardinals to a 6-1 regular season and a tie for first place with Augustana heading into this week's CCIW Championship. He is the first North Central coach since 2009 to win CCIW Coach of the Year honors. 

Augustana senior Caio deRezende was named the CCIW Player of the Year after finishing 7-0 at No. 1 singles in conference play. He is the first Vikings player since Lawrence Palmer in 2015 to earn Player of the Year recognition. 

Carthage junior Nicolas Welker became the first Firebird since Herman Abban in 2017 to be named the CCIW Newcomer of the Year.

CCIW teams move onto the quarterfinal round of the CCIW Men's Tennis Championship this afternoon. The four winning teams from today move onto the semifinal round on Friday, followed by the championship on Saturday. Be sure to visit the championship website for a full schedule of events.
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL).