Rome Reporter

The eighth-ranked North Carolina Wesleyan men's tennis program received three of the five Atlantic South Regional Awards that were announced last week.

Head Men's Tennis Coach Albie Brice and assistant coach Matt Rowe were each named ITA Regional Coach and Assistant of the Year while senior All-American Jhonny Acosta was named the senior ITA Regional Player of the Year.

• Albie Brice: Wilson ITA Coach of the Year
• Matt Rowe: ITA Assistant Coach of the Year
• Jhonny Acosta: ITA Senior Player of the Year

https://www.wearecollegetennis.com/2022/06/08/2022-division-iii-mens-regional-awards/#atlanticsouth

*The Bishop men, who fell 5-3 to 3rd ranked Tufts University in the NCAA Round of 16 in May, finished the year ranked #8 in the country and 1st in the Atlantic South Region, according to the ITA, ahead of such teams as rivals Emory and Johns Hopkins. The final national ranking earned NCWU an invitation to participate in the 2023 ITA National Team Indoor Championships next February 24-26 at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN.

The Historic national final ranking was the highest ranking in NC Wesleyan school history.

2022 Final Men's National & Regional Rankings: Released June 8, 2022

***Historic Finish for NCWU Men's Tennis

• National Final Team Rankings 40 Teams are Ranked

1. University of Chicago (IL)
2. Case Western Reserve (OH)
3. Middlebury College (VT)
4. Tufts University (MA)
5. Claremont Mudd-Scripps College (CA)
6. Williams College (MA)
7. Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
8. North Carolina Wesleyan College
9. Pamona-Pitzer Colleges
10. Emory University (GA)

Atlantic South Final Team Ranking of the Top 20 Teams:

1. North Carolina Wesleyan University ***First time in school history finishing #1 in Atlantic South.
2. Emory University
3. Johns Hopkins University (Wesleyan defeated JHU 5-4 in the NCAA Tournament)
4. University of Mary Washington

   https://www.wearecollegetennis.com/2022/06/08division-iii-mens-national-rankings-june-8th

*Individually, All-American and National Quarterfinalist Jhonny Acosta finished eighth in the final national ranking of the year with 22 wins. Acosta also finished 2nd in the Atlantic South region final rankings behind only national finalist Vishnu Joshi of Johns Hopkins.

*Acosta and freshman doubles teammate Diego Segovia finished the year ranked 20th in the nation as a doubles team while they were ranked 3rd in the South Region.

*In the final regional singles rankings, sophomore John Falke was also ranked behind #2 Acosta in 18th as well.

_{Source: https://www.usasouth.net/sports/mten/2021-22/releases/20220621hd69ht}