Big Ten Men’s Tennis All-Conference Teams and Individual Awards Announced

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conferenced announced the men’s tennis All-Big Ten teams and individual award winners on Thursday. Ohio State’s Cannon Kingsley was named the Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season and Buckeye head coach Ty Tucker was selected as Coach of the Year. Michigan’s Gavin Young was honored as Freshman of the Year. The awards were determined by a vote of the league’s head coaches.
 
Kingsley’s selection as Athlete of the Year marked the 10th time an Ohio State player was named the Big Ten Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Year and became the sixth Big Ten athlete to earn the distinction in back-to-back years. The junior from Northport, N.Y., finished the regular season 18-4 in singles and 16-1 in doubles. He is currently ranked No. 10 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) singles rankings.
 
Tucker earned his 15th Big Ten Coach of the Year honor after guiding Ohio State to its 19th Big Ten title and the 16th under his direction. He led Buckeyes to a 22-2 overall record and 7-0 mark in Big Ten play to earn the 2022 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Championship. Ohio State finished the regular season ranked No. 4 by the ITA.
 
The Big Ten also recognized 10 Sportsmanship Award honorees. The student-athletes chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, the student-athletes must be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.
 
The complete list of All-Big Ten selections and Sportsmanship honorees can be found below.
 
2021-22 All-Big Ten Men’s Tennis Awards
 
Individual Award
Athlete of the Year: Cannon Kingsley, OSU
Freshman of the Year: Gavin Young, Michigan
Coach of the Year: Ty Tucker, Ohio State
 
First Team All-Big Ten
HUNTER HECK, Illinois
Jacob Bickersteth, Michigan
Patrick Maloney, Michigan
ONDREJ STYLER, Michigan
Jack Winkler, Michigan State
Simen Bratholm, Northwestern
STEVEN FORMAN, Northwestern
Cannon Kingsley, Ohio State
JJ TRACY, Ohio State
James Trotter, Ohio State
Jake Van Emburgh, Ohio State
Matej VOCEL, Ohio State
 
Second Team All-Big Ten
Olivier Stuart, Illinois
Gavin Young, Michigan
Trice Pickens, Northwestern
Robert Cash, Ohio State
Athell Bennett, Purdue
Jared Pratt, Wisconsin
 
Sportsmanship
Lucas Horve, Illinois
Vikash Singh, Indiana
Ondrej Styler, Michigan
Josh Mukherjee, Michigan State
Will Gleason, Nebraska
Trice Pickens, Northwestern
James Trotter, Ohio State
Miko Eala, Penn State
Julen Morgan, Purdue
Gabriel Huber, Wisconsin
 
Unanimous selections IN ALL CAPS