CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Four members of the Presbyterian Blue Hose men's tennis team garnered All-Big South Conference accolades, as announced by the league office on Wednesday.

BIG SOUTH HONORS
David Mamalat was a First Team All-Big South Singles selection. Daksh Prasad was named Second Team All-Big South Singles. The doubles team of Eduardo Valentin and Denim Yadav was named Second Team All-Big South Doubles.Yadav was named to the Big South All-Academic team for the second consecutive year.

DAVID MAMALAT
First Team Singles
This season, he has recorded a team-high tying seven singles wins all on court one. During the season, he had a four-match winning streak while collecting a three-set win over All-Big South First Team Singles selection UNC Asheville's Freddy Murray.
 
The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native was a  Second Team All-Big South Singles and Doubles honoree last season.

DAKSH PRASAD
Second Team Singles
Prasad is tied for the team lead in wins with seven, with the victories coming at number three and four singles. The Gwalior, India native enjoyed a three-match winning streak during the season. He posted a win at number three singles over All-Big South Second Team selection Longwood's Mauricio Gonzalez Paiva.
 
DENIM YADAV
All-Academic Team, Second Team Doubles
Yadav teamed with Valentin for four wins, all at number three doubles. They collected two doubles wins in Big South play with wins over doubles teams from Gardner-Webb and Longwood. Yadav also recorded four singles wins.

Yadav has a 3.91 GPA majoring in Computer Science. He is a two-time member of Presbyterian College's President's and Dean's Lists.  

The Indore, India native was the 2023 Big South Freshman of the Year and a First Team All-Big South Singles and a 2024 First Team All-Big South doubles honoree.

EDUARDO VALENTIN
Second Team Doubles
Valentin teamed with Yadav for four wins, all at number three doubles. They collected two doubles wins in Big South play with wins over doubles teams from Gardner-Webb and Longwood. The Sao Paulo, Brazil native has also recorded four singles wins.
 
2025 Big South All-Conference Honors
First Team All-Conference Singles
Eduardo Dias, Gardner-Webb
David Mamalat, Presbyterian
Timeo Puech, Longwood
Freddy Murray, UNC Asheville
Tarek Erlewein, UNC Asheville
Kim Niethammer, Gardner-Webb
 
First Team All-Conference Doubles Teams
Timeo Puech & Mauricio Gonzalez Paiva, Longwood
Eduardo Dias & Boyd Schreiber, Gardner-Webb
Numa Lemieux-Monette & Kaua Cressoni, Gardner-Webb
Marko Mrdak & Alejandro Uribe, Longwood
 
Second Team All-Conference Singles
Numa Lemieux-Monette, Gardner-Webb
Alexandre Bergeron, Gardner-Webb
Mauricio Gonzalez Paiva, Longwood
Daksh Prasad, Presbyterian College
Olle Sonesson Lidholt, UNC Asheville
Alex Lepine, Gardner-Webb
 
Second Team All-Conference Doubles Teams
Freddy Murray & Cian Ingles, UNC Asheville
Alex Lepine & Johan Van Wijk, Gardner-Webb
Olle Sonesson Lidholt & Tarek Erlewein, UNC Asheville
Eduardo Valentin & Denim Yadav, Presbyterian
 
All-Academic Team
Numa Lemieux-Monette, Gardner-Webb
Mauricio Gonzalez Paiva, Longwood
Denim Yadav, Presbyterian
Evan Edwards, Radford
Tarek Erlewein, UNC Asheville
 
Player of the Year
Eduardo Dias, Gardner-Webb
 
Freshman of the Year
Alexandre Bergeron, Gardner-Webb
 
Coach of the Year
Mike Griffith, Gardner-Webb
 
Co-Newcomer of the Year
Mauricio Gonzalez Paiva, Longwood
Olle Sonesson Lidholt, UNC Asheville
 
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Tarek Erlewein, UNC Asheville