CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A trio of Presbyterian Blue Hose men's tennis players earned All-Big South Conference honors, as announced by the league office on Wednesday.

BIG SOUTH HONORS
Junior Matija Samardzic was named Big South Newcomer of the Year while also being a First All-Big South Singles selection. Senior David Mamalat was a First Team All-Big South Singles honoree. Samardzic and Mamalat captured First Team All-Big South Doubles honors. Sophomore Daksh Prasad was named Second Team All-Big South Singles.
Mamalat was named to the Big South All-Academic team.

MATIJA SAMARDZIC
Newcomer of the Year, First Team Singles, First Team Doubles
Samardzic is the first player in the program's history to be named Big South Newcomer of the Year. The Podgorica, Montenegro native, in his first season with the Blue Hose, won a team-leading 12 singles matches.  This season, he was the Big South Player of the Week twice (March 4, April 1). He also teamed with Mamalat to form the Blue Hose's top doubles duo, which won the Big South Doubles Championship last fall while collecting 14 wins this spring. They were nationally ranked during the season as well.
 
DAVID MAMALAT
First Team Singles, First Team Doubles, Big South All-Academic Team
This season, he has 10 singles wins with seven of those victories coming on court one. This week, he was named the Big South Player of the Week. He also teamed with Samardzic to form the Blue Hose's top doubles duo, which won the Big South Doubles Championship last fall while collecting 14 wins this spring. They were nationally ranked during the season as well.
 
The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native was a  First Team All-Big South Singles selection last season and a Second Team All-Big South Singles and Doubles honoree in 2024.
 
Mamalat has a 3.34 GPA, majoring in Business Administration.

DAKSH PRASAD
Second Team Singles
Prasad is second on the team with 11 singles wins, with seven wins coming on court two. He also teamed with a couple of partners for four doubles wins.
 
The Gwalior, India native was a Second Team All-Big South Singles selection last year.
 
2026 Big South Conference Men's Tennis
First Team All-Conference Singles
Timéo Puech, Longwood
Alexandre Bergeron, Gardner-Webb
Matija Samardzic, Presbyterian
Miguel Machado, Bryant
David Mamalat, Presbyterian
Boyd Schrieber, Gardner-Webb
 
First Team All-Conference Doubles Teams
David Mamalat & Matija Samardzic, Presbyterian
Wil Jenkins & Soma Fukuhara, NJIT
Miguel Machado & Daniel Baquero, Bryant
Timéo Puech & Daniel Borisov, Longwood
 
Second Team All-Conference Singles
Noah Zeiger, Gardner-Webb
Daniel Borisov, Longwood
Wil Jenkins, NJIT
Soma Fukuhara, NJIT
Alejandro Uribe, Longwood
Daksh Prasad, Presbyterian
 
Second Team All-Conference Doubles Teams
Boyd Schrieber & Kaua Cressoni, Gardner-Webb
Alexandre Bergeron & Noah Zeiger, Gardner-Webb
Alejandro Uribe & Daniel Lopez, Longwood
Graham Bourne & Johan Van Wijk, Gardner-Webb
 
All-Academic Team
Miguel Machado, Bryant
Johan Van Wijk, Gardner-Webb
Daniel Lopez, Longwood
Riccardo Campagnola, NJIT
David Mamalat, Presbyterian
Leo Kolbe, UNC Asheville
 
Player of the Year
Timéo Puech, Longwood
 
Freshman of the Year
Noah Zeiger, Gardner-Webb
 
Coach of the Year
Mike Griffith, Gardner-Webb
 
Newcomer of the Year
Matija Samardzic, Presbyterian
 
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Riccardo Campagnola, NJIT