Simm, Guerrero Named All-Conference

ROCK HILL, S.C.-Mars Hill's Lucas Simm and Euquerio Guerrero were named to the 2013 All-South Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis Team, which was released Wednesday.

Simm was named First Team All-SAC, while Guerrero received second-team honors. For Simm, the all-conference selection was the third of his Lion career. Guerrero has now earned Second-Team honors two years in a row. Mars Hill concluded the season 5-9 overall and placed sixth in the SAC with a 4-5 conference record. The Lions will face Wingate in the SAC Championship First Round tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. at the Rock Hill Tennis Center.

Simm received First-Team All-SAC honors after being named to the second-team the previous two years. The senior compiled a 6-8 overall record this season and was 5-4 in conference matches. He closed out the season by winning four of his final five matches to help the Lions clinch the final spot in the conference tournament.

Guerrero was named the All-SAC Second Team. The sophomore compiled a team-best 7-7 record. He was 6-3 in conference matches, including a win in a match against 32nd-ranked Wingate. Guerrero won three of his final four matches, two of them in three sets, to propel the Lions into a spot in the SAC Tournament.

Lukas Winkelmann of Tusculum was named the 2013 SAC Men's Tennis Player of the Year. Winkelmann had a record of 16-1 in this season and has won 11-straight matches.

Nicolas Planchard of Tusculum won SAC Freshman of the Year honors, while Pioneer coach Tommy Arnett won SAC Coach of the Year.

The complete All-SAC Team and award-winners are listed below.

2013 SAC Men's Tennis Awards

SAC Player of the Year: Lukas Winkelmann, Tusculum
SAC Freshman of the Year: Nicolas Planchard, Tusculum
SAC Coach of the Year: Tommy Arnett, Tusculum

All-SAC First Team

Singles
Lukas Winkelmann, TC
Philipp Hoffmann, LMU
Kennedy Cancelado, WU
Lucas Simm, MHC
Jonas Winkelmann, TC
Nicolas Planchard, TC

Doubles
Vinicius Botelho/Michael Saunders, NEW
Lukas Winkelmann/Nicolas Planchard, TC
Philipp Hoffmann/Alexey Minevskiy, LMU

All-SAC Second Team

Singles
Vinicius Botelho, NEW
Marcelo Alvim, LMU
Juan Sebastian Perez, C-N
Euquerio Guerrero, MHC
Jess Goodall, CAT
Alex Macdonald, CAT

Doubles
Abdoulaye Camara/Jerome Branker, AU
Kennedy Cancelado/Ryan Forbes, WU
Will Sparks/Marcelo Alvim, LMU