ATLANTA– Georgia State men's tennis freshman Gabriele Datei and fifth-year senior Roberts Grinvalds have been named All-Sun Belt for spring 2023, as announced by the conference on Tuesday. Datei was named All-Sun Belt Singles Second-Team, while Grinvalds and Datei each received All-Sun Belt Doubles Second-Team honors.
In Datei's first year with the program, the freshman has registered a total of nine victories for GSU at the top three singles court positions. The Italy native has notched four wins facing conference opponents at the first and second singles courts.
Datei and Grinvalds have teamed for five wins at the top doubles court for the Panthers in 2023, with four of the duo's wins coming against Sun Belt opponents. The 2023 second-team honor for doubles marks the third consecutive season Grinvalds has been named to the All-Sun Belt Team.
The Panthers will enter the 2023 SBC Championship slotted as the No. 6 overall seed in the tournament and will face No. 3-seeded Louisiana for first-round competition on Thursday, April 20. Match time is slated for 10 a.m. ET at Peachtree City Tennis Center.
Tournament matches will be broadcast on ESPN+ with live stats provided by the conference. Further information regarding the SBC title will be released later in the week.
Follow Georgia State men's tennis on social media (@GSUMTennis) for continued updates and coverage as the Panthers enter Sun Belt Conference Championship play.
Men's Tennis Player of the Year: Sebastien Collard, South Alabama
Men's Tennis Player to Watch: Mario Martinez Serrano, Troy
Men's Tennis Newcomer of the Year: Jakob Cadonau, Old Dominion
Men's Tennis Freshman of the Year: Mario Martinez Serrano, Troy
Men's Tennis Co-Coach of the Year: Nick Brochu, South Alabama // Dominik Mueller, Old Dominion
First Team All-Conference Singles
Pol del Castillo, Georgia Southern
Holden Koons, James Madison
Francois Le Tallec, Old Dominion
Sebastien Collard, South Alabama
Maxime St-Hilaire, South Alabama
Carles Anton, Troy
Mario Martinez Serrano, Troy
**Ties were not broken for First Team All-Conference
Second Team All-Conference Singles
Carlos Berna Ruiz, Coastal Carolina
Pierre Mouesca, Georgia Southern
Gabriele Datei, Georgia State
Karlo Kajin, Louisiana
Cosme Rolland de Ravel, Old Dominion
Louis Delcour, South Alabama
First Team All-Conference Doubles
Karlo Kajin/Alejandro Sanchez Gonzalez, Louisiana
Younes Lalami/Brandon Perez, Old Dominion
Jack Clements/Louis Delcour, South Alabama
Second Team All-Conference Doubles
Gabriele Datei/
Roberts Grinvalds, Georgia State
Karlo Kajin/Vasil Dimitrov, Louisiana
Sebastien Collard/Martin Bugaj, South Alabama
