Linders Named First-Team All-Big Ten
4/23/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Senior Gijs Linders was named first-team All-Big Ten on Thursday as the conference announced its awards for 2014-15 season.
Linders owns a 16-17 mark at No. 1 singles, including 5-6 in the Big Ten. He faced 13 members of the current ITA top 125, including five of the top 25 and 12 of the top 100. The native of Amsterdam, Netherlands, is one of 12 student-athletes selected to the first team.
The Sportsmanship Award also went to Linders. One student-athlete from each of the 12 schools is honored. The student-athletes chosen have distinguished themselves through their ethical behavior and sportsmanship.
Michigan State opens action in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday against Nebraska in the first round at 3 p.m. ET.
MEN'S TENNIS ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS
First-Team All-Big Ten
FARRIS GOSEA, Illinois
Aron Hiltzik, Illinois
JARED HILTZIK, Illinois
Tim Kopinski, Illinois
Matt Hagan, Iowa
Gijs Linders, Michigan State
LEANDRO TOLEDO, Minnesota
Matic Spec, Minnesota
SAM SHROPSHIRE, Northwestern
Dusty Boyer, Nebraska
CHRIS DIAZ, Ohio State
MIKAEL TORPEGAARD, Ohio State
Second-Team All-Big Ten*
Strong Kirchheimer, Northwestern
Sam Monette, Indiana
Hunter Callahan, Ohio State
Aleks Vukic, Illinois
Josef Dodridge, Wisconsin
Leonard Stakhovsky, Penn State
Kevin Metka, Ohio State
Unanimous selections in CAPS * Additional honorees due to a tie
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Athlete of the Year: Leandro Toledo, Minnesota
Freshman of the Year: Mikael Torpegaard, Ohio State
Coach of the Year: Geoff Young, Minnesota
Players Mentioned
