LANCASTER, Pa. -- Swarthmore's Michael Melnikov was named Player of the Year for the third straight season to lead the 2025 All-Centennial Men's Tennis Team. Washington College's Sihoo Kim and the Swarthmore coaching staff picked up the other major honors on the squad.
Melnikov three-peated as Player of the Year to become just the third player in Centennial history to win the award three times. The other two three-time Players of the Year in CC history are Washington College's Jose Lejarraga (2000-01-02) and Arturo Solis (2005-06-07). The junior has put together another superb campaign for the CC-champion Garnet, compiling a 22-5 overall singles mark and a 20-6 record in doubles, both exclusively from the No. 1 position.
Kim was named Rookie of the Year, marking the first time a Washington College player has received that honor in the 12-year history of the award. Kim owns a 13-9 overall singles record and a 15-8 overall doubles record playing at No. 1 singles and primarily at No. 1 doubles. He was also named to the All-CC first team in both singles and doubles.
The Swarthmore coaching staff earned Coaching Staff of the Year for the third year in a row. Head coach Jason Box and assistants Brian Kane, Marc Fisicaro, Davis Elkins and Mark Fallati helped lead the Garnet to their third straight CC title, a 15-6 overall record and a perfect 7-0 mark against CC teams.
A total of 12 players earned All-Centennial honors for at least the second time, led by Gettysburg's Mikey Fellman, now a four-time all-star.
Swarthmore led the way with six players on the All-CC team, followed by Haverford (5), F&M (4), Washington College (3), Gettysburg (2), Dickinson (1) and Muhlenberg (1).
Player of the Year – Michael Melnikov, Jr., Swarthmore
Rookie of the Year – Sihoo Kim, Fr., Washington College
Coaching Staff of the Year – Swarthmore
| First Team Singles |
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Cl. |
Hometown / High School |
| Michael Melnikov, Swarthmore + |
Jr. |
Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Marko Arboleda, Haverford ^ |
So. |
Chappaqua, N.Y. / Horace Greeley |
| Sihoo Kim, Washington College |
Fr. |
Seongnam-si, South Korea / Homeschooled |
| Mikey Fellman, Gettysburg * |
Sr. |
Rockville, Md. / Thomas S. Wootton |
| Max Lindstrom, Swarthmore + |
Jr. |
Satellite Beach, Fla. / Satellite |
| Luke Brodsky, Franklin & Marshall ^ |
Jr. |
Westport, Conn. / Staples |
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| First Team Doubles |
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Cl. |
Hometown / High School |
| James McKenzie, Haverford & |
Sr. |
Melbourne, Australia / The John Cooper School (Texas) |
| Justin Minerva, Haverford & |
Sr. |
Bala Cynwyd, Pa. / Lower Merion |
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| Andres Fente, Swarthmore % |
Jr. |
Boca Raton, Fla. / St. Andrew's |
| Kai Chen, Swarthmore |
Fr. |
Edina, Minn. / The Blake School |
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| Sihoo Kim, Washington College |
Fr. |
Seongnam-si, South Korea / Homeschooled |
| Tichi Chialva, Washington College |
So. |
Cordoba, Argentina / La Salle HS |
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| Second Team Singles |
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Cl. |
Hometown / High School |
| James McKenzie, Haverford ! |
Sr. |
Melbourne, Australia / The John Cooper School (Texas) |
| Owen Kilmer, Haverford |
Fr. |
Mendham, N.J. / West Morris Mendham |
| Rishi Verma, Swarthmore # |
So. |
Ann Arbor, Mich. / Greenhills School |
| Zac Ashtiani, Franklin & Marshall ! |
Jr. |
Tiburon, Calif. / San Francisco University HS |
| Owen Dyer, Muhlenberg |
So. |
Wilton, Conn. / Wilton |
| Niki Lavu, Haverford |
Jr. |
Bryn Mawr, Pa. / Episcopal Academy |
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| Second Team Doubles |
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Cl. |
Hometown / High School |
| Mikey Fellman, Gettysburg |
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Rockville, Md. / Thomas S. Wootton |
| Adam Contract, Gettysburg $ |
Jr. |
Westfield, N.J. / Westfield |
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| Luke Brodsky, Franklin & Marshall > |
Jr. |
Westport, Conn. / Staples |
| Soren Rudin-Aulenbach, Franklin & Marshall |
So. |
New York City, N.Y. / The Beacon School |
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| Max Lindstrom, Swarthmore @ |
Jr. |
Satellite Beach, Fla. / Satellite |
| Winston Zhang, Swarthmore |
So. |
Oakville, Ontario, Canada / Iroquois Ridge |
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| Zac Ashtiani, Franklin & Marshall > |
Jr. |
Tiburon, Calif. / San Francisco University HS |
| Gonzalo Gentou, Franklin & Marshall & |
Jr. |
Madrid, Spain / Lycee Franvßais Moliere |
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| Honorable Mention Singles |
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Cl. |
Hometown / High School |
| Aaradith Ravichandran, Washington College |
Sr. |
Chennai, India / APL Global School |
| Lucas Bogle, Dickinson |
Fr. |
London, United Kingdom / Emilio Sanchez American School |
| Kai Chen, Swarthmore |
Fr. |
Edina, Minn. / The Blake School |
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| Honorable Mention Doubles |
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Hometown / High School |
| Marko Arboleda, Haverford % |
So. |
Chappaqua, N.Y. / Greeley |
| Owen Kilmer, Haverford |
Fr. |
Mendham, N.J. / West Morris Mendham |
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+ 1st team All-Centennial singles in 2024 and 2023
* 1st team All-Centennial singles in 2023, 2nd team in 2022, Honorable Mention in 2024
^ 1st team All-Centennial singles in 2024
# 2nd team All-Centennial singles in 2024
! Honorable Mention singles in 2023
% 1st team All-Centennial doubles in 2024
@ 2nd team All-Centennial doubles in 2023, Honorable Mention in 2024
& 2nd team All-Centennial doubles in 2023
$ Honorable Mention doubles in 2024
> Honorable Mention doubles in 2023
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All-Sportsmanship Team
- Florian Anderson, Dickinson, Sr., Albuquerque, N.M.
- Gonzalo Gentou, Franklin & Marshall, Jr., Madrid, Spain
- Matt Porreca, Gettysburg, So., Blue Bell, Pa.
- Danny Loder, Haverford, Sr., Philadelphia, Pa.
- Isaac Shulman, Muhlenberg, Sr., Boyds, Md.
- Max Pogorelov, Swarthmore, Sr., San Diego, Calif.
- Deniz Finkel, Ursinus, So., Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Johannes Ludwigstorff, Washington College, Sr., Guntersdorf, Austria
Centennial Conference Players of the Year
1994 Robin Sander, Washington College
1995 Robin Sander, Washington College
1996 Michael Kember, Washington College
1997 Sherif Abdel-Misih, Sr., Franklin & Marshall
1998 Brandon Cutter, Sr., Gettysburg
1999 Tomas Lejarraga, Washington College
2000 Jose Lejarraga, Soph., Washington College
2001 Jose Lejarraga, Jr., Washington College
2002 Jose Lejarraga, Sr., Washington College
2003 Peter Taylor, Jr., Washington College
2004 Peter Taylor, Sr., Washington College
2005 Arturo Solis, Soph., Washington College
2006 Arturo Solis, Jr., Washington College
2007 Arturo Solis, Sr., Washington College
2008 Tom Kinrade, Jr., Haverford
2009 David Maldow, Jr., Johns Hopkins
2010 David Maldow, Sr., Johns Hopkins
2011 Adam Cranford, Sr., Washington College
2012 Andy Hersh, Jr., Johns Hopkins
2013 Ross Silverberg, Sr., Franklin & Marshall
2014 Mike Buxbaum, Fr., Johns Hopkins
2015 Mike Buxbaum, Soph., Johns Hopkins
2016 Mark Fallati, Soph., Swarthmore
2017 Jeremy Dubin, Sr., Johns Hopkins
2018 Mark Fallati, Sr., Swarthmore
2019 Josh Moskovitz, Sr., Haverford
2021 Vishnu Joshi, Sr., Johns Hopkins
2022 Thomas Yu, So., Johns Hopkins
2023 Michael Melnikov, Fr., Swarthmore
2024 Michael Melnikov, So., Swarthmore
2025 Michael Melnikov, Jr., Swarthmore
Centennial Conference Rookies of the Year
2013 Luis Acaba, Haverford
2014 Mike Buxbaum, Johns Hopkins
2015 Mark Fallati, Swarthmore
2016 Josh Moskovitz, Haverford
2017 Kevin Yan, Haverford
2018 Thibault Vernier, Swarthmore
2019 Leonid Sorkin, Dickinson
2021 Thomas Yu, Johns Hopkins
2022 Andreas Wingert, Haverford
2023 Michael Melnikov, Swarthmore
2024 Marko Arboleda, Haverford
2025 Sihoo Kim, Washington College
Centennial Conference Coaches / Coaching Staffs of the Year
2009 Sean Sloane, Haverford
2010 Pete Smith, Ursinus
2011 Chuck Willenborg, Johns Hopkins
2012 Sean Kelleher, Franklin & Marshall
2013 Pete Smith, Ursinus
2014 Bob Detrich, McDaniel
2015 Jim Kohr, Dickinson
2016 Mike Mullan, Swarthmore
2017 Chuck Willenborg, Johns Hopkins
2018 Sean Sloane, Haverford
2019 Brendan Kincaid, Haverford
2021 Josh Schofield, Franklin & Marshall
2022 Eric Spangler, Haverford
2023 Swarthmore
2024 Swarthmore
2025 Swarthmore
