NEED TO KNOW:
All-CCS Second Team: Mark Backeberg,
Rohan Kavali
All-Sportsmanship Team Representative: Leyton Dunn
ATLANTA - Piedmont men's tennis juniors
Mark Backeberg and
Rohan Kavali saw their outstanding play during the season recognized Thursday, with both earning All-Conference recognition from the CCS.
Both Backeberg and Kavali each took home All-CCS Second Team honors after helping the Lions to another winning record, both overall and within conference play.
Mark Backeberg, All-CCS Second Team
BY THE NUMBERS:
SIngles Record: 10-8
Doubles Record: 14-5
In-Season CCS Recognition: 1x CCS Player of the Week; 1x CCS Doubles Team of the Week
Past All-Conference Recognition: All-CCS Second Team (2024)
Of Note: The junior from Cape Town, South Africa takes home All-Conference honors for the second time in his first three seasons as a Lion. Backeberg took a leap in his junior campaign, stepping up to the top of the lineup and helping the team deliver some key wins. He led the team with five wins at each of the top two lineup spots in singles while delivering a standout 14-5 dual doubles record as well.
Rohan Kavali, All-CCS Second Team
BY THE NUMBERS:
Singles Record: 11-5
Doubles Record: 14-6
In-Season CCS Recognition: 1x CCS Player of the Week
Of Note: Kavali won arguably the two biggest matches of the season for the Lions, all in the span of one week. In a 4-3 home thriller over Berry, Kavali prevailed in a third-set match tiebreak as the last match on court to clinch the win for Piedmont. Then, later that same week, he delivered the match-clinching win, going a full third set to defeat Covenant's Brock Boehling in a 4-3 win for the Lions.
2026 CCS MEN'S TENNIS SUPERLATIVE AWARDS
Player of the Year: Caleb Domkowski, Covenant
Rookie of the Year: Steven Fitzsimmons, Maryville
Coach of the Year: Doug Corbett, Maryville
2026 CCS MEN'S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
First Team
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Ben Onufrock
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Covenant
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Senior
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Woodstock, Ga.
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Caleb Domkowski
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Covenant
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Junior
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Indian Harbour Beach, Fla.
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James Smith
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Maryville
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Senior
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Brentwood, Tenn.
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Ben Moore
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Asbury
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Junior
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Winter Park, Fla.
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Grant Price
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Maryville
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Sophomore
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Ponte Vedra, Fla.
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Ignacio Ardiles
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Asbury
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Junior
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San Jose, Costa Rica
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Second Team
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Mark Backeberg
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Piedmont
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Junior
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Rohan Kavali
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Piedmont
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Junior
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Hyderabad, India
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Brock Boehling
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Covenant
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Senior
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Wilmington, N.C.
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Andres Caceres
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Asbury
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Junior
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San Jose, Costa Rica
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Graham Hayes
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Covenant
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Senior
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Germantown, Tenn.
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Alejo Britos
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Asbury
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Senior
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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2026 CCS MEN'S TENNIS ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAMS
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Ignacio Murillo
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Asbury
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Junior
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San Jose, Costa Rica
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Jesus Diaz
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Belhaven
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Junior
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Houma, La.
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Lincoln Shine
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Covenant
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Freshman
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Knoxville, Tenn.
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William Massey
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Huntingdon
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Sophomore
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Fort Worth, Tex.
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Jesse Griffin
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LaGrange
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Sophomore
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Douglas, Ga.
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James Smith
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Maryville
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Senior
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Brentwood, Tenn.
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Leyton Dunn
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Piedmont
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Sophomore
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Newnan, Ga.
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