LANCASTER, Pa. -- Swarthmore's Michael Melnikov and the Garnet coaching staff swept the major awards to lead the 2023 All-Centennial Men's Tennis Team. 

Melnikov was selected as both Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, becoming just the second player in conference history to win both major awards in the same season. Johns Hopkins' Mike Buxbaum was the only other player to achieve that feat back in 2014. Melnikov is also just the second Swarthmore player to earn Player of the Year honors, joining former standout Mark Fallati in that elite club. Fallati secured the honor in both 2016 and 2018. 

Melnikov wasted little time making his mark at the collegiate level playing at both the No. 1 singles and doubles positions. The freshman owns a 21-1 singles record including a 14-0 mark in dual matches and 8-0 mark against CC competition. Melnikov is 14-6 on the year in doubles, including a perfect 10-0 record with Utham Koduri at the No. 1 spot. 

The Swarthmore coaching staff was selected as Coaching Staff of the Year in the inaugural year of the award. Head coach Jason Box and assistants Davis Elkins and Noah Cheng were tabbed by their peers as the staff of the year after leading the Garnet to a 14-3 overall record and a perfect 8-0 CC regular season. The award was previously titled Coach of the Year. 

Eight players were repeat all-conference honorees, led by Johns Hopkins' Thomas Yu, who became a three-time all-star in both singles and doubles. Washington College's Karl Hoegstedt and Landon Strober, Gettysburg's Mikey Fellman, and Haverford's Andreas Wingert each repeated as All-CC singles picks, while Haverford's Stefan Johnson and Swarthmore's Rushil Patel each secured doubles honors for the second time. Ursinus' Lars Jespersen collected doubles honors this spring after twice previously receiving All-CC honors in singles. 

Swarthmore led the way with six players on the All-CC team, followed by Haverford (5), Franklin & Marshall (4), Johns Hopkins (3), Washington College (3), Ursinus (2), and Gettysburg (1). 

Player of the Year – Michael Melnikov, Fr., Swarthmore

Rookie of the Year – Michael Melnikov, Fr., Swarthmore

Coaching Staff of the Year – Swarthmore

+       1st team All-Centennial singles in 2021 & 2022
*        1st team All-Centennial singles in 2022
%       1st team All-Centennial singles in 2021
^       1st team All-Centennial doubles in 2021 & 2022
#       1st team All-Centennial doubles in 2022
@       2nd team All-Centennial singles in 2022
&        2nd team All-Centennial doubles in 2022

All-Sportsmanship Team

• Florian Anderson, Dickinson, So., Albuquerque, N.M.
• Gonzalo Gentou, Franklin & Marshall, Fr., Madrid, Spain
• Matt Rau, Gettysburg, Sr., Castle Pines, Colo.
• Abhinav Nallapareddy, Haverford, Sr., Hyderabad, India
• Pranav Gadiraju, Johns Hopkins, Fr., Cary, N.C.
• Isaac Shulman, Muhlenberg, So., Boyds, Md.
• Josiah Myers-Lipton, Swarthmore, Sr., San Jose, Calif.
• Ethan Yu, Ursinus, Jr., Wilmington, Del.
• Aaradith Ravichandran, Washington College, So., Chennai, India 

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

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

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