NORFOLK, Va., April 16, 2009 -- Three James Madison men's tennis players, junior Mike Smith (Fairfax Station, Va./Robinson) and sophomores Jared Robinson (Johannesburg, South Africa/St. Stithians) and Matt King (Lorton, Va./Robinson), were named to the All-Colonial Athletic Association second team on Thursday. Robinson was a singles selection while Smith and King were doubles selections.

The 2008 CAA co-Rookie of the Year, Robinson was named to the All-CAA second team for the second year in a row. He finished the 2009 regular season with a 17-14 singles record, including 12-8 in the spring season. For his career the South African is 29-21 playing mostly No. 1 singles for the Dukes.

Smith was named an all-conference choice for the third time, garnering second-team honors in 2008 and third-team honors in 2007, while King received his first All-CAA award. The duo played 10 doubles matches together, going 5-5 at No. 1 doubles. Smith was 14-13 on the year, playing with five different partners, while King went 9-9 with four different partners.

For his career, Smith is 47-31 in doubles play.

Old Dominion senior Aleksandr Seleznev was named the conference Player of the Year after going 26-8 at No. 1 singles, including a 19-4 mark in dual match competition. Seleznev, who is ranked #78 in the nation in singles, has won 11 of his last 12 matches, including a victory over #12 Sanam Singh of Virginia. Seleznev is the third different ODU player in the past five years to be named CAA Player of the Year.

Also earning top honors from the conference were VCU freshman Nicolas Vinel as CAA Rookie of the Year and UNC Wilmington's Mait DuBois as CAA Coach of the Year.

Joining Seleznev on the All-CAA singles first team were VCU junior Thibaut Charron, ODU sophomore Tobias Fanselow, William & Mary junior Keziel Juneau, UNCW sophomore Michael Pereira and VCU senior Martin Schulhauser.

Three doubles teams received All-CAA first team honors as well. Making the squad were ODU's Seleznev and Fanselow, VCU freshman Benjamin Bouhana and senior Emil Lindgren and W&M's Juneau and sophomore Sebastien Vidal.

The awards were presented Thursday night prior to the quarterfinals of the 2009 CAA Men's Tennis Championship, which resumes Friday morning at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center on the campus of Old Dominion University. The tournament runs through Sunday, with the men's championship set for 1 p.m. on April 19.

Sixth-seeded JMU opens its tournament on Friday at 3:30 p.m. against the third-seeded W&M Tribe.

2009 ALL-CAA MEN’S TENNIS TEAM

First Team

Singles

Thibaut Charron, VCU Jr. Sens, France

Tobias Fanselow, Old Dominion So. Essen, Germany

Keziel Juneau, William & Mary Jr. Repentigny, Quebec

Michael Pereira, UNC Wilmington So. Fayetteville, N.C.

Martin Schulhauser, VCU Sr. Karvina, Czech Republic

Aleksandr Seleznev, Old Dominion Sr. Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic

Doubles

Benjamin Bouhana, VCU Fr. Paris, France

Emil Lindgren, VCU Sr. Stocksund, Sweden

Keziel Juneau, William & Mary Jr. Repentigny, Quebec

Sebastien Vidal, William & Mary So. Guatemala

Aleksandr Seleznev, Old Dominion Sr. Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic

Tobias Fanselow, Old Dominion So. Essen, Germany

Second Team

Singles

Matt Fawcett, Old Dominion So. Cape Town, South Africa

Austin Longacre, Delaware Jr. Landenberg, Pa.

Jared Robinson, James Madison So. Johannesburg, South Africa

Kinshuk Sharma, UNC Wilmington So. Chandgarh, India

Sebastien Vidal, William & Mary So. Guatemala

Nicolas Vinel, VCU Fr. Metz, France

Doubles

Mike Smith, James Madison Jr. Fairfax Station, Va.

Matt King, James Madison So. Lorton, Va.

Kinshuk Sharma, UNC Wilmington So. Chandgarh, India

Ryan Ybarra, UNC Wilmington Fr. Tyler, Texas

Martin Schulhauser, VCU Sr. Karvina, Czech Republic

Nicolas Vinel, VCU Fr. Metz, France

Third Team

Singles

Brian Fitzgerald, George Mason Sr. Herndon, Va.

Joe Koebele, Drexel Sr. Easton, Pa.

Emil Lindgren, VCU Sr. Stocksund, Sweden

Dominic Pagon, William & Mary Sr. Kingston, Jamaica

Marwan Ramadan, William & Mary Sr. Alexandria, Va.

Ryan Ybarra, UNC Wilmington Fr. Tyler, Texas

Doubles

Austin Longacre, Delaware Jr. Landenberg, Pa.

Nolan Greenberg, Delaware Sr. Glendale, Wisc.

Brian Fitzgerald, George Mason Sr. Herndon, Va.

Dan Schneider, George Mason Sr. Lansdowne, Va.

Dominic Pagon, William & Mary Sr. Kingston, Jamaica

Ilja Orre, William & Mary Fr. Helsinki, Finland

2009 CAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Aleksandr Seleznev, Old Dominion

2009 CAA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Nicolas Vinel, VCU

2009 CAA COACH OF THE YEAR: Mait DuBois, UNC Wilmington

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