Nikola Slavic Voted to Men’s Tennis First Team All-SEC

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Ole Miss men's tennis standout Nikola Slavic was named to the All-SEC First Team for the 2022 season as announced by the conference office on Thursday. Slavic receives his second All-SEC accolade after placing on the second team in 2021.

Slavic, hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, has contested among the SEC's best this season. The third-year player achieved a new career-best ITA ranking this week, placing No. 17 in Singles on Wednesday. He ranks seventh-highest among SEC student-athletes. The All-SEC First Team consists of the top-16 individual players within the conference.

Slavic leads all Ole Miss players in singles victories with 22. He has earned an overall individual record of 22-12 this season with a 15-9 record in duals. Slavic won nine of 19 matches against ranked opponents and earned four SEC victories this season.

In doubles, Slavic has earned an impressive 17-9 overall record including a 14-7 record in duals. He compiled a 6-4 record versus SEC opponents and a 1-2 record against nationally ranked pairings.

Slavic earned his highest-ranked victory of the season at the SEC Championships last week, defeating Auburn's No. 28 Tyler Stice in three sets (April 21).

The top Rebel player earned his first All-SEC First Team honor and second All-SEC plaudit of his career after being named to the All-SEC Second Team in 2021.

Individually, Slavic turns his attention toward the NCAA Singles Championships. The 64-player field will be announced next Tuesday, May 3. Slavic competed in the event last season.

The full 2022 SEC Season Awards are listed below:

First Team All-SEC
Alexandre Reco, Arkansas
Tyler Stice, Auburn
Sam Riffice, Florida
Ben Shelton, Florida
Philip Henning, Georgia
Hamish Stewart, Georgia
Gabriel Diallo, Kentucky
Liam Draxl, Kentucky
Nikola Slavic, Ole Miss*
Florian Broska, Mississippi State
Daniel Rodrigues, South Carolina
Toby Samuel, South Carolina
Johannus Monday, Tennessee
Adam Walton, Tennessee
Noah Schachter, Texas A&M
George Harwell, Vanderbilt

Second Team All-SEC
Filip Planinsek, Alabama
Andy Andrade, Florida
Duarte Vale, Florida
Tristan McCormick, Georgia
Millen Hurrion, Kentucky
Joshua Lapadat, Kentucky
Ronald Hohmann, LSU
Kent Hunter, LSU
Nemanja Malesevic, Mississippi State
Connor Thomson, South Carolina
Emile Hudd, Tennessee
Shunsuke Mitsui, Tennessee

All-Freshman
Enzo Aguiard, Alabama
Filip Planinsek, Alabama
Will Nolan, Auburn
Nate Bonetto, Florida
Shunsuke Mitsui, Tennessee
Luke Casper, Texas A&M
Giulio Perego, Texas A&M

Player of the Year
Ben Shelton, Florida

Freshmen of the Year
Filip Planinsek, Alabama

Coach of the Year
Bryan Shelton, Florida

*Ole Miss Student-Athlete

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