FREELAND, Mich. -- At the conclusion of the spring 2021 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) men's tennis regular season, head coaches from the MIAA's eight member institutions that sponsor men's tennis voted on All-MIAA awards.
Hope sophomore Jacob Burkett was named the 2021 MIAA Most Valuable Player after assisting the Flying Dutchmen to a 6-1 mark in MIAA matches. Burkett posted a 10-3 record at No. 1 singles, including a perfect 7-0 mark in league matches. He partnered with Matt Henkel to post a 6-6 record at No. 1 doubles and went 5-1 in conference matches.
Kalamazoo senior Daniel Henry received the Dr. Allen B. Stowe Memorial Award, with leadership quality, exemplification of ethical virtues and sportsmanship taken into consideration. Henry has played No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles for five seasons. The senior Hornet has been a wonderful example of sportsmanship. He has been a student ambassador for the Kalamazoo president's staff, is a member of our SAAC committee, and a two-time captain. Henry will be attending law school in the Fall. His career records are 63-20 in singles (MIAA 25-1) and 56-27 in doubles (MIAA 56-2).
Senior Isaac Everitt of Trine earned the Dr. Lawrence Green Award, which is a scholar-athlete award named in memory of Dr. Lawrence Green, longtime tennis coach at Hope College.
Henry earned All-MIAA honors for the fourth-straight season. Kalamazoo's Casey Johnson and Ian Yi are both two-time All-MIAA honorees following this season.
Most Valuable Player
Jacob Burkett, Hope
Dr. Allen B. Stowe Memorial Award
Daniel Henry, Kalamazoo
Lawrence Green Scholar-Athlete Award
Isaac Everitt, Trine
2021 Men's Tennis All-MIAA First Team
Jacob Burkett, Hope
Cameron Coates, Hope
Daniel Henry, Kalamazoo (4)
Casey Johnson, Kalamazoo (2)
Max Stallings, Calvin
Ian Yi, Kalamazoo (2)
2021 Men's Tennis All-MIAA Second Team
Jai Banerji, Kalamazoo
Ronald Ducharme, Adrian
Isaac Everitt, Trine
Daniel Huan, Calvin
Brandon Ralston, Alma
Gabe Vidinas, Kalamazoo
(#) Number of multi-time All-MIAA (First Team and Second Team)