SURPRISE, Ariz.—Azusa Pacific and
Biola, Cornerstone Cup rivals, split their matches against each other this season, and were the top two teams in the PacWest Conference seedings heading into tomorrow’s championship.
The Cougars and Eagles will also split the PacWest Coach of the Years honors as well. Azusa Pacific’s
Mark Bohren and Biola’s
David Goodman were selected Co-Coaches of the Year in a vote of their peers.
APU’s
Soeren Grandke is the PacWest Player of the Year,
Stanislas Noel of Point Loma is the Newcomer of the Year and Hawai`i Hilo’s
Max Solano is the Freshman of the Year.
Soeren Grandke played in the top spot for the Cougars all season long and earned his second First Team All-PacWest honor. The 6-foot-7 junior did not lose a match all season against a player from the D2 west region and captured the ITA West Regional Cup last Fall. Ranked 24
th nationally in singles, the German is 25-6 in singles play and 22-5 in doubles.
Mark Bohren led the Cougars to the No. 1 seed in this week’s PacWest tournament, and they are red-hot coming to Surprise on a 16-match win streak. At 19-5, three of their losses were at the ITA winter national indoor championships and another other was to Biola. He reached 600 career wins in the middle of his 30th season in 2025 and is now a stunning 631-169. One more win will give Bohren his 20th career 20-win season. He also the PacWest women’s co-Coach of the Year.
David Goodman led the Biola to one of the most successful seasons in program history. The Eagles finished the regular season 15-3 overall and defeated (at the time) nationally-ranked #12 Azusa Pacific and #47 Western New Mexico. The team had a seven-match winning streak, earned PacWest Team of the Week honors twice, produced two PacWest Players of the Week, achieved a national ITA ranking as high as No. 22 and was nationally-ranked for six consecutive weeks. The former APU player is now in his 12
th season as the leader at Biola.
Point Loma’s
Stanislas Noel made a big splash for the Sea Lions this year after transferring from Edinboro University. The senior from France reached the quarterfinals of last fall’s ITA West Region tournament, and is currently 9-6 in singles play on court one and is 8-6 at first doubles. At Edinboro, Noel was a two-time first team all-conference player and was the PSAC Player of the Year.
Hawaii Hilo’s
Max Solano has played a huge role for the Vulcans as a true freshman. Playing at No. 2 singles, the Spainard is 10-3 and is 7-5 overall in doubles. He has wins over two nationally ranked players this season and has won seven of his last ten matches.
Grandke and Noel were First Team selections, along with
Alejandro Flores Monteverde (Biola
), Jaime Paquet (Hawaii Hilo),
Adam Vasir (Hawaii Pacific) and
Angel Guerrero Melgar (Biola). Paquet and Monteverde were also First Team picks in 2025, and this is Vasir’s second all-conference nod.
Second Team selections
David James Brownlee (APU),
Adam Large (Biola) and
Mile Matic (HPU) were also chosen for a second time. Grandke, the Biola duo of Monteverde and Melgar and PLNU’s Noel were also First Team Doubles selections.
The PacWest men's championships begins tomorrow (Wednesday) at 9 am. For more tournament information, including results and Live stats, go to the tournament page by
clicking here.
| 2026 ALL-PACWEST MEN’S TENNIS AWARDS |
| Player of the Year |
Soeren Grandke |
Azusa Pacific |
| Newcomer of the Year |
Stanislas Noel |
Point Loma |
| Freshman of the Year |
Max Solano |
Hawai`i Hilo |
| Co-Coach of the Year |
Mark Bohren |
Azusa Pacific |
| Co-Coach of the Year |
David Goodman |
Biola |
| 2026 ALL-PACWEST MEN’S TENNIS SINGLES |
| Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| FIRST TEAM |
| Stanislas Noel |
Point Loma |
Sr. |
Boulogne-Billancourt, France / Edinboro Univ. |
| Alejandro Flores Monteverde** |
Biola |
Jr. |
Mexicali, Mexico |
| Soeren Grandke* |
Azusa Pacific |
Jr. |
Dreieich, Germany |
| Jaime Paquet* |
Hawai`i Hilo |
Jr. |
Asturias, Spain / Tennessee Tech |
| Angel Guerrero Melgar |
Biola |
Gr. |
Marbella, Malaga, Spain / Westcliff Univ. |
| Adam Vasir* |
Hawai`i Pacific |
Jr. |
Prague, Czech Republic |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Mile Matic* |
Hawai`i Pacific |
Sr. |
Ljubuski, Bosnia |
| David Fisinger |
Point Loma |
So. |
Munich, Germany |
| David James Brownlee* |
Azusa Pacific |
So. |
Claremont, Calif. |
| Adam Large* |
Biola |
Gr. |
Irvine, Calif. / Concordia |
| Max Solano |
Hawai`i Hilo |
Fr. |
Barcelona, Spain |
| Driss Sedrati |
Westmont |
Jr. |
Casablanca, Morocco / Lake Superior State |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Robin McAlpine |
Menlo |
Jr. |
Surrey, England |
| Seth Newman |
Hawai`i Pacific |
Jr. |
Bury St. Edmunds, England |
| Joan Crespo |
Azusa Pacific |
Sr. |
Oberderdingen, Germany / Lamar Univ. |
| Arthur Pery |
Hawai`i Pacific |
So. |
Taninges, France |
| Emilio Seelbach |
Fresno Pacific |
Sr. |
Mexico City, Mexico / Cameron Univ. |
| Jordi Gonzalez |
Fresno Pacific |
Fr. |
Lleida, Spain |
| Diego De Cooman |
Westmont |
Sr. |
Ottignies, Belgium / Mississippi College |
| David Espinosa Navarro |
Menlo |
Fr. |
Murcia, Spain |
| 2026 ALL-PACWEST MEN’S TENNIS DOUBLES |
| School |
Name |
Year |
Hometown |
| FIRST TEAM |
| Biola |
Angel Guerrero Melgar
Alejandro Flores Monteverde* |
Gr.
Jr. |
Marabella, Spain
Mexicali, Mexico |
| Azusa Pacific |
Soeren Grandke*
Mathys Pinoit |
Jr.
Jr. |
Dreieich, Germany
France |
| Point Loma |
Stanislas Noel
Finn Kirschner* |
Sr.
Jr. |
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Hamburg, Germany |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Hawai`i Pacific |
Seth Newman
Yannick Heitzeberg |
Jr.
Sr. |
Bury St. Edmunds, England
Berlin, Germany |
| Westmont |
Driss Sedrati
JD Drake |
Jr.
Fr. |
Casablanca, Morocco
Shoreline, Wash. |
| Fresno Pacific |
Cedric Kaufmann
Joaquin Salinas |
Jr.
So. |
Mannheim, Germany
Quito, Ecuador |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Point Loma |
David Fisinger *
Marcos Alogo-Piqueras |
So.
Fr. |
Munich, Germany
Madrid, Spain |
| Menlo |
Robin McAlpine
David Espinosa Navarro |
Jr.
Fr. |
Surrey, England
Murcia, Spain |
Hawai`i Pacific
|
Mile Matic*
Ethan Terry |
Sr.
Jr. |
Ljubuski, Bosnia
Norwich, England |
*Previous All-PacWest selection