NEW ORLEANS, La. | Sebastien Collard has been named the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Year for the second year in a row, while head coach Nick Brochu was named Men's Tennis Co-Coach of the Year, the Sun Belt Conference announced Tuesday.
 
Collard was also named to the first team All-Conference for singles, and was joined by sophomore Maxime St-Hilaire, while fifth-year senior Louis Delcour was named to the second team. The honor was the third for Collard and the second both St-Hilaire and Delcour.
 
Collard, a senior from Gatineau, Quebec, posted a 14-7 record in dual match play this season, going 7-1 in conference play, all from the number one spot. His lone conference loss came in three sets, where he fell 6-7 in the final set. In doubles, Collard posted an overall 13-2 record, going 5-0 in conference play with partner Martin Bugaj.
 
St-Hilaire finished the year with a 16-5 overall record and 6-2 in conference matches, going 12-3 from the number two spot and 4-2 from number three. He also led the Jaguar roster with 16 wins. The Levis, Canada native earned a ranked in this season, getting a 6-2, 7-5 win over #76 Martin Katz of Miami.
 
Delcour was 9-4 in singles play this season, going 7-2 from number three and 2-2 from number four. He finished with a 7-1 record in conference play.
 
In doubles, the ranked duo of Jack Clements and Delcour were named first team All-Conference, while the senior duo of Collard and Martin Bugaj were named second team.
 
Clements and Delcour and ranked No. 58 in the latest ITA rankings, after going 2-2 in dual match play, but are 10-3 overall this season after an 8-1 fall together.
 
Collard and Bugaj close the regular season with a perfect 7-0 record together, going 5-0 in conference matches, all from the number two spot in doubles.
 
2023 Sun Belt Men's Tennis Awards:
Player of the Year: Sebastien Collard, South Alabama
Player to Watch: Mario Martinez Serrano, Troy
Newcomer of the Year: Jakob Cadonau, Old Dominion
Freshman of the Year: Mario Martinez Serrano, Troy
Co-Coach of the Year: Nick Brochu, South Alabama
                                         Dominik Mueller, Old Dominion
 
First Team All-Conference Singles
Pol del Castillo, Georgia Southern
Holden Koons, James Madison
Francois Le Tallec, Old Dominion
Sebastien Collard, South Alabama
Maxime St-Hilaire, South Alabama
Carles Anton, Troy
Mario Martinez Serrano, Troy
**Ties were not broken for First Team All-Conference
 
Second Team All-Conference Singles
Carlos Berna Ruiz, Coastal Carolina
Pierre Mouesca, Georgia Southern
Gabriele Datei, Georgia State
Karlo Kajin, Louisiana
Cosme Rolland de Ravel, Old Dominion
Louis Delcour, South Alabama
 
First Team All-Conference Doubles
Karlo Kajin/Alejandro Sanchez Gonzalez, Louisiana
Younes Lalami/Brandon Perez, Old Dominion
Jack Clements/Louis Delcour, South Alabama
 
Second Team All-Conference Doubles
Gabriele Datei/Roberts Grinvalds, Georgia State
Karlo Kajin/Vasil Dimitrov, Louisiana
Sebastien Collard/Martin Bugaj, South Alabama
 
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