SAN FRANCISCO – The Pac-12 All-Conference team was released on Monday with two Sun Devils being honored for their efforts in the 2018 campaign, the office announced today.
Senior Michaël Geerts earned First Team honors after a record-breaking season in 2018, making him the fourth Sun Devil to earn the honor in the past 11 seasons. This also marks the third-straight season with a Sun Devil on the First Team dating back to 2007. Freshman Ben Hannestad rounded out the selections with a Second Team honor as well.
With Monday's announcement, the Sun Devils' two selections are behind only No. 3 UCLA (4), No. 7 Stanford (3) and No. 11 USC (4) among conference foes.
At 25 wins in the 2017-18 season, Geerts was one of the most prolific men's tennis players in program history. The Belgian joined the Sun Devil squad after putting a professional tennis career on hold to develop at the university level in his final year of athletic eligibility.
Geerts balanced classes at ASU with continuing his education at the University of Brussels en route to several massive victories this season, including wins over the top-two ranked college tennis players in the country.
Aside from making the NCAA Tournament as a team, Geerts earned an at-large bid in the Singles National Championship to become to first Sun Devil to do so since before at least 2004.
As head coach Matt Hill's first signee, Ben Hannestad anchored court two all season long for ASU. Hannestad recorded a successful fall season in his first year as a Sun Devil that included winning the ITA Southwest Regional Championships in singles play and in tandem with doubles partner Tim Ruehl.
Hannestad steadily contributed points for the Sun Devils to the tune of 19 victories in the 2017-18 season. The Dane clinched a team-high four matches for ASU and notched three wins over ranked opponents, second-most on the team only to Geerts.
He earned a No. 44 ranking on Nov. 15 and stayed on the list for the entirety of the year including a season-high No. 38 nod on Feb. 7. He will look to build on his successful freshman campaign in 2019.
SUN DEVIL MEN'S TENNIS PAC-12 AWARDS
1992
Mark Rothchild — Pac-10 All-Academic (Southern)
1993
Bruce Haddad — Pac-10 All-Conference (Southern)
1994
Sargis Sargsian — Pac-10 All-Conference (Southern)
1995
Sargis Sargsian — Pac-10 Conference Player of the Year
Sargis Sargsian — Pac-10 First-Team All-Conference (Southern)
Sergio Elias — Pac-10 Honorable Mention All-Conference (Southern)
Sergio Elias — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
1996
Oscar Bustos — Pac-10 First-Team All-Conference (Southern)
Sergio Elias — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
1997
Sergio Elias — Pac-10 First-Team All-Conference (Southern)
Sergio Elias — Pac-10 First Team Academic All-Conference
1998
Gustavo Marcaccio — Pac-10 Second-Team All-Conference
Gustavo Marcaccio — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
Alex Osterrieth — Pac-10 Honorable Mention All-Conference
Alex Osterrieth — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
Ed Carter — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
1999
Lou Belken — Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year
Gustavo Marcaccio — Pac-10 First-Team All-Conference
Jeff Williams — Pac-10 Second-Team All-Conference
Ed Carter — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
Alex Osterrieth — Pac-10 Second-Team All-Conference
Alex Osterrieth — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
2000
Alex Osterrieth — Pac-10 First-Team All-Conference
Alex Osterrieth — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
Ed Carter — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
Miles Rogers — Pac-10 Honorable Mention Academic All-Conference
2001
Nic Dubey — Pac-10 Second-Team All-Conference
Pim Van Mele — Pac-10 Honorable Mention Academic All-Conference
2002
Matt Klinger — Pac-10 Second-Team All-Conference
Olivier Charroin — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
Mirza Duranovic — Pac-10 Honorable Mention Academic All-Conference
2003
Pim Van Mele — Pac-10 Second-Team All-Conference
Jon Stott — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
Olivier Charroin — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
2004
Chris Stewart — Pac-10 Honorable Mention All-Conference
Jonathan Kinsella — Pac-10 Honorable Mention Academic All-Conference
Ryan McBride — Pac-10 Honorable Mention Academic All-Conference
2005
Chris Biro — Pac-10 Honorable Mention All-Conference
Chris Biro — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
Clint Letcher — Pac-10 Honorable Mention All-Conference
Jonathan Kinsella — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
Ryan McBride — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
Andy Colombo — Pac-10 Honorable Mention Academic All-Conference
Nick Hegarty — Pac-10 Honorable Mention Academic All-Conference
2006
Jonathan Kinsella — Pac-10 Second-Team All-Conference
Jonathan Kinsella — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
Chris Biro — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
Nick Hegarty — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
Ryan McBride — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
2007
Matt Brooklyn — Pac-10 Freshman/New Comer of the Year
Matt Brooklyn — Pac-10 Second-Team All-Conference
Juan Carlos Rebaza — Pac-10 First-Team All-Conference
T.J. Bellama — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
Nick Hegarty — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
2008
Lou Belken — Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year
Matt Brooklyn — Pac-10 First-Team All-Conference
Andres Arango — Pac-10 Second-Team All-Conference
T.J. Bellama — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
Jack Marsh — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
Matt Brooklyn — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
2018
Michael Geerts — Pac-12 First-Team All-Conference
Benjamin Hannestad — Pac-12 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
Senior Michaël Geerts earned First Team honors after a record-breaking season in 2018, making him the fourth Sun Devil to earn the honor in the past 11 seasons. This also marks the third-straight season with a Sun Devil on the First Team dating back to 2007. Freshman Ben Hannestad rounded out the selections with a Second Team honor as well.
With Monday's announcement, the Sun Devils' two selections are behind only No. 3 UCLA (4), No. 7 Stanford (3) and No. 11 USC (4) among conference foes.
At 25 wins in the 2017-18 season, Geerts was one of the most prolific men's tennis players in program history. The Belgian joined the Sun Devil squad after putting a professional tennis career on hold to develop at the university level in his final year of athletic eligibility.
Geerts balanced classes at ASU with continuing his education at the University of Brussels en route to several massive victories this season, including wins over the top-two ranked college tennis players in the country.
Aside from making the NCAA Tournament as a team, Geerts earned an at-large bid in the Singles National Championship to become to first Sun Devil to do so since before at least 2004.
As head coach Matt Hill's first signee, Ben Hannestad anchored court two all season long for ASU. Hannestad recorded a successful fall season in his first year as a Sun Devil that included winning the ITA Southwest Regional Championships in singles play and in tandem with doubles partner Tim Ruehl.
Hannestad steadily contributed points for the Sun Devils to the tune of 19 victories in the 2017-18 season. The Dane clinched a team-high four matches for ASU and notched three wins over ranked opponents, second-most on the team only to Geerts.
He earned a No. 44 ranking on Nov. 15 and stayed on the list for the entirety of the year including a season-high No. 38 nod on Feb. 7. He will look to build on his successful freshman campaign in 2019.
SUN DEVIL MEN'S TENNIS PAC-12 AWARDS
1992
Mark Rothchild — Pac-10 All-Academic (Southern)
1993
Bruce Haddad — Pac-10 All-Conference (Southern)
1994
Sargis Sargsian — Pac-10 All-Conference (Southern)
1995
Sargis Sargsian — Pac-10 Conference Player of the Year
Sargis Sargsian — Pac-10 First-Team All-Conference (Southern)
Sergio Elias — Pac-10 Honorable Mention All-Conference (Southern)
Sergio Elias — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
1996
Oscar Bustos — Pac-10 First-Team All-Conference (Southern)
Sergio Elias — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
1997
Sergio Elias — Pac-10 First-Team All-Conference (Southern)
Sergio Elias — Pac-10 First Team Academic All-Conference
1998
Gustavo Marcaccio — Pac-10 Second-Team All-Conference
Gustavo Marcaccio — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
Alex Osterrieth — Pac-10 Honorable Mention All-Conference
Alex Osterrieth — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
Ed Carter — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
1999
Lou Belken — Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year
Gustavo Marcaccio — Pac-10 First-Team All-Conference
Jeff Williams — Pac-10 Second-Team All-Conference
Ed Carter — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
Alex Osterrieth — Pac-10 Second-Team All-Conference
Alex Osterrieth — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
2000
Alex Osterrieth — Pac-10 First-Team All-Conference
Alex Osterrieth — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
Ed Carter — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
Miles Rogers — Pac-10 Honorable Mention Academic All-Conference
2001
Nic Dubey — Pac-10 Second-Team All-Conference
Pim Van Mele — Pac-10 Honorable Mention Academic All-Conference
2002
Matt Klinger — Pac-10 Second-Team All-Conference
Olivier Charroin — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
Mirza Duranovic — Pac-10 Honorable Mention Academic All-Conference
2003
Pim Van Mele — Pac-10 Second-Team All-Conference
Jon Stott — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
Olivier Charroin — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
2004
Chris Stewart — Pac-10 Honorable Mention All-Conference
Jonathan Kinsella — Pac-10 Honorable Mention Academic All-Conference
Ryan McBride — Pac-10 Honorable Mention Academic All-Conference
2005
Chris Biro — Pac-10 Honorable Mention All-Conference
Chris Biro — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
Clint Letcher — Pac-10 Honorable Mention All-Conference
Jonathan Kinsella — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
Ryan McBride — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
Andy Colombo — Pac-10 Honorable Mention Academic All-Conference
Nick Hegarty — Pac-10 Honorable Mention Academic All-Conference
2006
Jonathan Kinsella — Pac-10 Second-Team All-Conference
Jonathan Kinsella — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
Chris Biro — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
Nick Hegarty — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
Ryan McBride — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
2007
Matt Brooklyn — Pac-10 Freshman/New Comer of the Year
Matt Brooklyn — Pac-10 Second-Team All-Conference
Juan Carlos Rebaza — Pac-10 First-Team All-Conference
T.J. Bellama — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
Nick Hegarty — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
2008
Lou Belken — Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year
Matt Brooklyn — Pac-10 First-Team All-Conference
Andres Arango — Pac-10 Second-Team All-Conference
T.J. Bellama — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
Jack Marsh — Pac-10 First-Team Academic All-Conference
Matt Brooklyn — Pac-10 Second-Team Academic All-Conference
2018
Michael Geerts — Pac-12 First-Team All-Conference
Benjamin Hannestad — Pac-12 Second-Team Academic All-Conference