INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Horizon League announced its men's tennis All-League teams and award winners on Thursday, with Northern Kentucky University Norse men's tennis senior Emilio Bravo earning both the Herb Foster Sportsmanship Award and All-League Second Team honors. 

"I am extremely proud of Emilio on his outstanding senior year," said head coach Brian Nester. "It's quite an honor to receive both All-League honors and the Herb Foster Sportsmanship Award." 

In his 2026 campaign, Bravo led the Norse in singles wins, posting an 8-7 record. All of Bravo's matches came in first singles as well, and he was the only Norse to post a winning record on the season, impressively doing so against top competition. Bravo started out hot this season, winning five of his first six matches, including going on a four-match singles win streak in matches against Xavier, St. Bonaventure, Southern Indiana, and Drake. Bravo also earned a pair of Horizon League singles victories, over Youngstown State's Matteo Ceradelli and IU Indy's Konner Gunwall. In doubles play, Bravo competed with partner Jackson Poulos in every match, as the pair finished 7-6 on the season, with most matches coming in the second slot. The pair also earned a pair of Horizon League wins, earning doubles victories over Cleveland State and Youngstown State.

View the full list of All-League honorees & award winners below. 

2026 Horizon League Men's Tennis Award Winners
 
Player of the Year
Taj Hibbert, Tennessee State
 
Freshman of the Year
Owen Nguyen, IU Indy
Diego Munoz, Tennessee Tech
 
Herb Foster Sportsmanship Awards
Carl Gedlitschka, Cleveland State
Emilio Bravo, Northern Kentucky
Jy Hibbert, Tennessee State
 
Coach of the Year
Mark Klysner, Tennessee Tech
 
All-League First Team
Sabi Roi, Belmont
Lincoln Battle, Cleveland State
Taj Hibbert, Tennessee State
Alex Alvarez, Tennessee Tech
Alexis Maulouet, Youngstown State
Dominik Vonbank, Youngstown State

All-League Second Team
Carl Gedlitschka, Cleveland State
Konner Gunwall, IU Indy
Owen Nguyen, IU Indy
Emilio Bravo, Northern Kentucky
Davids Spaks, Tennessee Tech
Rafael Le Fur, Youngstown State

Herb Foster Sportsmanship Award Finalists
Will Ecklund, Belmont
Carl Gedlitschka, Cleveland State*
Eli Mercer, IU Indy
Emilio Bravo, Northern Kentucky*
Jy Hibbert, Southern Indiana*
Taj Hibbert, Tennessee State
Malo Vernejoul, Youngstown State

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