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Men's Tennis Phil Engel - Director of Communications & Sports Information

2024-25 Men's Tennis Season Recap

The Emory University men's tennis team headed back to the national quarterfinals during the 2024-25 season, marking the 33rd consecutive season the Eagles have advanced to the Elite Eight.

Emory won at least 17 matches for the third straight year as the Eagles finished with a 17-7 record. To go along with a trip to the final national site, the team's season featured third place finishes at both the ITA Indoor National Championships in late February and at the University Athletic Association championships in April.

Four different players captured ITA All-America honors during the season with freshman standout Ruilin Feng being the lone Eagle to secure All-America status for both singles and doubles.

Feng burst onto the scene as he teamed with Christian Liew to win the doubles title at the ITA South regional tournament in the fall and finished with a team-leading 20 singles victories. At the NCAA Individual Championships, Feng advanced to the Round of 16 as he was one of two Eagles in the singles draw.

Feng also formed Emory's most consistent doubles teams on the season with Liew. In addition to their ITA regional win, the tandem went 23-7 together including a 16-4 record during the spring and qualified for the doubles draw at the NCAA Championships in Claremont, California.

The Eagles' lineup was also bolstered by a pair of graduate transfers, notably Efe Comu. Following a standout career at Rollins, Comu joined the Eagles and provided depth to the lineup. In the fall, Comu made his presence known as he made his way through the singles draw of the ITA South regional and topped teammate John Lasanajak in the championship match. In the spring, Comu was one of four Eagles to win at least 10 singles matches and joined Feng in the singles bracket at the NCAA Championships. A Second Team All-UAA pick, Comu also highlighted the Eagles in the classroom as he earned Academic All-America Second Team honors from the College Sports Communicators organization.

Comu and Feng were two of four Eagles featured on the All-UAA list with Feng being honored as a First Team selection in both singles and doubles. Furthermore, the Eagles had two members featured on the regional level as Assistant Coach Ian Melnik and junior Dean Kamanev collected a pair of end-of-season awards from the ITA.

 

The Eagles earned the following awards during the 2024-25 season. 

NCAA Division III Championships Participant

Rulin Feng

Singles (Round of 16), Doubles (Round of 16)

Efe Comu

Singles (Round of 32)

Christian Liew

Doubles (Round of 16)

 

All-America (Intercollegiate Tennis Association)

Efe Comu

Singles

Ruilin Feng

Singles, Doubles

Christian Liew

Doubles

John Lasanajak

Singles

 

CSC Academic All-America

Efe Comu

Second Team

 

ITA South Region Champion

Efe Comu

Singles

Rulin Feng & Christian Liew

Doubles

 

ITA Cup Participants

Efe Comu

Singles (Quarterfinals)

John Lasanajak

Singles (Quarterfinals)

Christian Liew & Ruilin Feng

Doubles (Round of 16)

 

ITA Atlantic South Assistant Coach of the Year

Ian Melnik

ITA Atlantic South Regional Most Improved Player

Dean Kamenev

 

All-University Athletic Association

Ruilin Feng

First Team (No. 1/No. 2 Singles), First Team (No. 1 Doubles)

Christian Liew

First Team (No. 1 Doubles), Honorable Mention (No. 4 Singles)

Efe Comu

Second Team (No. 3 Singles), Honorable Mention (No. 2 Doubles)

Ajay Kartik

Honorable Mention (No. 6 Singles/No. 2 Doubles)

 

UAA Athlete of the Week

Ruilin Feng

Oct. 1, Feb. 17, Feb. 24, March 3, April 7

Christian Liew

Oct. 1, Oct. 21, April 21

Efe Comu

Oct. 7, May 12

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Players Mentioned

Dean Kamenev

Dean Kamenev

6' 2"
Junior
John Lasanajak

John Lasanajak

5' 7"
Junior
Christian Liew

Christian Liew

5' 11"
Sophomore
Efe Comu

Efe Comu

6' 0"
Graduate Student
Ajay Kartik

Ajay Kartik

6' 1"
Freshman
Ruilin Feng

Ruilin Feng

6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Dean Kamenev

Dean Kamenev

6' 2"
Junior
John Lasanajak

John Lasanajak

5' 7"
Junior
Christian Liew

Christian Liew

5' 11"
Sophomore
Efe Comu

Efe Comu

6' 0"
Graduate Student
Ajay Kartik

Ajay Kartik

6' 1"
Freshman
Ruilin Feng

Ruilin Feng

6' 1"
Freshman
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