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AUGUSTA, Ga. \u2013 With the Peach Belt Conference Tournament set to begin tomorrow, the conference office has announced the 2026 men’s tennis all-conference honors. Arthur Valette<\/a> headlined Augusta’s selections by earning the Peach Belt Conference Elite 18 Award, presented to the student-athlete competing in the championship with the highest cumulative GPA.<\/p>\n
A senior from Lyon, France, Valette competed in 18 matches this season for Augusta. He posted a 9-7 singles record and a 6-10 doubles mark, including a 3-3 record in both singles and doubles during conference play.<\/p>\n
Augusta also placed three student-athletes on the all-conference teams. David Perret<\/a> was named Second Team All-Conference Singles, while the doubles tandem of Alexis Bailhache<\/a> and Perret earned Second Team All-Conference Doubles honors.<\/p>\n
Perret, a junior from London, England, has been a key contributor throughout the season in both singles and doubles play. Bailhache, a senior from Nantes, France, teamed with Perret to give the Jaguars a consistent presence in doubles competition.<\/p>\n
League major awards were claimed by Thomas Cardona of Columbus State, who was named Player of the Year, and teammate Hugo Didier, who earned Freshman of the Year honors. Columbus State head coach Evan Isaacs was selected Coach of the Year.<\/p>\n
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Augusta opens Peach Belt Conference Tournament play tomorrow against North Georgia in Columbus, Georgia.<\/p>\n
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\nArthur Valette<\/a>, Augusta
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\n\tThe PBC Elite 18 Award is presented at each of the PBC’s 18 championships to the student-athlete competing with the highest cumulative GPA
\n\tCompeted in 18 matches this season for Augusta
\n\tHad a 9-7 record in singles and a 6-10 record in doubles
\n\tEnded conference play with a 3-3 singles record and 3-3 doubles record
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\nFirst Team All-Conference Singles
\nThomas Cardona, Columbus State
\nHugo Didier, Columbus State
\nAniss Rafiq, Flagler
\nIlian Borlee, Flagler
\nHarry Pugh, Lander
\nPedro Liborio, North Georgia
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\nFirst Team All-Conference Doubles
\nAndrea Sandrone \/ Elias Peter, Columbus State
\nAly El Rafie \/ Noah Paterson, Flagler
\nHarry Pugh \/ Brendan Jayaprakash, Lander
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\nSecond Team All-Conference Singles
\nDavid Perret<\/a>, Augusta
\nAly El Rafie, Flagler
\nSimon Malis, Flagler
\nChase Martin, GCSU
\nDaniel Garc\u00eda Su\u00e1rez, Middle Georgia
\nAlejandro Vizoso Ansedes, Middle Georgia
\nJoao Silva, North Georgia
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\nSecond Team All-Conference Doubles
\nAlexis Bailhache<\/a> \/ David Perret<\/a>, Augusta
\nDaniel Hammond \/ Benedek Szombathelyi, Columbus State
\nJuan Cruz Blanco \/ Ben Brandl, North Georgia
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\nPlayer of the Year:\u00a0Thomas Cardona, Columbus State
\nFreshman of the Year:\u00a0Hugo Didier, Columbus State
\nCoach of the Year:\u00a0Evan Isaacs, Columbus State
\nElite 18 Award:\u00a0Arthur Valette<\/a>, Augusta
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