[Men's Tennis] Simons and Buhler Named 2018 NAIA Men's Tennis All-Americans

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2018 NAIA Men's Tennis All-America teams Tuesday. Honorees were selected by the NAIA All-America committee, with 16 student-athletes being named to both the first and second teams, while 18 individuals earned honorable mentions status.

Georgia Gwinnett, Keiser (Fla.), and Xavier (La.) are all tied with the most All-Americans honorees with three. All three schools have two first team winners and one second team winner. 

Six first-team All-Americans from 2017 return to first team status this year. Kevin Konfederak highlights the returners, as he earns his fourth-straight first team honors. Denis Porcic of Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and Gilad Berman of Georgia Gwinnett both capture their third-consecutive award. Antoine Richard and Catalin Fifea of Xavier and Vladyslav Ladygin of William Carey (Miss.) round out the returning first team All-Americans as they each win their second-straight accolade.

Twenty-one student athletes return as All-Americans from 2017.