UNO’s Johannes Klein wins Southland Men’s Tennis Student-Athlete of the Year
FRISCO, Texas – For the second consecutive year, the New Orleans Privateers earned Southland Tennis Student-Athlete of the Year. Johannes Klein was one of two representatives on the Southland All-Academic Team and earned the prestigious honor on Wednesday.
Klein finishes his Privateer career as a three-time Southland All-Academic member. He also earned Southland First Team All-Conference honors during a strong season for the Privateers.
An accounting major, Klein currently has a 3.90 cumulative GPA. The Germany native has also earned First Team All-Southland in doubles (2019) and LSWA Honorable Mention (’19). He becomes the second Privateer men’s student-athlete to earn the award, joining Hossam Meligy (2013).
Max Heinzel also made the Southland All-Academic First Team. A sophomore in the classroom, Heinzel is currently carrying a 3.90 in Business Administration.
On the court, Heinzel dominated his conference foes during the regular season, going undefeated on his way to winning Southland Conference First Team recognition in singles. Heinzel went 9-2 in his first full collegiate season on the court.
Since 2013, the Privateers have earned 18 Southland All-Academic spots.
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2021 Southland Men’s Tennis Student-Athlete of the Year: Johannes Klein, New Orleans
2021 Southland Men’s Tennis All-Academic First Team
| Name | School | Class | Hometown | Major | GPA |
| Johannes Klein^*3 | New Orleans | Sr. | Witterschlich, Germany | Accounting | 3.90 |
| Axel Vila Antuna* | Lamar | So. | Valencia, Spain | Finance | 3.35 |
| Dennis Boisseau2 | UIW | Sr. | Cognac, France | Accounting | 4.00 |
| Max Heinzel* | New Orleans | So. | Augsburg, Germany | Business Administration | 3.90 |
| Pascal Lorieul* | A&M-Corpus Christi | So. | Cormeilles-En-Parisis, France | Biomedical Science | 4.00 |
| Nathan Schwartz | A&M-Corpus Christi | Fr. | L’Isle Sur Sorgue, France | Business | 4.00 |
2021 Southland Men’s Tennis All-Academic Second Team
| Name | School | Class | Hometown | Major | GPA |
| Carlos Paton Canal2 | Lamar | Jr. | Puertollano, Spain | General Business | 3.44 |
| Warren Fulgenzi Jr. | UIW | Sr. | Las Vegas, N.M. | Sport Management | 3.65 |
| Nico Mayr3 | Lamar | Jr. | Limburgerhof, Germany | General Business | 3.82 |
| Joshua Taylor2 | Lamar | So. | Manchester, England | Psychology | 3.88 |
| Riley Tran2 | Abilene Christian | Sr. | Colleyville, Texas | Kinesiology | 3.95 |
| Kyohei Yamanaka3 | A&M-Corpus Christi | Sr. | Chiba, Japan | Kinesiology | 3.68 |
^Student-Athlete of the Year
*-Automatic selection
2-Two-Time All-Academic Selection
3-Three-Time All-Academic Selection
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