Men Hold on to No. 5 Spot

By Mike DeVader, Reinhardt Director of Athletic Communications & Media

Photo Courtesy of Tom Grason

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After yet another hard-fought battle on the courts with Tennessee Wesleyan – this time on the brightest stage at the NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship last week – the Eagles remained No. 5 in the NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Postseason Poll.

Reinhardt (10-4) pulled in 292 voting points in the newest rating.

To view the entire Top 25 from the NAIA, please click here.

This national ranking follows the news of Martin Mendoza and Jordi Puig Molina making more history for the Eagles as the duo was named to the NAIA All-America list after helping the team get back to the National Quarterfinals.

Mendoza, a senior from Tucuman, Argentina, is a First Team NAIA All-American for the second-consecutive season – marking the initial occasion in program history a student-athlete earned such accolades on the First Team.

A native of Barcelona, Spain, Puig Molina was named an NAIA Honorable Mention All-American for his play in 2021 as well.

It's also just the second time in school history that two players were named NAIA All-Americans in the same year (Fabio Pereira and Emory Deloach in 2017). 

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