MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference has released the 2025 All-Conference Teams with Florida Southern well represented as the Athlete of the Year and Coach of the Year.
Mario Garoz was selected as the All-SSC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Year, the fourth athlete in program history, joining Alberto Bonfil (1998), Marc Becker (2002), and Michael Knoedler (2007-08). Selected amongst his fellow coaches,
Rhett Rollyson was named the SSC Coach of the Year, joining Tim Gray as a program winner (2000 & 2002).
Chris Fok Kow joined Garoz as an All-SSC First Team winner in Singles and Second Team Doubles as a pairing.
Garoz, a junior from Toledo, Spain, was selected as the Athlete of the Year as he tallied a 22-2 overall record in the spring regular season. He sported a 19-2 record at #3 singles and 3-0 at #2 singles, including a 6-1 performance in conference matches. Garoz went 16-9 in the #1 spot in doubles play with partner
Chris Fok Kow. He is the fourth Moccasin to be named Athlete of the Year in men's tennis and the first since 2008
. Previously, Garoz was awarded the SSC Freshman of the Year 2023. He is the eighth athlete to win both Athlete and Freshman of the Year during their career. This is the third year in a row selected to an All-SSC Doubles Team and the second All-SSC Singles Team selection after last year's Second Team Singles honor.
League coaches picked
Rhett Rollyson as the SSC Coach of the Year by leading the Moccasins to a 17-8 overall record and a 4-3 record in SSC play during the regular season. Under his instruction, FSC finished third in the SSC regular season and won two matches in the SSC Tournament, including an upset of #2 seed Saint Leo in the semifinals. Florida Southern currently holds a No. 14 ITA ranking. Rollyson is the second Florida Southern skipper to be named conference Coach of the Year in men's tennis, and the first since 2002.
Fok Kow earned his second-straight First Team Singles selection after a 17-3 overall record, 14-3 at the #2 court. The senior from Balaclava, Mauritius, went 7-1 in his last 10 matches, winning the last three. In doubles, he paired with Garoz for a Second Team selection and a 16-9 record at the #1 court. They went 5-3 against nationally ranked pairings, finishing the SSC postseason ranked No. 18 in the latest ITA doubles rankings.
The Mocs were No. 6 in last week's final regional rankings by the NCAA, with the official NCAA postseason selections announced tonight, May 5, at 8 p.m. on NCAA.com. Florida Southern has appeared in the NCAA postseason 21 times in its history, including last season's at-large bid.
2025 All-SSC Men's Tennis Awards
Athlete of the Year: Mario Garoz, Florida Southern
Freshman of the Year: Enrico Rosellini, Embry-Riddle
Coach of the Year: Rhett Rollyson, Florida Southern
| 2025 All-SSC Men's Tennis Awards |
| First Team Singles |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| Mario Garoz1 |
Florida Southern |
Jr. |
Toledo, Spain |
| Gabriele Felline2 |
Barry |
Sr. |
Gentilino, Switzerland |
| Vincent Thiel |
Saint Leo |
Sr. |
Orleans, France |
| Wilson Igbinovia |
Embry-Riddle |
Jr. |
Lagos, Nigeria |
| Chris Fok Kow3 |
Florida Southern |
Sr. |
Balaclava, Mauritius |
| Batu Ataseven4 |
Eckerd |
Jr. |
Istanbul, Turkey |
|
|
|
|
| First Team Doubles |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| Richard Stoiberer5 |
Rollins |
Jr. |
Salzburg, Austria |
| Luke Quaynor6 |
Rollins |
Sr. |
London, England |
| Kodai Kato |
Saint Leo |
So. |
Chiba, Japan |
| Jose David Segovia |
Saint Leo |
Fr. |
Valencia, Spain |
| Gabriel Felline2 |
Barry |
Sr. |
Gentilino, Switzerland |
| Tim Riedel |
Barry |
Sr. |
Sehnde, Germany |
| - |
|
|
|
| Second Team Singles |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| Eduardo Cohen |
Saint Leo |
So. |
Kefar Saba, Israel |
| Adam Lynch |
Barry |
Jr. |
Jacksonville, Florida |
| Enrico Rosellini |
Embry-Riddle |
Fr. |
Brescia, Italy |
| Kodai Kato |
Saint Leo |
So. |
Chiba, Japan |
| Alvaro Diaz Rodrigo7 |
Embry-Riddle |
Sr. |
Madrid, Spain |
| Jose David Segovia |
Saint Leo |
Fr. |
Valencia, Spain |
| - |
|
|
|
| Second Team Doubles |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| Luis Iriarte8 |
Saint Leo |
Gr. |
Valencia, Venezuela |
| Eduardo Cohen |
Saint Leo |
So. |
Kefar Saba, Israel |
| Mario Garoz1 |
Florida Southern |
Jr. |
Toledo, Spain |
| Chris Fok Kow3 |
Florida Southern |
Sr. |
Balaclava, Mauritius |
| Alessio Demichelis |
Lynn |
Sr. |
Casale Monferrato, Italy |
| Davide Cortimiglia |
Lynn |
Gr. |
Genoa, Italy |
1 Garoz (FS) - 2024 First Team Doubles, 2024 Second Team Singles, 2023 Freshman of the Year, 2023 Second Team Doubles
2 Felline (BU) - 2024 First Team Singles
3 Fok Kow (FS) - 2024 First Team Singles, 2024 First Team Doubles, 2023 First Team Doubles
4 Ataseven (EC) - 2023 First Team Doubles
5 Stoiberer (RC) - 2024 First Team Doubles
6 Quaynor (RC) - 2024 First Team Doubles, 2023 First Team Singles, 2023 First Team Doubles
7 Diaz Rodrigo (ER) - 2024 First Team Singles, 2021 Honorable Mention Doubles
A. Previous FSC Athletes of the Year: Alberto Bonfil (1998), Marc Becker (2002), Michael Knoedler (2007-08).
B. Freshman & Player Awards During Career: Sebastian Losavio (Barry, 2002 & 2005), Thomas Hipp (Barry, 2003 & 2006), Julien Carsuzaa (Lynn, 2006 & 2009), Jeff Morris (Rollins, 2009 & 2010), Willi Wolfer (Lynn, 2010 & 2011), Ahmed Triki (2014 & 2014-15, 2017), Alberto Barroso-Campos (Saint Leo, 2016 & 2016).
C. Previous FSC Coaches of the Year: Tim Gray (2000 & 2002)
