BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. -- The Fairmont State trio of Bartosz Losiak, Gui Pachane and David Velayos earned All-Mountain East Conference honors on Friday afternoon when the league office announced its postseason awards and all-conference teams.

Losiak and Pachane were named to the All-MEC first team, while teammate (David) Velayos was a second team selection.

Losiak, a junior from Poland, played at No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles for the Falcons during the 2021 season. He turned in a record of 9-3 overall at No. 2 singles, including a mark of 6-2 in MEC play. Losiak also teamed with Pachane at No. 1 doubles and the duo finished the regular season with a 9-3 record.

Pachane, a senior from Brazil, played at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles for the Falcons this season. Pachane went 9-3 during doubles competition, and also finished the regular season with a record of 8-4 at No. 1 singles, which includes a mark of 6-2 against MEC opponents. Pachane is now a four-time All-MEC selection for the Falcons. He was a first-team selection in 2018 and 2021, while earning second team honors in 2017 and 2019.

Velayos, a freshman from Spain, played at No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles as a freshman for the Falcons. He turned in record of 10-2 in singles competition, including a 7-1 mark against MEC foes. Velayos also teamed with Joao Martins at No. 2 doubles and finished the year with a 6-6 overall record.

UC's John Giesberts was selected as the Player of the Year, while teammate Frantisek Pirek was tabbed as the Freshman of the Year. Golden Eagles coach Matt Santen was voted as the conference's Coach of the Year.

Giesberts, a junior from Burgdoff, Germany, went 10-2 overall this season with a perfect 6-0 record in conference play at No. 1 singles for UC. He's ranked No. 47 in the country in singles and has an 8-1 record inside the Atlantic Region. 

Pirek, a native of Prague, Czech Republic, went 8-3 overall this season and went 5-1 in conference play at No. 2 singles. He also posted a 4-2 record at No. 1 doubles in the MEC. 

Santen is the MEC Coach of the Year for the first time in his career after guiding the Golden Eagles to the MEC regular season title. Charleston is also among the teams "under consideration" for a berth in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Tournament. The Golden Eagles are the No. 1 seed for this week's MEC Tournament to be played at Schoenbaum Courts in Charleston, W.Va. 

in addition to Giesberts and Pirek, UC's Marshall Dagostine also had a spot on the first team. Fairmont State's duo of Bartosz Losiak and Gui Pachane also earned first team honors, along with West Virginia Wesleyan's Carlos Dodero Fernandez and Taylor Papworth. West Liberty's Anton Shulz also had a spot on the first team.

The second team consists of Gianluca Gerndt (WLU), Origen Grear (FROST), Alvaro Legoinha (DE), Jake Magil (UC), Isfan Makhmudov (WLU), Alex Martinez (UC), Krish Patel (UC), Camillo Salvi (WVWC), Harry Simaioforidis (WVWC) and David Velayos (FAIR).

The All-MEC teams and awards are selected by a vote of the league's coaches.

 

All-MEC First Team
Name	School	Cl.	Hometown
Marshall Dagostine	Charleston	Fr.	Charleston, W.Va.
Carlos Dodero Fernandez	W.Va. Wesleyan	Sr.	Madrid, Spain
John Giesberts	Charleston	Jr.	Burgdoff, Germany
Bartosz Losiak	Fairmont State	Jr.	Lkomorniki, Poland
Gui Pachane	Fairmont State	Sr.	Piracicaba, Brazil
Taylor Papworth	W.Va. Wesleyan	So.	Weybridge, England
Frantisek Pirek	Charleston	Fr.	Prague, Czech Republic
Anton Shulz	West Liberty	Sr.	Menden, Germany
All-MEC Second Team
Name	School	Cl.	Hometown
Gianluca Gerndt	West Liberty	So.	Karlsruhe, Germany
Origen Grear	Frostburg State	Fr.	Columbia, Md.
Alvaro Legoinha	Davis & Elkins	Jr.	Porto, Portugal
Jake Magil	Charleston	Fr.	Parkes, Australia
Isfan Makhmudov	West Liberty	Fr.	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Alex Martinez	Charleston	Fr.	Albacete, Spain
Krish Patel	Charleston	Fr.	Ahmedabad, India
Camillo Salvi	W.Va. Wesleyan	So.	Verona, Italy
Harry Simaioforidis	W.Va. Wesleyan	Sr.	Athens, Greece
David Velayos	Fairmont State	Fr.	Benidorm, Spain
Player of the Year: John Giesberts (Charleston)
Freshman of the Year: Frantisek Pirek (Charleston)
Coach of the Year: Matt Santen (Charleston)