Pelle Strandberg was named to the All-Horizon League Second Team, as the conference announced its postseason awards today.

"Pelle was a leader for us this season," Hans Neufeld said.  "We had three freshmen competing in every match.  He led by example and helped them adjust to college competition.  He also took our opponents' best shot and competed in every match."

Strandberg was a mainstay atop the Flames' lineup, where he competed as the #1 singles player in all 17 matches.  He appeared on the #1 doubles court in all but three matches.  Strandberg had big days against Cardinal Stritch and Chicago State, winning his singles and doubles matches against both teams.

Strandberg also picked up a singles win against Illinois State.  He paired with Artem Iermolov for doubles wins against the Wolves and Cougars.

The All-League honor is the first of Strandberg's career.  The Flames have had at least one representative on the last two all-conference teams, and four of the last five.

2021 Horizon League Men's Tennis Award Winners
Player of the Year: Matthew Terry, Cleveland State
Freshman of the Year: Maxime Mareschal-Hay, Cleveland State
Herb Foster Sportsmanship Award: Ethan Mardanus-Budiono, IUPUI
Coach of the Year: Brian Etzkin, Cleveland State
 
All-Horizon League First Team (alphabetical by school)
Matthew Terry, Cleveland State
Niko Mostardi, Cleveland State
Ethan Mardanus-Budiono, IUPUI
Emilien Burnel, Northern Kentucky
Laurentieu Mandocescu, Youngstown State
Vasilis Vardakis, Youngstown State
 
All-Horizon League Second Team (alphabetical by school)
Luke Phillips, Cleveland State
Maxime Mareschal-Hay, Cleveland State
Alex Jochim, IUPUI
Andrew Niehaus, Northern Kentucky
Pelle Strandberg, UIC
Joao Garretto, Youngstown State