AMHERST, N.Y. -- Daemen University men's tennis players Alex Lumanog (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Lasse Mergens (Bochum, Germany) have earned Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators, the organization announced on Tuesday afternoon. In order to be eligible for Academic All-District, the student athletes must hold a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or better and play in at least 75% of the team's contests on the year.  

Alex Lumanog, senior, Albuquerque, N.M. -- A fixture in the men's tennis lineup for his four-year Daemen career, Lumanog closed out his senior campaign appearing in 15 of Daemen's 19 matches. Stepping into playing at the No. 1 spot in both singles and doubles for the majority of the season, Lumanog finished with a 4-10 record in doubles, all at the top position, and a 4-13 record in dual match play. Playing as a starter for all fours as a Wildcat, Lumanog closed out his career appearing in 68 matches and totaled 15 singles wins and 19 wins in doubles play. 18 of Lumanog's 19 doubles victories have come at No. 1 doubles. Lumanog ranks seventh all-time for singles matches played (68). Aside from this season (4), Lumanog has totaled five doubles victories in each of the last three seasons at Daemen. A Political Science major, Lumanog has maintained a 3.52 GPA. 

Lasse Mergens, junior, Bochum, Germany -- Returning this season from an injury that sidelined the majority of his sophomore campaign, Mergens returned to the lineup and played in 18 of Daemen's 19 dual matches. The junior moved up in the Wildcat lineup this season and found success at No. 1 doubles, finishing with a 6-12 record at top doubles. An indispensable piece of the team, Mergens played in five of the six singles positions, finishing with a 4-14 record in singles action but finding wins at the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 singles spots. A Business Administration major with a specialization in Sport Management, Mergens has maintained a 3.98 GPA.