CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the 2026 Men’s Tennis All-Conference and major award winners on Thursday.
Rose-Hulman sophomore Tim Eckermann (Munich, Germany) was voted the HCAC Player of the Year after helping lead the Engineers to the 2026 HCAC Regular Season Championship. Eckermann was the leader atop RHIT’s singles lineup all year, producing an 11-6 singles record, including a 6-0 mark in conference play. Additionally, nine of his victories were decided in straight sets. Eckermann was also a strong contributor in doubles play, going 12-6 on the season as part of RHIT’s top pairing.
Ezekiel Bergen (Poland, Ind.) established himself as one of Anderson’s top players in his debut season. Playing mostly at the No. 2 and occasionally at No. 1, Bergen produced a 11-9 singles record, including a 4-1 record in HCAC competition. Bergen also competed as part of Anderson’s No. 2 or No. 3 doubles teams.
After leading Rose-Hulman to a perfect 7-0 HCAC and a 13-7 overall record Matt Wilson was voted as the 2026 HCAC Coach of the Year.
Player of the Year: Tim Eckermann, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Newcomer of the Year: Ezekiel Bergen, Anderson University
Coach of the Year: Matt Wilson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
The HCAC also honors an All-Conference First Team and Honorable Mention. The members of those teams are selected by a vote of league coaches.
2026 HCAC MTEN All-Conference First Team
| Name |
Institution |
| Ezekiel Bergen |
Anderson University |
| Tim Eckermann |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
| Jake Fasione |
Hanover College |
| Ephraim Guthrie |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
| Jacob Jiranek |
Transylvania University |
| Chris Kauffman |
Transylvania University |
| Chris Lian |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
| Arturo Mendoza |
Anderson University |
| Joao Nossar |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
| Ervin Perkowski |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
| Martin Suarez |
Anderson University |
| Sebastian Vogel |
Hanover College |
| Ivan Wularu |
Earlham College |
| Christos Xirokostas |
Earlham College |
2026 HCAC MTEN All-Conference Honorable Mention
| Name |
Institution |
| Dev Agrawal |
Earlham College |
| Henry Blakely |
Manchester University |
| Marcus Cox |
Franklin College |
| Luke Earlywine |
Transylvania University |
| Rabon Forrest |
Manchester University |
| Clark Hersam |
Franklin College |
| Nathan Jiang |
Berea College |
| Tobias Mandeville |
Transylvania University |
| Chase Moreman |
Transylvania University |
| Juan Diego Pachon Hernandez |
Earlham College |
| Dreek Saha |
Earlham College |
| Lucas Silveira |
Hanover College |
| Santiago Terbonati |
Anderson University |
| Yuki Usuda |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
| Jaden Wells |
Franklin College |
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