Alex Finkelstein Named Second Team All-Ivy in Singles, Noah Hernandez and Lukas Phimvongsa Earn Honorable Mention in Doubles
4/24/2025 1:08:00 PM | Men's Tennis
PRINCETON, N.J. - Senior Alex Finkelstein of the Brown men's tennis team was named Second Team All-Ivy in singles, Noah Hernandez and Lukas Phimvongsa earned Ivy League Honorable Mention honors in doubles, the Ivy League announced on Thursday afternoon.
Earlier this season, Finkelstein was ranked the No. 115 singles performer nationally by the ITA, he became the first Bear to be nationally ranked in singles since Dan Hanegby in 2007. Finkelstein also picked up a singles victory over then No. 37 Daniel Milavsky of Harvard earlier this season.
The Raynham, Mass. native became the second singles All-Ivy performer in the last three seasons under head coach Alex Kasarov, joining Niraj Komatineni in 2023.
Finkelstein finished his senior season with a 17-10 overall record and a 3-3 mark in Ivy League singles action. He owned a team-best 15-8 mark against No. 1 opponents. He also finished the season with a 7-3 record in his last 10 singles matches.
Hernandez and Phimvongsa became the first Honorable Mention All-Ivy doubles performers under Kasarov, the pairing ended the season with a 13-10 mark. The pairing finished the season with a team-best 8-6 record against opponents' No. 1 doubles pairings.
Alex Koong was also named Academic All-Ivy.
As a team, Brown enjoyed one the best seasons in program history after winning 18 matches, the most since 2009. Brown's 16 home victories tied the most in a single season and matched the 2006 Bears.
The complete list of All-Ivy teams and Major Award winners can be found below.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Michael Zheng, Columbia*
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Benjamin Privara, Harvard
COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR
Columbia*
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY SINGLES
Michael Zheng, Columbia*
Nicolas Kotzen, Columbia*
Radu Papoe, Cornell*
Daniel Milavsky, Harvard*
Paul Inchauspe, Princeton
Top Nidunjianzan, Princeton
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY DOUBLES
Michael Zheng/Nicolas Kotzen, Columbia*
Daniel Milavsky/David Lins, Harvard*
Paul Inchauspe/Filippos Astreinidis, Princeton
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY SINGLES
Alex Finkelstein, Brown
Hugo Hashimoto, Columbia
Max Westphal, Columbia
Adit Sinha, Cornell
Manfredi Graziani, Penn
Ellis Short, Princeton
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY DOUBLES
Sachin Palta/Max Westphal, Columbia
Eric Verdes/Rushil Khosla, Cornell
Top Nidunjianzan/Ellis Short, Princeton
HONORABLE MENTION
Hikaru Takeda, Dartmouth
Benjamin Privara, Harvard
Rohan Murali, Harvard
Valdemar Pape, Harvard
Noah Hernandez/Lukas Phimvongsa, Brown
Adit Sinha/Jack McCarthy, Cornell
Radu Papoe/Nathan Mao, Cornell
* Unanimous selection
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Earlier this season, Finkelstein was ranked the No. 115 singles performer nationally by the ITA, he became the first Bear to be nationally ranked in singles since Dan Hanegby in 2007. Finkelstein also picked up a singles victory over then No. 37 Daniel Milavsky of Harvard earlier this season.
The Raynham, Mass. native became the second singles All-Ivy performer in the last three seasons under head coach Alex Kasarov, joining Niraj Komatineni in 2023.
Finkelstein finished his senior season with a 17-10 overall record and a 3-3 mark in Ivy League singles action. He owned a team-best 15-8 mark against No. 1 opponents. He also finished the season with a 7-3 record in his last 10 singles matches.
Hernandez and Phimvongsa became the first Honorable Mention All-Ivy doubles performers under Kasarov, the pairing ended the season with a 13-10 mark. The pairing finished the season with a team-best 8-6 record against opponents' No. 1 doubles pairings.
Alex Koong was also named Academic All-Ivy.
As a team, Brown enjoyed one the best seasons in program history after winning 18 matches, the most since 2009. Brown's 16 home victories tied the most in a single season and matched the 2006 Bears.
The complete list of All-Ivy teams and Major Award winners can be found below.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Michael Zheng, Columbia*
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Benjamin Privara, Harvard
COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR
Columbia*
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY SINGLES
Michael Zheng, Columbia*
Nicolas Kotzen, Columbia*
Radu Papoe, Cornell*
Daniel Milavsky, Harvard*
Paul Inchauspe, Princeton
Top Nidunjianzan, Princeton
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY DOUBLES
Michael Zheng/Nicolas Kotzen, Columbia*
Daniel Milavsky/David Lins, Harvard*
Paul Inchauspe/Filippos Astreinidis, Princeton
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY SINGLES
Alex Finkelstein, Brown
Hugo Hashimoto, Columbia
Max Westphal, Columbia
Adit Sinha, Cornell
Manfredi Graziani, Penn
Ellis Short, Princeton
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY DOUBLES
Sachin Palta/Max Westphal, Columbia
Eric Verdes/Rushil Khosla, Cornell
Top Nidunjianzan/Ellis Short, Princeton
HONORABLE MENTION
Hikaru Takeda, Dartmouth
Benjamin Privara, Harvard
Rohan Murali, Harvard
Valdemar Pape, Harvard
Noah Hernandez/Lukas Phimvongsa, Brown
Adit Sinha/Jack McCarthy, Cornell
Radu Papoe/Nathan Mao, Cornell
* Unanimous selection
BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the backbone of our athletics program, playing a crucial role in enhancing the student-athlete experience. This is possible through philanthropic support from our alumni, parents, fans, and friends. Your gift through the Sports Foundation can immediately impact today's Brown Bears, helping them excel in the classroom, in competition, and, most importantly, in the community. Please click here to learn more about how you can support the Bears.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownU_Bears on X and @BrownU_Bears on Instagram. Like BrownUBears on Facebook and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.
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