KANSAS CITY, Missouri – The Ouachita men's tennis team has earned four selections to the All-Mid America Intercollegiate Athletics Association/Great American Conference teams for their performances so far during the 2024-25 season.
Senior Phil Exner, currently the nation's top-ranked singles player at the NCAA Division II level, has earned first team all-conference honors in singles and second team honors in doubles with junior teammate Ramon Strassmann. Exner has also earned the league's sportsmanship award along with Arkansas-Fort Smith's Eduardo Bribiesca.
Exner enters the postseason with a 32-5 overall record this year, including a 16-2 mark during the fall portion of the schedule and a 16-3 performance this spring at the No. 1 line. The Konstanz, Germany native is now a four-time first team all-conference selection in singles. He was a perfect 4-0 during MIAA/GAC South Division matches this spring.
Exner and Strassmann, currently ranked ninth in the nation in doubles, have posted an overall record of 30-8 so far this season, including an ITA central regional championship in the fall and a 14-6 record this spring on court one. The duo was 3-1 in conference matches.
In addition to his doubles honor, Strassmann is also an All-MIAA/GAC honorable mention in singles with a 3-1 record on court two during conference play. Overall in singles this year, the Mueselbach, Switzerland native is 18-12 in singles, including a 12-8 record this spring at No. 2. He is ranked No. 44 nationally in singles heading into the postseason.
Strassmann, who was named Ouachita Male Scholar Athlete of the Year on Tuesday night, has also been selected as the top scholar for MIAA/GAC men's tennis this season. He was presented the MIAA's A-Game Scholar Award for 2025 prior to the Tigers' match Wednesday morning in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament. Strassmann carries a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA majoring in finance and business administration.
In addition to the honors for Exner and Strassmann, Yarin Aebi and Aaron Osmond earned a spot on the All-MIAA/GAC honorable mention team in doubles. Aebi, a freshman from Horgen, Zurich, and Osmond, a junior from Gunnedah, Australia, went 12-6 overall this year in doubles, all during the spring, including a 2-2 mark in conference matches at No. 3.
