KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Loyola Wolf Pack men's tennis team achieved its highest ever national ranking Thursday as the NAIA released its final Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll of the 2025-26 season. Following its first ever appearance at the NAIA National Championship last week, the Wolf Pack jumped up six spots to No. 16 in the postseason poll.
[Full postseason top 25 list]
Loyola finished the season at 8-6 overall, with one of those wins coming in the first round of the national tournament. In that first round matchup, the Wolf Pack earned a 4-3 victory over the Grace College Lancers, who moved up to No. 17 in the standings.
Alfredo Gallegos and Samuel Marin led the Wolf Pack in singles victories this season, with both players posting 8-4 singles records. Gallegos spent most of the year playing on the No. 3 singles court, while Marin played the majority of his matches on court 4. Jett Nguyen, Luca Abati, Hippolyte de Preville, and Sam Izrael all finished the year with six singles wins each.
In doubles, Gallegos and Izrael tied for the most dual match victories in a single season for a Wolf Pack men's duo, posting a 9-5 record on the top court. They also finished the season ranked No. 26 in the ITA doubles rankings. Abati and Marin went 6-5 together on the second doubles court, while de Preville went 4-2 with Nguyen and 3-1 with Patrick Teuteberg.
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