Seyrek, a native of Istanbul, Turkey, became the first player to sweep both awards since the Freshman of the Year award was established by the league in 1992. He is the first freshman to win the Player of the Year award since Yaser Zaatini of East Tennessee State took the honor in 1990. Zaatini went on to with the honor three times during his career.

Seyrek is UNCG's first-ever Conference Player of the Year in the Division I era.

Seyrek went 19-2 this spring, including 9-1 in league play, as UNCG’s No. 1 singles player. Both of his losses in the spring came against nationally ranked players. Seyrek’s performance this season is a big part of UNCG’s turnaround from a three-win season last year to a 14-7 mark this season and a tie for third in the SoCon standings at 7-3 in league play. For the overall season, he enters this weekend’s conference tournament with a 24-4 mark. He is also 16-7 overall and 13-6 this spring in doubles play with Arsel Kumdereli.

Along with Seyrek earning first-team all-conference honors, Andrey Bubnov earned second-team all-league honors for the second time. Bubnov, a senior from Belgorod, Russia, also earned second-team honors in 2006. This season, Bubnov went 9-1 in league play and was 13-8 for the spring. Including the fall tournaments, Bubnov compiled a 15-10 mark, but he was red hot down the stretch, winning nine of his last 11 matches. Six of his 13 wins this spring came in decisive third sets.

Seyrek, UNCG’s first first-team selection since Tony Mule in 2001, was joined on the first team in singles by Appalachian State’s Bobby Lake, Chattanooga’s Peter Sauska, Damon Gooch of Elon, and Furman’s nationally ranked duo of Andy Juc and Bo Ladyman. The doubles first-team selections were Elon’s Gooch and Philip Nemec, Furman’s Ladyman and Juc and Georgia Southern’s Joris De Weerdt and Matthew Sands.

The second team is selected by lineup. Bubnov, the first Spartan to earn multiple all-conference selections since Mule in 2001 and 2002, was the No. 2 singles player along with Yufo Sutantio from The Citadel at No. 1 and Daniel Kanuse of Furman at No. 3. Chris Motes of Furman at Tinus van Wyk of Wofford tied for the No. 4 selection, while Alberto Rojas of Elon and Alan Donald of Wofford tied in the voting for the No. 5 selection. Furman’s Sawyer Duncan was the No. 6 singles selection on the second team. Chattanooga’s tandem of Peter Sauska and Pavel Vostrikov were the No. 1 doubles selection on the second team, while Elon’s Chase Helpingstine and Carlin Murray were the No. 2 position pick. Furman’s Andrei Chvetsov and Jordan Walters were the No. 3 doubles second-team pick.