TEMPE, Ariz. - Announced on Wednesday (June 7), the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced their All-Americans for the 2022-23 season. From the University of the South,
Jordan Theron was honored in both singles and doubles, and his partner
Quinn Wicklund was also recognized.
The selection criteria for Division III All-Americans in Singles are the following:
- A top-8 seed in the NCAA Singles Tournament
- Win one round at the NCAA Singles Tournament
- Finish in the Top 20 in the final ITA Collegiate Tennis Singles Rankings
- Win ITA Fall Regional Tournament
- Win a first-round match at the ITA National Small College Championships (ITA Cup)
Theron recorded a 20-6 overall record in 2022-23 and earned a national ranking of 12th that was announced last week. The junior transfer qualified for the ITA Cup after finishing as a finalist at the Regional Championships during the fall season. His win versus Alessio Azzalini in the opening round of the national fall championship solidified his All-America status.
During the spring season, he recorded a 14-3 overall record to earn First Team accolades with the Southern Athletic Association (SAA). Ranked as the top singles player in the Atlantic South region for most of the month of April, he qualified for the NCAA Division III Singles Championship, advancing to the round of 16.
After claiming two while at Methodist University (N.C.), this is Theron's third consecutive Singles All-America honor.
After three collegiate seasons, Theron is 52-15 in his career in singles.
Theron becomes the eighth Singles All-American in school history.
All-American honors are awarded to doubles teams that achieve any of the criteria below:
- A top 4 seed in NCAA Doubles Tournament
- Win one round at the NCAA Doubles Tournament
- Finish in the Top 10 in the final ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings
- Win the ITA Fall Regional Tournament
- Win a first-round match at the ITA National Small College Championships
After advancing to the semifinals of the ITA Regional Championships in the fall, the duo earned a national ranking of 18th. During the spring, they were ranked the second-best doubles tandem in the region.
Finishing with a 21-4 overall record and an 18-2 spring campaign, they were selected for the NCAA Doubles Championships. Despite falling in the opening round to Chase Cohena dn Matt Kandel of Williams College (Mass.), Theron/Wicklund finished the spring season ranked sixth in the country.
Theron and Wicklund are the fourth doubles pair in school history to earn All-America, joining K.C. Horne C'95 and Stephen Jackson C'93 (1993), Horne and Brian Morrow C'95 (1994-95) and Jack Gray C'19 and Eric Roddy C'16 (2016).
The University of the South men's tennis team, winners of nine Southern Athletic Association Regular Season and Tournament Championships, finished the 2023 season with a 21-4 record and a third round finish at the NCAA Championships. Additionally, the Purple and White claimed an end-of-season ranking of No. 9.
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