Wessels adds ITA All-American Honors

LEBANON, Tenn.--Cumberland senior Daniel Wessels continues to add to his decorated collegiate career, earning NAIA ITA Singles All-American honors, announced this week by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. The award is given to the Top 20 ranked singles players in the final ITA NAIA national rankings, with Wessels finishing the 2024-25 season at No. 17.

The Heidelberg, South Africa native becomes the first Cumberland men's tennis player to receive ITA Singles All-American recognition since 2018. His teammates Julian Parada and Vitor Ferreira earned ITA Doubles All-American honors last season. Wessels was named to the NAIA Second Team All-American list last week and helped lead the Phoenix to a 15-10 record and a spot in the NAIA National Championship Round of 16.

Wessels posted a 13-8 record in singles and an 18-3 mark in doubles this season, with much of his doubles success coming alongside Paul-Daniel Meyer. The duo went 8-2 at the No. 3 doubles position and were ranked No. 35 in the final ITA doubles poll.

Wessels' career accolades also include three All-Conference First Team honors, a Mid-South Conference Freshman of the Year award, and this year's Lindsey Donnell Award for academic and athletic achievement. He is also a four-time ITA Scholar-Athlete, four-time ITA Community Service Award winner, and three-time MSC Champions of Character Team member.

Cumberland ITA All-Americans
Daniel Wessels - Singles - 2025
Vitor Ferreira - Doubles - 2024
Julian Parad - Doubles - 2024
Ramon Puertolas - Singles - 2018
Pau Grabuleda Cruañas - Singles - 2018
Antonio Manuel Marcelo - Singles - 2013

ITA Singles All-Americans

Name	Team
Daniel Johannes Wessels	Cumberland University
Santiago Villarruel	Georgia Gwinnett College
Jeremias Rocco	Georgia Gwinnett College
Luis Francisco Sampedro	Georgia Gwinnett College
Perry Gregg	Holy Cross College
Shaheed Alam	Keiser University
Yassir Kilani	Keiser University
Santiago Passoni	Lindsey Wilson College
Daniel Garcia	Middle Georgia State College
David Ekpenyong	Our Lady of the Lake University
Kyllian Savary	Our Lady of the Lake University
Danil Ozernoy	SCAD Savannah
Diego Menendez Vina	Southeastern University
Octavio Volpi	Tennessee Wesleyan University
David Leon	Tennessee Wesleyan University
Francisco Perez Esnaola	University of Northwestern Ohio
Islam Orynbasar	William Carey University
Matt Shearer	William Carey University
Nereo Suarez	Xavier University of Louisiana
Jacobi Bain	Xavier University of Louisiana

ITA Doubles All-Americans

Name	Team
Aleksandr Kalinin	Georgia Gwinnett College
Jeremias Rocco	Georgia Gwinnett College
Luis Francisco Sampedro	Georgia Gwinnett College
Santiago Villarruel	Georgia Gwinnett College
Pablo Gregori	Grace College
Sava Pons	Grace College
Perry Gregg	Holy Cross College
Luca McManus	Holy Cross College
Santiago Passoni	Lindsey Wilson College
Hans Schubert Vargas	Lindsey Wilson College
Jose Perez Perez	Oakland City University
Nelson Ramos	Oakland City University
David Lopez Cruz	SCAD Savannah
Danil Ozernoy	SCAD Savannah
Piero Fernandez	Southeastern University
Diego Menendez Vina	Southeastern University
Lucas Grana	University of Northwestern Ohio
Francisco Perez Esnaola	University of Northwestern Ohio
Nereo Suarez	Xavier University of Louisiana
Jacobi Bain	Xavier University of Louisiana

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Players Mentioned

Vitor Ferreira: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Paul-Daniel Meyer: 6' 2"; Sophomore

Julian Parada: 5' 10"; Senior

Daniel Wessels: 6' 2"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Vitor Ferreira
: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Paul-Daniel Meyer
: 6' 2"; Sophomore

Julian Parada
: 5' 10"; Senior

Daniel Wessels
: 6' 2"; Senior