MTEN | Thibaud Maxant Highlights WCC All-Academic Team for Saint Mary’s
4/22/2026 11:05:00 AM | Men's Tennis
SAN BRUNO, Calif. - The Saint Mary's men's tennis team had four West Coast Conference All-Academic selections including a First Team selection in graduate senior Thibuad Maxant. Additional Honorable Mention selections include Paulo Hugo Etchecoin, four-year senior Pierre Lieutaud and second-year Gael Bastien Maxant.
In his first year eligible for the award, sophomore Bastien Maxant got it done on the court and in the classroom with a 3.21 GPA as a Business Administration major, while his older brother capped off his collegiate career with his second consecutive WCC All-Academic Team selection. Thibaud will finish his master's in Accounting at Saint Mary's with an impressive 3.90 GPA.
Both Etchecoin and Lieutaud earned their second consecutive All-Academic Honorable Mention selection to round out the four selections for the Gaels. Lieutaud finished his collegiate career with a 3.41 GPA as an Economics major while Etchecoin logged a 3.67 GPA as a Business Administration major.
The complete 2026 WCC All-Academic Teams can be found below:
2026 West Coast Conference Men's Tennis All-Academic Team
Adrien Berrut, San Diego
Tannor Binder, Portland
Terrence Das, Pacific
Valentin Faure, Santa Clara
Tom Garcia, Portland
Jonty Giesen, Pacific
Stian Klaassen, San Diego
Thibaud Maxant, Saint Mary's
Neo Niedner, San Diego
Oscar Rashed, Gonzaga
Lambert Ruland, San Diego
Edward Winter, Pepperdine
West Coast Conference Men's Tennis All-Academic Honorable Mention
Saint Mary's
Paulo Hugo Etchecoin
Pierre Lieutaud
Bastien Maxant
Saint Mary's will look to continue its 2026 campaign as they take on 3-seed Santa Clara in the first round of the WCC Tournament starting on Thursday at 12 p.m. Additional match information can be found at smcgaels.com.
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In his first year eligible for the award, sophomore Bastien Maxant got it done on the court and in the classroom with a 3.21 GPA as a Business Administration major, while his older brother capped off his collegiate career with his second consecutive WCC All-Academic Team selection. Thibaud will finish his master's in Accounting at Saint Mary's with an impressive 3.90 GPA.
Both Etchecoin and Lieutaud earned their second consecutive All-Academic Honorable Mention selection to round out the four selections for the Gaels. Lieutaud finished his collegiate career with a 3.41 GPA as an Economics major while Etchecoin logged a 3.67 GPA as a Business Administration major.
The complete 2026 WCC All-Academic Teams can be found below:
2026 West Coast Conference Men's Tennis All-Academic Team
Adrien Berrut, San Diego
Tannor Binder, Portland
Terrence Das, Pacific
Valentin Faure, Santa Clara
Tom Garcia, Portland
Jonty Giesen, Pacific
Stian Klaassen, San Diego
Thibaud Maxant, Saint Mary's
Neo Niedner, San Diego
Oscar Rashed, Gonzaga
Lambert Ruland, San Diego
Edward Winter, Pepperdine
West Coast Conference Men's Tennis All-Academic Honorable Mention
Saint Mary's
Paulo Hugo Etchecoin
Pierre Lieutaud
Bastien Maxant
Saint Mary's will look to continue its 2026 campaign as they take on 3-seed Santa Clara in the first round of the WCC Tournament starting on Thursday at 12 p.m. Additional match information can be found at smcgaels.com.
Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary's athletics updates and information.
#GaelsRise
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