OSWEGO, NY – The Empire 8 has released their all-conference teams along with their season awards for the 2024-25 Men's Tennis season.
 
Player of the Year: Tony Marcano, Jr., SUNY Oswego
Rookie of the Year: Miguel Garcia, Fr., SUNY Oswego
Coaching Staff of the Year: SUNY Oswego
First Team Singles West Division
Matthew Mannara, Sr., SUNY Oswego
Tony Marcano, Jr., SUNY Oswego
First Team Doubles West Division
Matthew Mannara, Sr./Tony Marcano, Jr., SUNY Oswego
Tyler Yhun, Fr./Colin Byer, Fr., SUNY Oswego
Second Team Singles West Division
Miguel Garcia, Fr., SUNY Oswego
Sportsman of the Year
Tyler Yhun, Fr. SUNY Oswego

Marcano, who starred at first singles for the E8 Champion Lakers, finished 8-3 at first singles, while partnering with Matthew Mannara to finish 10-2 at first doubles for the Lakers. Marcano, a native of Victor, NY, saved his best for the Empire 8 Championship Tournament, winning all three singles matches and with Mannara, all three doubles matches to lead Oswego to the league crown.

Garcia, a native of East Hampton, NY, finished 10-1 in singles play and won four more doubles matches to claim E8 Rookie of the Year honors. He finished 1-0 at fourth singles, 5-1 at fifth singles and 4-0 at sixth singles, while playing at third doubles for the E8 Champion Lakers.  He won three doubles matches and a pair of singles matches for the Lakers in the Empire 8 Tournament.

The doubles team of Marcano and Mannara earned an record of 10-2 this season and a spot on the first team in the West Division. They played in the number 1 spot all season. They played in They were followed by Tyler Yhun and Colin Byer who had a record of 11-2 in the second and third spot.

Glowaki was named 2025 Empire 8 Coach of the Year after leading Oswego to its first Empire 8 Championship in its first season as a league member. The Lakers went 7-1 overall in league play and rolled to the league title with wins over Houghton University, Thomas College, and 5-1 victory over Nazareth in the 2025 E8 Tournament.