La Crosse, Wis. - Four members of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's tennis team have been named to the 2024-25 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Academic All-District® Team, selected by the College Sports Communicators (CSC), the organization announced Tuesday.

Juniors Jack Hehli of West Salem (H.S.), Luke Hinchcliffe of Stevens Point (SPASH) and Brady Horstmann of Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier) and sophomore Alex Aranda of Fox Point (Nicolet) picked up the academic accolades.  

 
It marks the second straight season Hehli, Hinchcliffe and Horstmann have earned CSC Academic All-District® honors.

Hehli, a biology major, maintains a 3.78 grade point average. He is a two-time member of Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Scholastic Honor Roll. Hehli went 15-7 overall in singles this season, including 2-1 in WIAC play. He finished 14-4 in doubles with freshman Tyler Schneider of Whitefish Bay (H.S.). The duo went 3-1 at No. 1 doubles and 11-2 at No. 2, including 3-0 in conference matches.
 
Hehli/Schneider were voted the WIAC Kwik Trip West Division Doubles Team of the Week three times this season (January 20-February 2; February 24-March 2; April 14-20). 

 
A business major with a 3.78 grade point average, Hinchcliffe is also a two-year member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll. He finished 6-14 in singles in 2024-25, playing the No. 1 and No. 2 position.
 
Hinchcliffe and Horstmann were 14-7 in doubles, finishing 2-1 at No. 2 and 11-5 at No. 3.
 
Horstmann, a biochemistry major with a 3.76 cumulative grade point average, has been on the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll the last two years. He was named to the 2024-25 All-WIAC Sportsmanship Team at the conclusion of the season.
 

Horstmann finished 16-9 in singles, going 1-0 at No. 2 singles and 11-8 at No. 3 singles in dual matches. He placed second at the Midwest Singles, finishing 4-1. Horstmann earned WIAC West Division Singles Player of the Week accolades for February 17-23, picking up a pair of straight victories over Wartburg College (Iowa) and Saint John's University (Minn.) at No. 3 singles.
 
Majoring in finance, Aranda maintains a 3.59 cumulative grade point. He was selected to the 2023-24 WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll. Aranda went 15-8 in singles play this year, including 13-6 at No. 5 singles.
 
Aranda and freshman Nikko Vilwock of Sun Prairie (United) were selected to the 2024-25 All-WIAC West Division First Team Doubles Team. The duo finished 15-8, going 10-6 at No. 1 doubles and 3-1 at No. 2. Aranda/Vilwock finished 2-1 at the Midwest Open and were selected the WIAC West Division Doubles Team of the Week for March 17-23 as the duo went 4-0 at No. 1 doubles on spring break.
 
Student-athletes must have competed in 70% of matches with team scores. 
 
The 2024-25 Academic All-District® Men's Tennis Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes tennis honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

Academic All-District® honorees are considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced Wednesday, June 4, 2025. 

The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.