After a strong 2024 season capped off with a top-three finish in the Big East, the Georgetown University men’s tennis team is gearing up for an even more ambitious spring season this year. With three new talented first-years joining the roster and returning players hungry for another strong season, the Hoyas are expected to succeed in both in and out-of-conference play.
Last season, Georgetown ended with a 15-8 record (5-4 Big East), landing them the third seed in the Big East tournament. Then-junior Jake Fellows helped to lead Georgetown’s success, competing in 22 out of 23 matches and going 20-3 in singles and 13-5 in doubles—all in the first-ranked position.
At the end of the season, Fellows was unanimously named Big East player of the year and earned a spot on the all-Big East first team alongside current junior Zamaan Moledina, who earned a spot on the all-Big East second team.
Moledina saw similar success last year, going 11-5 in singles competing in the two, three and four positions. In doubles, Moledina went 12-4, primarily competing in the number one position alongside Fellows.
Head Coach Freddy Mesmer is entering the 2025 season with his own accolades after being named co-coach of the year in 2024 along with Doug Matthews, Dillon Pottish and Tom Lilly.
After defeating Xavier University 4-0 in the quarterfinals of the Big East championships, the Hoyas’ season ended in the semifinals with a narrow 4-3 loss to DePaul University April 20, 2024.
This fall, the Hoyas played eight events on the road, debuting at the Delaware Hidden Dual. At the three-day round-robin event, Georgetown competed against the University of Delaware, Temple University and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).
The Hoyas wrapped up their fall schedule at the ITA Regionals in Lynchburg, Va. Five members of Georgetown’s roster qualified for the 64-player event, where the Hoyas walked away with 12 total wins in the qualifying and main event singles and 2 wins in the main event doubles.
Fresh off their fall tune-ups, the Hoyas have all the pieces in place for a standout spring season. With a blend of fresh talent, seasoned leaders and momentum from last year’s successes, the Hoyas will begin their 2025 season on the road against Old Dominion University Jan. 17. Georgetown will match up against 20 different opponents this season, including six Big East teams, before heading south to South Carolina on April 17 for the Big East championship.
The team welcomed three new student-athletes this season: first-years Jacob Mann, James O’Sullivan and Dean Rostom.
Mann is from New York, N.Y., where, before Georgetown, he ranked top in the state for the 2023-24 season and was a level 4 national champion and J5 doubles finalist, showing strong performances at the international junior level.
O’Sullivan is from Waterford, Ireland, where he attended Mouratoglou International School and was a U18 national champion for Ireland, where he ranked No. 1 in his age group.
Rostom is the third first-year player for the men’s tennis team this season, out of Dunn Loring, Va. Rostom attended Laurel Springs High School, where he was named most valuable player of his team and received level 3 champion accolades.
In a preseason interview, Mesmer spoke highly of the team, saying he was looking forward to the spring season.
“We are excited for a great season ahead,” Mesmer told Georgetown Athletics. “We have some familiar matchups on the schedule and all of our conference opponents, which is super important to me. Our team has been working hard all semester in anticipation of a great spring season.”
As they strive to set the tone for the season ahead, Georgetown will face Old Dominion in their first match-up of the season Jan. 17 at 12 p.m. in Norfolk, Va.