COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the first time in Ohio State men’s tennis history four Buckeyes have been named All-Americans in the same year as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced Drew Eberly, Bryan Koniecko, Justin Kronauge and Steven Moneke to the 2008 All-America Team Friday.

Koniecko, Kronauge and Moneke were named to both the singles and doubles All-America squad, while Eberly garnered the coveted status for the doubles team. This is the second honor for Koniecko and Moneke as the two juniors earned the honor in 2007. Koniecko and Moneke also become Ohio State’s fifth and sixth two-time All-Americans.

In order to become an ITA All-American, student-athletes must meet any of the following criteria:

Singles
1. Top 16 seed in NCAA Singles Championships, or;
2. Reach round of 16 in NCAA Singles Championships, or;
3. Finish in the Top 20 of the final ITA rankings.

Doubles
1. Top 8 seed in NCAA Doubles Championships, or;
2. Reach quarterfinals of NCAA Doubles Championship, or;
3. Finish in Top 10 of final ITA rankings

Kronauge finished 13th in the nation in the final ITA singles standings, while Koniecko and Moneke finished 14th and 16th, respectively. Kronauge, a sophomore native of Centerville, Ohio, wrapped up the season with a team-best 41 singles wins, which places him tied for fourth all-time at Ohio State with Vince Ng (2003). A Long Island, N.Y., native Koniecko was tabbed the 2008 Big Ten Player of the Year and finished the season with 34 wins. Out of Alten-Busick, Germany, Moneke compiled 38 wins and 101 for his career. The total for his career ranks him eighth all-time in the Buckeye records. In his final season, Lake Forest, Ill., native Eberly notched his 118th-career doubles victory in the NCAA championships, which ties him for first-place in the Buckeye records book with Ross Wilson (2003-06).

Ohio State finished the team portion of its schedule in the NCAA team quarterfinals with only two losses for the third-consecutive year. The Buckeyes set the school record for most wins in a single season (35), longest dual match win streak (23) and best single-season winning percentage (.946).