DENVER ?“ Boise State?™s Thomas Schoeck has been named the Xbox Live Western Athletic Conference Men?™s Tennis Player of the Week for the week of April 17. This is the second-straight week the Broncos have been honored.
Schoeck, a senior from Renningen, Germany, played in his final regular-season home match. The All-American recorded victories in both singles and doubles competition. On Senior Day, Schoeck defeated Oscar Plotnik of the No. 37 San Diego Toreros. Schoeck and All-American teammate Luke Shields, the nation?™s 18th-ranked doubles team, also knocked off Plotnik and Thomas Liversage at the No. 1 doubles position. Schoeck and Shields capped an undefeated week of doubles competition with victories over Marko Bundalo and Eric Molnar of No. 28 Colorado, and Nejc Smole and Steve Flaks of No. 62 Denver. Schoeck, ranked No. 122 in singles, also posted another singles victory over Niklas Persson of Denver. Schoeck is now 19-8 this season in singles and 20-9 with Shields in doubles.
Other men?™s tennis nominees: Charles Irie of Fresno State was 1-0 in singles and doubles as the Bulldogs defeated UC Santa Barbara, 5-2.