Denver ? Fresno State’s Remi Boutillier and Boise State’s Vivien Silfany have been named Western Athletic Conference Tennis Players of the Week, respectively for Feb. 23 ? Mar. 1.
Boutillier, a freshman from Briancon, France (Externat Notre Dame), was unbeaten in singles and doubles play over Fresno State’s (42) three-match swing last week. The freshman finished 3-0 at the No. 4 and 5 singles spots. He also had a 3-0 record in doubles play after he and teammate Rikus de Villiers swept through the competition. He aided in the Bulldogs’ 6-1 win against No. 50 San Diego State by defeating Tim Shultz van Endert (SDSU) 7-5, 6-3. Boutillier earned points at the No. 5 singles spot against Arizona’s Pat Metham, 6-2, 7-5 before helping his team lock up the doubles point with a 9-8 (7-5) victory in a 4-3 loss to No. 35 Arizona. Boutillier finished off his stellar weekend with a defeat of Alex McCann of No. 66 Middle Tennessee State, 6-4, 6-3. His wins accounted for two of Fresno State’s four points in the 4-1 win over Blue Raiders.
Silfany, a freshman from Dakarta, Indonesia (Jubilee International School), finished 5-1 on the week, including a perfect 3-0 record in singles play. She helped her team upset No. 40 BYU, 5-2, by defeating the Cougars’ Romina Nedakovic, 6-3, 6-2. The freshman also made quick work of Emma Hayman of No. 50 New Mexico, 6-3, 6-1, to aid in the No. 46 Broncos 5-2 team win. Silfany helped complete Boise State’s 7-0 sweep of Northern Arizona after a 6-0, 6-1 win over NAU’s Orsi Golovics in the No. 3 spot. After teaming up with doubles partner Klaudia Wlodarczyk, the duo finished 2-1 with 8-3 wins over UNM’s and NAU’s No. 2 doubles teams. The pair’s only loss came to BYU’s 60th-ranked team in the country.
Other male nominees included: Boise State’s Kean Feeder, New Mexico State’s Arthur Surreaux, Nevada’s Wessim Derbel and Utah State’s Jakob Asplund.
Other female nominees included: New Mexico State’s Paulina Zuniga, Nevada’s Florence De Vrye, Utah State’s Hailey Swenson and Fresno State’s Tinesta Rowe.