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NM STATE TO FACE NO. 4 STANFORD IN NCAA TOURNAMENT
The 2018 WAC Tournament Champion NM State men's tennis team will take on No. 4 seed Stanford in the NCAA Tournament in Stanford, Calif.
The Aggies (16-8) are returning to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the past four years as the WAC representatives. They swept Kansas City in the WAC Tournament title match this past Sunday.
NM State takes on Stanford, after they fell to Southern California in the PAC 12 semifinals, 4-0.
The winner of each first and second round site advances to the Wake Forest Tennis Complex in Winston-Salem, N.C. where the 16 teams will compete for the national championship May 17-22. Wake Forest University will host the event.
KANSAS CITY TO FACE NO. 8 OKLAHOMA STATE IN NCAA TOURNAMENT
The 2018 WAC Tournament Champion Kansas City women's tennis team will take on No. 8-seed Oklahoma State in the NCAA Tournament in Stillwater, Okla.
The ‘Roos (15-9) are headed back to the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row as the WAC representatives. They swept UT Rio Grande Valley in the WAC Tournament title match this past Sunday to earn the automatic bid.
Kansas City takes on Oklahoma State (19-4), after they lost in the Big 12 semifinals to Texas Tech, 4-1.
The winner of each first and second round site advances to the Wake Forest Tennis Complex in Winston-Salem, N.C. where the 16 teams will compete for the national championship May 17-22. Wake Forest University will host the event.
WAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S TENNIS ALL-TOURNAMENT HONOREES
The WAC announced the 2018 Men's Tennis All-Tournament honorees, as voted on by the coaches, following last week's WAC Tournament in Mesa, Ariz.
Singles
Enrique Asmar, NM State
Mauri Benitez, NM State
Airam Castellano, Kansas City
Sergi Espias, NM State
Lorenzo Fucile, Grand Canyon
Louis Menard, NM State
Doubles
Enrique Asmar/Louis Menard, NM State
Gregoire Balenci/Valentin Lang, Grand Canyon
Airam Castellano/Alex Pozo, Kansas City
WAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S TENNIS ALL-TOURNAMENT HONOREES
The WAC announced the 2018 Women's Tennis All-Tournament honorees, as voted on by the coaches, following last week's WAC Tournament in Mesa, Ariz.
Singles
Kyra Jung, Seattle U
Rebecca Keijzerwaard, NM State
Aliona Ladutska, Kansas City
Emilia Occhipinti, Grand Canyon
Lana Rinaldi, Grand Canyon
Thanushree Vale, Kansas City
Doubles
Hannah Gianan/Kyra Jung, Seattle U
Michelle Lui/Kelli Woodman, Seattle U
Emilia Occhipinti/Lana Rinaldi, Grand Canyon
WAC MEN'S TENNIS POSTSEASON HONORS ANNOUNCED
The 2018 All-WAC men's tennis teams have been named, following a vote of the WAC's six head coaches. NM State's Christofer Goncalves headlines the awards, earning WAC Player of the Year honors, while Kansas City's Diego Giraldo was named WAC Freshman of the Year and Kansas City's Kendell Hale earned WAC Coach of the Year honors.
Goncalves was named WAC Player of the Year after going 5-0 for the second year as NM State's No. 1 singles player in WAC play. He has not lost in the regular season conference play since his freshman campaign while he went 4-1 and earned Freshman of the Year honors back in 2015. This marks the second consecutive year Goncalves has been recognized as Player of the Year.
Giraldo earned WAC Freshman of the Year honors after going 4-1 at the No. 3 singles position in WAC matches. He also paired up with teammate Tom Kruse in doubles play at No. 2 to represent the ‘Roos. The duo went 5-0 in conference play and look to continue it in the tournament.
Hale earned WAC Coach of the Year for the first time on the men's side after leading Kansas City to a perfect 5-0 conference play record. He looks to help his team head back to the NCAA Tournament after participating last year. He was recognized as WAC Coach of the Year last year for women's tennis.
The complete All-WAC teams are listed below.
First Team All-WAC Singles
No.1 Christofer Goncalves, NM State
No. 2 Lorenzo Fucile, Grand Canyon
No. 3 Tom Kruse, Kansas City
No. 4 Lucas Grego, Grand Canyon
No. 5 Mauri Benitez, NM State
No. 6 Louis Menard, NM State
First Team All-WAC Doubles
No. 1 Alex Pozo and Airam Castellano, Kansas City
No. 2 Tom Kruse and Diego Giraldo, Kansas City
No. 3 Lucas Grego and Freddie Grant, Grand Canyon
Second Team All-WAC Singles
Gregoire Balenci, Grand Canyon
Airam Castellano, Kansas City
Stijn de Haan, NM State
Sergi Espias, NM State
Mathieu Rajaonah, Grand Canyon
Felix Savard, Chicago State
Second Team All-WAC Doubles
Mauri Benitez and Stijn de Haan, NM State
Christian Gonzalez and Felix Savard, Chicago State
Louis Menard and Enrique Asmar, NM State
Player of the Year: Christofer Goncalves, NM State
Freshman of the Year: Diego Giraldo, Kansas City
Coach of the Year: Kendell Hale, Kansas City
WAC MEN'S TENNIS POSTSEASON HONORS ANNOUNCED
The 2018 All-WAC women's tennis teams have been named, following a vote of the WAC's six head coaches. Kansas City's Aliona Ladutska headlines the awards, earning WAC Player of the Year honors, while Seattle U's Kyra Jung was named WAC Freshman of the Year and UT Rio Grande Valley's Sonia Hahn earned WAC Coach of the Year honors.
Ladutska was named WAC Player of the Year after going 5-0 in conference play at the No. 1 singles position. She was named Player of the Month in October and Player of the Week four times this season as a singles player. Ladutska partnered with teammate Grace Ball as the No. 2 doubles team for Kansas City and went 4-1 in WAC play.
Jung earned WAC Freshman of the Year honors after going 2-3 in the third position for Seattle U as a singles player in WAC play. She also paired up with teammate Hannah Gianan as the No. 2 doubles team for the Redhawks as they went 2-3 on the season.
Hahn earned WAC Coach of the Year for the first time after leading UT Rio Grande Valley to a perfect 5-0 conference play record. This year marks the first for the Vaqueros to claim the regular season title and a bye in the first round of the tournament.
The complete All-WAC teams are listed below.
First Team All-WAC Singles
No.1 Aliona Ladutska, Kansas City
No. 2 Katie Fries, Kansas City
No. 3 Dominique Ibarra, UT Rio Grande Valley
No. 4 Anastasia Belyaeva, UT Rio Grande Valley
No. 5 Thanushree Vale, Kansas City
No. 6 Kylie Waschuk, Grand Canyon
First Team All-WAC Doubles
No. 1 Emilia Occhipinti and Lana Rinaldi, Grand Canyon
No. 2 Leshia Gadacz and Lorea Gamboa, Chicago State
No. 3 Lasya Patnaik and Anastasia Belyaeva, UT Rio Grande Valley
Second Team All-WAC Singles
Grace Ball, Kansas City
Kyra Jung, Seattle U
Rebecca Keijzerwaard, NM State
Michelle Lui, Seattle U
Emilia Occhipinti, Grand Canyon
Lasya Patnaik, UT Rio Grande Valley
Second Team All-WAC Doubles
Dominique esparza and Doris Aleksovska, UT Rio Grande Valley
Kyra Jung and Hannah Gianan, Seattle U
Kelli Woodman and Michelle Lui, Seattle U
Player of the Year: Aliona Landutska, Kansas City
Freshman of the Year: Kyra Jung, Seattle U
Coach of the Year: Sonia Huhn, UT Rio Grande Valley
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS - The 2018 Tennis National Championships will take place in Winston Salem, N.C at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex. Wake Forest will be the host May 17-28.
May 17-28
Location: Winston Salem, N.C
Host: Wake Forest