Fresno State Athletics
Dogs Collect All-WAC Honors
4/29/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 29, 2011
FRESNO, Calif. - The 2011 Western Athletic Conference honored Fresno State men's tennis team with several prestigious awards. Including, WAC Coach of the Year, first team all-WAC singles and first team All-WAC doubles.
The WAC 2011 men's tennis award winners, as selected by the league's head coaches, were announced yesterday, April 28 at the WAC Tennis Tournament banquet. Hawai`i's Dennis Lajola was named WAC Player of the Year, while Boise State's Andy Bettles was selected as Freshman of the Year. Fresno State head coach Jay Udwadia earned Coach of the Year honors.
Udwadia led his team to the WAC regular-season title with a perfect 6-0 record. The Bulldogs posted a 14-8 overall record and earned the top seed in this week's WAC Tournament. This is the first time he has earned the honor during his career.
Remi Boutillier is honored for the first time in his career with first team All-WAC singles.
Boutillier and doubles partner Rikus de Villiers earned for a second time in their career first team All-WAC in doubles,
De Villiers is honored for the first time in his career with first team All-WAC singles
2011 WAC Men's Tennis Award Winners
First Team All-WAC Singles
Remi Boutillier, Fresno State
Marius Cirstea, Idaho
Rikus de Villiers, Fresno State
Damian Hume, Boise State
Dennis Lajola, Hawai`i
Lachlan Reed, Idaho
First Team All-WAC Doubles
Rikus de Villiers/Remi Boutillier, Fresno State
Damian Hume/Scott Sears, Boise State
Dennis Lajola/Jon Brooklyn, Hawai`i
Second Team All-WAC Singles
Jakob Asplund, Utah State
Jim Brouleau, New Mexico State
Wessim Derbel, Nevada
Leo Rosenberg, Hawai`i
Orlando Superlano, New Mexico State
Arthur Surreaux, New Mexico State
Second Team All-WAC Doubles
Jim Brouleau/Matej Stakne, New Mexico State
Bryan Marchant/Sven Poslusny, Utah State
Jeff Mullen/Nathan Sereke, Boise State
WAC Player of the Year: Dennis Lajola, Hawai`i
WAC Freshman of the Year: Andy Bettles, Boise State
WAC Coach of the Year: Jay Udwadia, Fresno State
"We Are Your Team!"-- First-seeded Fresno State will take on the winner of the fifth-seeded Hawai'i and fourth-seeded Boise State on Saturday at 4 p.m.
