Fresno State Athletics
'Dogs score four All-Mountain West awards
4/25/2018 9:43:00 PM | Men's Tennis
SAN DIEGO – The Mountain West announced its 2017-18 All-Conference teams and individual awards for men's tennis, Wednesday night. Four Bulldogs took home postseason awards, including Cem Erturk who was named the 2018 Freshman of the Year.
The awards are voted on by the league's eight head coaches and presented at the Championship Banquet the night before the tournament begins.
This was Fresno State second consecutive season bringing home the Freshman of the Year award.
Erturk posted a team-best 30 overall wins this season, and held a 19-4 dual record. The freshman was a perfect 5-0 in MW play, helping the Bulldogs earn their most conference wins since joining the MW in 2012. He clinched a momentous win over SDSU, 4-1. Eturk has played with a variety of doubles partners this season, he joined Bugailiskis at the No. 1 position to post a 2-1 MW record.
This is Erturk's first career All-MW accolade.
Senior Xander Veys was named the All-MW singles team for the second consecutive season. Veys, posted a 4-2 MW record playing at the No. 1 position for the Bulldogs. The senior clinched the match in a crucial 4-1 win over New Mexico. Veys part of Fresno State's most successful doubles team this season with partner Cagatay Soke, playing at the No. 2 position. The duo had notable wins over No. 15 Oklahoma State.They posted a team-best 11 dual wins.
This is Veys' second career All-MW accolade.
Junior Mantas Bugailiskis was named to the All-MW singles team. He notched 17 wins on the season, playing within the top three singles positions. He has been a solid No. 2 for Fresno State this season with a 5-2 dual record. Bugailiskis teamed up with Erturk to chalk a 2-1 record at the No. 1 position during conference play.
This is Bugailiskis' second career All-MW accolade, he was named to the All-MW Doubles team in 2016.
Sophomore Zdenek Derkas posted an impressive 28-10 overall record this season. He had a team-best 7-0 record in MW play, playing at the No. 3 position. Derkas clinched four matches for Fresno State during conference play. Derkas had a notable win against #62 Ferran Calvo (Oklahoma). The sophomore has played at multiple doubles positions for the Bulldogs, playing with variety of partners.
This is Derkas' second career All-MW accolade, he was named MW Freshman of the Year in 2017.
#2 Fresno State begins the quest for its first Mountain West Championship on Thursday, April 25 at 3 p.m. PT against #7 Air Force in the quarterfinal match.
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2017-18 Men's Tennis All-Mountain West Team
2018 All-Mountain West Team Singles
Jack Heslin, Jr., Boise State
*Xander Veys, Sr., Fresno State
Zdenek Derkas, So., Fresno State
Mantas Burgailiskis, Jr., Fresno State
Julien Evrard, So., Nevada
*Ricky Hernandez Tong, Jr., New MexicoÂ
**Bart Van Leijsen, Sr., New Mexico
Arnaud Restifo, So., San Diego State
**Alexandr Cozbinov, Sr., UNLV
Courtney Lock, Sr., UNLV
Jaime Barajas, Sr., Utah State
Sergiu Bucur, So., Utah State
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2018 All-Mountain West Team Doubles
*Jack Heslin/**Kyle Butters - Boise State (No. 1)
Julien Evrard/Kostya Nesterenko - Nevada (No. 1)
***Bart Van Leijsen/Jorge Escutia - New Mexico (No. 1)
Sander Gjoels-Andersen/Rafael Gonzalez - San Diego State (No. 1)
Courtney Lock/Alexandr Cozbinov - UNLV (No. 1)
Jaime Barajas/ Jose Carvajal - Utah State (No. 1)
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MW Player of the Year: Alexandr Cozbinov, Sr., UNLV
MW Freshman of the Year: Cem Erturk, Fr., Fresno State
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The awards are voted on by the league's eight head coaches and presented at the Championship Banquet the night before the tournament begins.
This was Fresno State second consecutive season bringing home the Freshman of the Year award.
Erturk posted a team-best 30 overall wins this season, and held a 19-4 dual record. The freshman was a perfect 5-0 in MW play, helping the Bulldogs earn their most conference wins since joining the MW in 2012. He clinched a momentous win over SDSU, 4-1. Eturk has played with a variety of doubles partners this season, he joined Bugailiskis at the No. 1 position to post a 2-1 MW record.
This is Erturk's first career All-MW accolade.
Senior Xander Veys was named the All-MW singles team for the second consecutive season. Veys, posted a 4-2 MW record playing at the No. 1 position for the Bulldogs. The senior clinched the match in a crucial 4-1 win over New Mexico. Veys part of Fresno State's most successful doubles team this season with partner Cagatay Soke, playing at the No. 2 position. The duo had notable wins over No. 15 Oklahoma State.They posted a team-best 11 dual wins.
This is Veys' second career All-MW accolade.
Junior Mantas Bugailiskis was named to the All-MW singles team. He notched 17 wins on the season, playing within the top three singles positions. He has been a solid No. 2 for Fresno State this season with a 5-2 dual record. Bugailiskis teamed up with Erturk to chalk a 2-1 record at the No. 1 position during conference play.
This is Bugailiskis' second career All-MW accolade, he was named to the All-MW Doubles team in 2016.
Sophomore Zdenek Derkas posted an impressive 28-10 overall record this season. He had a team-best 7-0 record in MW play, playing at the No. 3 position. Derkas clinched four matches for Fresno State during conference play. Derkas had a notable win against #62 Ferran Calvo (Oklahoma). The sophomore has played at multiple doubles positions for the Bulldogs, playing with variety of partners.
This is Derkas' second career All-MW accolade, he was named MW Freshman of the Year in 2017.
#2 Fresno State begins the quest for its first Mountain West Championship on Thursday, April 25 at 3 p.m. PT against #7 Air Force in the quarterfinal match.
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2017-18 Men's Tennis All-Mountain West Team
2018 All-Mountain West Team Singles
Jack Heslin, Jr., Boise State
*Xander Veys, Sr., Fresno State
Zdenek Derkas, So., Fresno State
Mantas Burgailiskis, Jr., Fresno State
Julien Evrard, So., Nevada
*Ricky Hernandez Tong, Jr., New MexicoÂ
**Bart Van Leijsen, Sr., New Mexico
Arnaud Restifo, So., San Diego State
**Alexandr Cozbinov, Sr., UNLV
Courtney Lock, Sr., UNLV
Jaime Barajas, Sr., Utah State
Sergiu Bucur, So., Utah State
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2018 All-Mountain West Team Doubles
*Jack Heslin/**Kyle Butters - Boise State (No. 1)
Julien Evrard/Kostya Nesterenko - Nevada (No. 1)
***Bart Van Leijsen/Jorge Escutia - New Mexico (No. 1)
Sander Gjoels-Andersen/Rafael Gonzalez - San Diego State (No. 1)
Courtney Lock/Alexandr Cozbinov - UNLV (No. 1)
Jaime Barajas/ Jose Carvajal - Utah State (No. 1)
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MW Player of the Year: Alexandr Cozbinov, Sr., UNLV
MW Freshman of the Year: Cem Erturk, Fr., Fresno State
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"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" - The Bulldog Scholarship Fund gives Bulldog alumni, fans and friends the opportunity to support Fresno State Athletics and the student-athletes who inspire them. For information about how you can support the Bulldog Scholarship Fund, please visit www.bulldogscholarshipfund.com or call 559-278-7160.
Follow us on:
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateMTEN
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