April 25, 2007

LAS VEGAS - Sophomore Elliot Wronski and senior Brett Hunter were UNLV's representatives on the 2007 All-Mountain West Conference tennis team as the league's awards were announced on Wednesday on the eve of the championship tournament at Air Force.

Wronski, a native of Cheltenham, England, was named all-league in both singles and doubles. Currently ranked 71st as an individual, Wronski is 17-11 overall and 14-8 in dual matches, including three victories vs. MWC opponents. He has defeated five ranked players this season, highlighted by stunning then-No. 3 Tony Paul of Wake Forest in straight sets on March 9.

In doubles Wronski and Hunter (Ballarat, Australia) stand 11-13 overall and 7-9 at the No. 1 spot in duals.

Wronski will lead his team into the MWC championship tournament as the third-seeded Rebels (10-13) face sixth-seeded Utah (12-10) in a quarterfinal matchup slated to begin at 10 a.m. PT in Colorado Springs. San Diego State swept the conference individual awards, which are determined by a vote of the MWC head coaches. Markus Dickhardt was tabbed player of the year, Achim Ceban won freshman of the year and Gene Carswell was voted coach of the year.

2007 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE MEN'S TENNIS AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR:Markus Dickhardt, San Diego StateFRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:Achim Ceban, San Diego StateCOACH OF THE YEAR:Gene Carswell, San Diego State
2007 ALL-MWC SINGLESRobby Alexander, Air ForceJames Ludlow, BYUChristian Hand, BYUMax Jones, New MexicoJohnny Parkes, New MexicoMarkus Dickhardt, San Diego StateChristian Groh, San Diego StateChristopher Biro, TCUCosmin Cotet, TCUElliot Wronski, UNLVZach Ganger, UtahMiron Mann, Utah
2007 ALL-MWC DOUBLESDominik Kaufhold/James Ludlow, BYUMax Jones/Kamil Pajkowski, New MexicoMarkus Dickhardt/Christian Groh, San Diego StateCosmin Cotet/Kriegler Brink, TCUElliot Wronski/Brett Hunter, UNLVMiron Mann/Zach Ganger, Utah