5/10/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) -
UNLV star Jakob Amilon has been named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) 2016 Mountain Region Player to Watch.
Amilon, a junior who led his team to the Mountain West Conference tournament championship earlier this month, is 21-7 in singles, including 16-6 at the No. 1 position in the dual-match lineup. He also stands 16-7 in doubles play. A two-time conference player of the week this spring, he was named All-MW in both singles and doubles.
He is the fifth Rebel to earn the player to watch award and the first since 2010. Amilon will now be considered for the national ITA award along with the winners from the other 11 regions.
UNLV opens play in the NCAA Tournament on Friday with a first round match at USC in Los Angeles starting at 1 p.m.
UNLV MEN'S TENNIS ITA REGIONAL PLAYERS TO WATCH2016, Jakob Amilon2010, Mehdi Bouras2007, Elliot Wronski1997, Asaf Tishler1994, Roger Pettersson
