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4/24/2019 8:29:00 PM | Men's Tennis
FRESNO, Calif. (UNLVRebels.com) – Two UNLV men's tennis players were named to the All-Mountain West Conference Team Wednesday as the league announced its annual awards during a banquet on the eve of the MW Championship event being held here this week.
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Junior Eric Samuelsson (Ahus, Sweden) was the Rebels' rep on the singles team after compiling an overall record of 12-10, including 3-3 at the No. 1 spot in the lineup.
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Samuelsson was joined on the doubles team by sophomore local product Clayton Alenik (Las Vegas). UNLV's top duo heads into the tournament with a record of 12-11 overall, including 8-7 at the No. 1 spot and 3-1 vs. MW opponents.
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The fifth-seeded Rebels open play Thursday at the MW Championship being hosted by Fresno State. UNLV will face fourth-seeded San Diego State starting at noon PT. Live video and stats will be available for all matches via the championships page at TheMW.com.
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2019 MW MEN'S TENNIS AWARDS
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Zdenek Derkas, Jr., Fresno State
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FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:
Isaac Arevalo Gómez, Utah State
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COACH OF THE YEAR:
TBD following tournament
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Mountain West All-Conference Singles
Patrick Sklenka, So., Air Force
Luka Soskic, So., Boise State
Zdenek Derkas, Jr., Fresno State
Angus Bradshaw, Jr., Fresno State
Julien Evrard, Jr., UNR
Ricky Hernandez Tong, Sr., New Mexico
Dominic West, Jr., New Mexico
Stepan Holis, So., New Mexico
Sander Gjoels-Andersen, Sr., San Diego State
Eric Samuelsson, Jr., UNLV
Isaac Arevalo Gómez, Fr., Utah State
Jose Carvajal, So., Utah State
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Mountain West All-Conference Doubles
Tadhg Collins/Patrick Sklenka, Air Force
Julien Evrard/Kostya Nesterenko, UNR
Ricky Hernandez Tong/Stepan Holis, New Mexico
Sander Gjoels-Andersen/Ignacio Martinez, San Diego State
Eric Samuelsson/Clayton Alenik, UNLV
Jose Carvajal/Rithvik Bollipalli, Utah State
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Junior Eric Samuelsson (Ahus, Sweden) was the Rebels' rep on the singles team after compiling an overall record of 12-10, including 3-3 at the No. 1 spot in the lineup.
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Samuelsson was joined on the doubles team by sophomore local product Clayton Alenik (Las Vegas). UNLV's top duo heads into the tournament with a record of 12-11 overall, including 8-7 at the No. 1 spot and 3-1 vs. MW opponents.
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The fifth-seeded Rebels open play Thursday at the MW Championship being hosted by Fresno State. UNLV will face fourth-seeded San Diego State starting at noon PT. Live video and stats will be available for all matches via the championships page at TheMW.com.
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2019 MW MEN'S TENNIS AWARDS
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Zdenek Derkas, Jr., Fresno State
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FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:
Isaac Arevalo Gómez, Utah State
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COACH OF THE YEAR:
TBD following tournament
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Mountain West All-Conference Singles
Patrick Sklenka, So., Air Force
Luka Soskic, So., Boise State
Zdenek Derkas, Jr., Fresno State
Angus Bradshaw, Jr., Fresno State
Julien Evrard, Jr., UNR
Ricky Hernandez Tong, Sr., New Mexico
Dominic West, Jr., New Mexico
Stepan Holis, So., New Mexico
Sander Gjoels-Andersen, Sr., San Diego State
Eric Samuelsson, Jr., UNLV
Isaac Arevalo Gómez, Fr., Utah State
Jose Carvajal, So., Utah State
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Mountain West All-Conference Doubles
Tadhg Collins/Patrick Sklenka, Air Force
Julien Evrard/Kostya Nesterenko, UNR
Ricky Hernandez Tong/Stepan Holis, New Mexico
Sander Gjoels-Andersen/Ignacio Martinez, San Diego State
Eric Samuelsson/Clayton Alenik, UNLV
Jose Carvajal/Rithvik Bollipalli, Utah State
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