April 26, 2012
The Mountain West announced its 2011-12 All-Conference team and individual awards for men's tennis this evening, as selected by the league's six head coaches.
San Diego State senior Javier Pulgar was named Player of the Year after a stellar senior campaign. The native of Madrid, Spain, posted a 15-12 record this season, including a 3-2 mark in Conference matches at the Aztecs' No. 1 singles position. Pulgar is currently No. 117 in the latest ITA rankings.
TCU's Nick Chappell earned MW Freshman of the Year honors after netting a 20-10 overall record this season, including a 4-1 mark in Conference action at the Horned Frogs' No. 1 singles position. The product of Indianapolis, Ind., is ranked No. 125 in the latest ITA standings.
| 2011-12 Men's Tennis All-Mountain West Team |
| Singles |
Doubles |
| Lance Wilhelm, Jr., Air Force |
Lance Wilhelm/Grant Taylor, Air Force |
| Andy Bettles, So., Boise State |
Damian Hume/Scott Sears, Boise State |
| Damian Hume, Sr., Boise State |
James Meredith/Nathan Sereke, Boise State |
| James Meredith, RS Jr., Boise State |
**Phil Anderson/Jadon Phillips, New Mexico |
| **Ben Dunbar, Sr., New Mexico |
*Conor Berg/Ben Dunbar, New Mexico |
| **Jadon Phillips, Jr., New Mexico |
Thorsten Bertsch/Derek Siddiqui, San Diego State |
| Thorsten Bertsch, Fr., San Diego State |
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| *Javier Pulgar, Sr., San Diego State |
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| Derek Siddiqui, Jr., San Diego State |
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| Nick Chappell, Fr., TCU |
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| Facundo Lugones, Fr., TCU |
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| Rene Ruegamer, Sr., UNLV |
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| Player of the Year: Javier Pulgar, San Diego State |
| Freshman of the Year: Nick Chappell, TCU |
| *notes two-time selection, **notes three-time selection |
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