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Utah's Coutts and Ganger Earn All-MWC

Senior Nick Coutts, along with teammate Zach Ganger, garnish All-MWC honor in doubles play.

Senior Nick Coutts, along with teammate Zach Ganger, garnish All-MWC honor in doubles play.

April 27, 2006

SALT LAKE CITY - The University of Utah men's tennis team was proud to announce that senior Nick Coutts and sophomore Zach Ganger were named as Utah's representatives in the 2005-06 All-MWC tennis team on Wednesday.

Coutts, a senior from British Columbia, Canada, and Ganger, a sophomore from Jacksonville, Fla., were honored as All-MWC for their doubles play this season. The duo has a 17-3 overall record while playing at the top position in the lineup for Utah. Ganger was also named All-MWC for singles play. Ganger garnishes the honor with a 13-8 dual match record and a 22-10 overall season record for the Utes.

The MWC Tournament gets underway on Thursday at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time for the Utes. The fifth-seeded Utes (14-9) will face the sixth-seeded Rebels (13-8) in the first round of competition. The match will be held at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, Calif.

2006 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE MEN'S TENNIS AWARDS

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Shannon Buck, Air Force FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Johnny Parkes, New Mexico COACH OF THE YEAR: Gene Carswell, San Diego State

ALL-MWC SINGLES Shannon Buck, Air Force Johnny Parkes, New Mexico Dominik Kaufhold, BYU Markus Dickhardt, San Diego State James Ludlow, BYU Christian Groh, San Diego State Max Jones, New Mexico Benedikt Stronk, San Diego State Rafael Abreu, TCU Andrei Mlendea, TCU Joel Kielbowicz, UNLV Zach Ganger, Utah

ALL-MWC DOUBLES Shannon Buck/Trevor Johnson, Air Force DominikKaufhold/James Ludlow, BYU Kamil Pajkowski/Max Jones, New Mexico Markus Dickhardt/Benedikt Stronk, San Diego State Rafael Abreu/Jordan Freitas, TCU Joel Kielbowicz/David Campbell, UNLV Zach Ganger/Nick Coutts, Utah

 

 

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