Weekly Men's Tennis Release #4
BYU ranked 40th in the nation. (2/23)
Feb. 23, 2000
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National Rankings:
Mtn. West Teams in Top-75
(Feb. 23)
Rk Pvs School Rec
40 41 BYU 6-1
53 54 New Mexico 2-4
60 58 UNLV 3-5
Mtn. West Player in Singles
(Feb. 16)
Rk Pvs Individual
8 10 Matt Amgwerd, UNM
Mtn. West Player in Doubles
(Feb. 16)
15 26 Damien Ward/Gert Vilms, BYU
22 t16 Nic Losee/Carlos Lozano, BYU
48 14 Matt Amgwerd/Nic Dubey, UNM
Athlete of the Week:
Alex Waske, Sr., SDSU
San Diego State earned both of this week¹s Mountain West Conference Men¹s and Women¹s Tennis Player
of the Week awards. Alex Waske (Sr., Frankfurt, Germany) earned the men¹s honor by posting a win in
both singles and doubles in his first action of the season. Whitney Wells (Jr., Fresno, Calif.)
received the women¹s honor after she claimed wins at No. 1 singles and doubles in both of SDSU¹s
victories during the week.
Competing in his first match of the season on Feb. 18, Waske claimed a three-set (6-7, 6-4, 6-2) win
over No. 30 ranked Robert Kendrick of Pepperdine in the No. 1 singles position. Waske¹s win was the
second of the day for the Aztecs who lost the match, 5-2, to the No. 7 ranked Waves. SDSU freshman
Oliver Maiberger won the other team point in straight-sets over No. 58 Stefan Graeff in the No. 2
slot. In doubles play, Waske teamed with Travis Hasson in the No. 2 position to claim an 8-5 win
over Pepperdine¹s duo of John Hui and Kendrick. SDSU is now 8-4 overall and 0-1 in conference play.
The Aztecs were also scheduled to face Air Force on Feb. 20, but rain forced that match to be
postponed to a future date yet to be determined.
Mountain West Conference Men¹s Tennis Players of the Week: Feb. 2 Oliver Maiberger (Fr.) SDSU,
Feb. 9 Tom DeAngelis (Sr.) AFA, Feb. 16 Danny Erez (Jr.) UNLV, Feb. 23 Alex Waske (Sr.) SDSU.
New Mexico Host of 2000 Mtn. West Men¹s Tennis Championship
The inaugural Mountain West Conference Men¹s Tennis Championship will be hosted by the University of
New Mexico in Albuquerque, N.M. All six Mtn. West mens¹ tennis teams will compete in the
single-elimination team event for the first league title April 20-22. Seedings will be decided by
regular-season dual match results in conference matches.
All requests for media credentials for the inaugural Mountain West Conference Men¹s Tennis
Championship should be submitted in writing to Director of Communications Elaine Adams at the Mtn.
West office or New Mexico Media Relations contact Georgette Lombardo prior to the event.
Team-by-Team Notes
Head coach Rich Gugat registered his 600th career victory as Air Force defeated Point Loma, 4-3, on
Feb. 18. Gugat is one of only five active Division I coaches with 600 wins and owns a 600-156 slate
in his 26th season. Chris Zielinski won the decisive match in the No. 6 position to give the Falcons
their first road-win of the season. This week, AFA plays host to Montana State on Friday and Wichita
State on Saturday. The highest ranked team in the Mtn. West at No. 40 in the nation, BYU extended
its win streak to five matches with victories over Portland and Idaho State this past week. Leading
the way was Nic Loose who claimed both singles matches at No. 2 and teamed with Carlos Lozano for
two wins at No. 1 doubles. In their next action, the Cougars host Boise State on Saturday. No. 53
ranked New Mexico was idle last week, and begins play at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor
Championships in Louisville, Kent., on Thursday. The Lobos will meet No. 5 Mississippi in the first
round of the 16-team event. Senior Alex Waske made his season debut for San Diego State vs.
Pepperdine on Friday to claim a win over No. 30 Robert Kendrick at No. 1 singles and teamed with
Travis Hasson for a win at No. 2 doubles. The Aztecs are idle until Wed., Mar. 1 when they host
Michigan. Last week, UNLV suffered two losses in its first indoor action of the season. The Rebels
will next compete in the prestigious HEB Invitational in Corpus Christi, Texas Mar. 3-5. Led by
freshman Daniel Carlsson, Utah claimed wins over Idaho State and Portland this past week. Playing at
No. 3-4 singles and No. 3 doubles, Carlsson won all four matches. The Utes are idle until Mar. 3
when they host rival BYU.
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