RICHARDSON, Texas -- UT Tyler junior Joshua Chavez was
named the American Southwest Conference East Division Most Valuable Player and
coach Chris Bizot was tabbed the Division’s Coach of the Year to highlight the
2011 ASC men’s tennis awards as voted on by the league’s 13 head coaches, the league
office announced Wednesday.
Chavez, a native of Harlingen, Texas (Prairie View
A&M), earned the title of East Division MVP after going 13-6 overall and
5-0 in division play at No. 1 singles. He helped guide the Patriots to
conference and division titles.
Chavez was the All-East Division selection at No. 1
singles and a first team All-Conference and All-Division pick at No. 1 doubles
with teammate Andrew Reznik.
Also appearing on the All-Conference Team in singles
were Patriots Henrique Bellini (No. 2), Adam Chirhart (No. 3), Kevin Wright
(No. 4), and Kevin Singer (No. 5).
Bellini was named the Division’s Freshman of the Year while
Wright was selected as the Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year.
In doubles, UT Tyler’s Singer and Wright (No. 3)
joined Chavez and Reznik in receiving All-Conference honors. Edward Timponi of
Texas-Tyler was an at-large selection as a member of the ASC champion team.
The Patriots, who won their eight-straight division
and fourth-straight conference titles, swept the All-East Division First Team
honors.
2011 AMERICAN SOUTHWEST
CONFERENCE MEN'S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Singles
|
No. 1
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Chris Bumman
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So.
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McMurry
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Abilene, TX (Wylie HS)
|
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No. 2
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Henrique Bellini
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Fr.
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Texas-Tyler
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Belo Horizonte, Brazil
|
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No. 3
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Adam Chirhart
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Jr.
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Texas-Tyler
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Austin, TX (Lake Travis HS)
|
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No. 4
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Kevin Wright
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Jr.
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Texas-Tyler
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College Station, TX (Consol HS)
|
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No. 5
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Kevin Singer
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So.
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Texas-Tyler
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Dallas, TX (Cal Poly Pomona)
|
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No. 6
|
Tony Williams
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Sr.
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McMurry
|
Port Lavaca, TX (Calhoun HS)
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Doubles
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No. 1
|
Joshua Chavez & Andrew Reznik, Texas-Tyler
|
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No. 2
|
Andy Cariens & Emmanuel Navejas, Hardin-Simmons
|
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No. 3
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Kevin Singer & Kevin Wright, Texas-Tyler
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*At-Large
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Edward Timponi, Fr., Texas-Tyler
|
(*At-Large;
Included as member of ASC champion team)
ASC EAST DIVISION HONORS AND AWARDS
East Division
Most Valuable Player: Joshua
Chavez, No. 1/1, Jr., Texas-Tyler
East Division
Newcomer of the Year: Sebastian
Leitz, No. 1/1, Sr., Texas-Dallas
East Division
Freshman of the Year: Henrique
Bellini, No. 2/2, Fr., Texas-Tyler
East Division
Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Kevin
Wright, No. 4/3, Jr., Texas-Tyler
East Division
Coach of the Year: Chris
Bizot, Texas-Tyler
(# indicates tie in voting at that position)
ASC ALL-EAST DIVISION FIRST TEAM
Singles
|
No. 1
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Joshua Chavez
|
Jr.
|
Texas-Tyler
|
Harlingen, TX (Prairie View A&M)
|
|
No. 2
|
Henrique Bellini
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Fr.
|
Texas-Tyler
|
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
|
|
No. 3
|
Adam Chirhart
|
Jr.
|
Texas-Tyler
|
Austin, TX (Lake Travis HS)
|
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No. 4
|
Kevin Wright
|
Jr.
|
Texas-Tyler
|
College Station, TX (Consol HS)
|
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No. 5
|
Kevin Singer
|
So.
|
Texas-Tyler
|
Dallas, TX (Cal Poly Pomona)
|
|
No. 6
|
Chayce Stone
|
Sr.
|
Texas-Tyler
|
White Oak, TX (WOHS)
|
Doubles
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No. 1
|
Joshua Chavez & Andrew Reznik, Texas-Tyler
|
|
No. 2
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Adam Chirhart & Henrique Bellini, Texas-Tyler
|
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No. 3
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Kevin Singer & Kevin Wright, Texas-Tyler
|
SECOND TEAM
Singles
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No. 1
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Sebastian Leitz
|
Sr.
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Texas-Dallas
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Nimes, France (Florida Gulf Coast)
|
|
No. 2
|
Bryan Lieb
|
Jr.
|
Texas-Dallas
|
Dallas, TX (Trinity)
|
|
No. 3
|
Matt Whiteside
|
Jr.
|
Mississippi College
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Pontotoc, MS (PHS)
|
|
No. 4
|
Christian Branning
|
Fr.
|
Mississippi College
|
Brandon, MS (Northwest Rankin HS)
|
|
No. 5
|
John Downing
|
Sr.
|
Mississippi College
|
Pontotoc, MS (PHS)
|
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No. 6
|
Howard Summers
|
Fr.
|
Mississippi College
|
Amory, MS (Amory HS)
|
Doubles
|
No. 1
|
Cory Seay & Jacob Womack, Mississippi College
|
|
No. 2
|
Matt Whiteside & John Downing, Mississippi
College
|
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No. 3
|
Clint Laukhuf & Antonio Lopez de Alda,
Texas-Dallas
|
HONORABLE MENTION
Singles
|
No. 1
|
Carlos Cantu
|
So.
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LeTourneau
|
Brownsville, TX (Hanna HS)
|
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No. 2
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Jacob Womack
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So.
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Mississippi College
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Madison, MS (Madison Central HS)
|
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No. 3
|
Clint Laukhuf
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Sr.
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Texas-Dallas
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Bedford, TX / Euless Trinity HS
|
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No. 5
|
Antonio Lopez de Alda
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Fr.
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Texas-Dallas
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n/a
|
Doubles
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No. 1
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Srebastian Leitz & Jeff Trinh, Texas-Dallas
|
|
No. 2
|
Josh Bailey & Ulrich DelaFuente, LeTourneau
|
|
No. 3
|
Christian Branning & Walker Prothro, Mississippi
College
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