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by Frank Mercogliano

Dario Ciobotaru Named All-Mountain West

Dario Ciobotaru Named All-Mountain WestDario Ciobotaru Named All-Mountain West

LAS VEGAS, Nev. --- Dario Ciobotaru, who has recorded a 10-6 record at No. 1 singles for UNM in his first season in the top spot, was named to All-Mountain West for singles, as the league announced the conference honorees in a ceremony prior to the start of the Mountain West Tournament at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas, Nev.

The Lobos open Mountain West Tournament play tomorrow, April 22, at 6 p.m. Mountain Time against No. 3-seeded Boise State.

Ciobotaru has won three of his last five, and among his 10 wins was a key clincher vs. Air Force, winning 7-6 (10-8), 7-6 (14-12). He also has wins over No. 1 players against nationally ranked Boise State and Santa Clara, and he was just a few points away from one against nationally ranked Denver as well.

 

ALL-MW SINGLES
Stewart Aronson, Jr., Boise State
Carson Baker, Jr., Boise State
Avery Tallakson, Jr., Boise State
Tristan Berard, So., Grand Canyon
Rémy Trégourès, So., Nevada
Dario Ciobotaru, Jr., New Mexico
Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice, Sr., San Diego State
Aleksi Lofman, Jr., San Diego State
Marko Maksimovic, Fr., UNLV
Ilia Snitari, So., UNLV
Jean-Baptiste Badon, Sr., Utah State
Xavier Calvelo, So., Utah State
Roman Venger, So., Utah State

ALL-MW DOUBLES
Carson Baker/Avery Tallakson, Boise State
Daniel Jankoski/Brice Patoux, Grand Canyon
William Kleege/Aleksi Lofman, San Diego State
Arda Karakas/Ilia Snitari, UNLV
Jean-Baptiste Badon/Dmitri Goubin, Utah State
Xavier Calvelo/Jakub Medved, Utah State

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Marko Maksimovic, UNLV

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Ilia Snitari, So., UNLV