RENO, Nev. – For the second year in a row,
Matheo Coupu from Nevada men's tennis has been named to the All-Mountain West Singles Team announced by the conference Tuesday.
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This is Coupu's second career honor being named to the singles team, helping the Pack win the outright regular season and tournament titles last year, as well as receiving the first NCAA Tournament bid since the program returned to the Mountain West conference.
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The Treilliéres, France native earned 13 wins overall this season, tying for the third highest wins on the team, along with a 2-1 record in conference, playing at Nos. 1-3 throughout the season. In his last ten matches, Coupu posted a 5-3 record, with all five of his wins against in-conference opponents. This season, Coupu had six matches end in straight-sets victories, while also having six matches end in three set showdowns, ultimately finishing in his favor.
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In doubles, Coupu and freshman partner
Youssef Kadiri Hassani were consistently dominant for Nevada, going 4-2 overall in their last 10 matches of the year, and posting a 2-2 record in-conference.
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The Pack open the 2023 Mountain West Championships Wednesday evening at 5 p.m. PT, taking on the No. 7 seed. Air Force, looking for a second-straight win against the Falcons this season to defend home court, after a close 4-3 match victory in March.
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2023 Men's Tennis All-Mountain West Singles Team
Phillip Deaton - Air ForceÂ
Arjun Kersten - Air ForceÂ
Simon Arca Costas - Boise StateÂ
Samuel Sippel - Boise StateÂ
Matheo Coupu - NevadaÂ
Arda Azkara - New MexicoÂ
Aram Noroozian - New MexicoÂ
Chikaya Sato - San Diego StateÂ
Johannes Seeman - San Diego State
Anton Ornberg - UNLV
Maxim Verboven - UNLVÂ
David Cierny - Utah StateÂ
Bodin Zarkovic - Utah State
2023 Men's Tennis All-Mountain West Doubles Team
Arjun Kersten / Jonny Mascagni - Air ForceÂ
Simon Arca Costas / Michael Bott - Boise StateÂ
Arda Azkara / Alexander Maggs - New MexicoÂ
Chikaya Sato / Johannes Seeman - San Diego StateÂ
Milos Dabic / Maxim Verboven - UNLVÂ
David Cierny / Bodin Zarkoic - Utah StateÂ
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Player of the Year
Arda Azkara - New MexicoÂ
Freshman of the Year
Phillip Deaton - Air ForceÂ