Cotet named MWC Co-Player of the Year
4/23/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 23, 2008
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - TCU senior men's tennis player Cosmin Cotet was named the Mountain West Conference Co-Player of the Year on Wednesday, while three Horned Frogs earned all-conference singles honors.
Cotet, a native of Iasi, Romania, posted an overall mark of 19-6 this spring and a record of 5-1 in conference play at the top position. Cotet went 23-8 overall in 2007-08, and defeated 10 ranked opponents.
Emanu Brighiu, Kriegler Brink and Cotet all earned spots on the All-MWC Singles Team, tying with New Mexico for the most selections in the league.
Brighiu, a freshman from Iasi, Romania, is 10-9 overall in his first collegiate season, and posted a 5-1 mark in conference play this spring. Brighiu secured a crucial win at the No. 2 position against New Mexico to help TCU clinch a share of the MWC regular season title.
Brink has put together a memorable season, registering a 21-2 dual-match record and a 5-1 conference mark at the No. 3 and No. 4 positions. The TCU junior has posted a 30-6 overall singles mark this season, which ranks second all-time at TCU for single-season winning percentage (.833).
Brink and Cotet were also named to the All-MWC Doubles Team for the second consecutive year. The Frog duo went 14-6 this spring and 3-1 in league play at the top spot.
TCU will open play at the MWC Championships on Thursday at 2 p.m. against the winner of the match between No. 4 UNLV and No. 5 BYU.
All-MWC Singles Team
*Max Jones, Sr., New Mexico
Graeme Kassautzki, Jr., New Mexico
*Johnny Parkes, Jr., New Mexico
Bartosz Golas, Jr., San Diego State
Matan Shitrit, So., San Diego State
Emanu Brighiu, Fr., TCU
Kriegler Brink, Jr., TCU
Cosmin Cotet, Sr., TCU
Luca Barlocchi, So., UNLV
*Elliot Wronski, Jr., UNLV
*Zach Ganger, Sr., Utah
All-MWC Doubles Team
*Max Jones/Kamil Pajkowski, New Mexico
Chris Parkes/Johnny Parkes, New Mexico
Bartosz Golas/Juan Gomez, San Diego State
*Cosmin Cotet/Kriegler Brink, TCU
Elliot Wronski/David Campbell, UNLV
*Zach Ganger/Miron Mann, Utah
Co-Players of the Year
Cosmin Cotet, Sr., TCU
Zach Ganger, Sr., Utah
Freshman of the Year
Thomas Shubert, Fr., BYU
Coach of the Year
Alan Dils, New Mexico
*repeat selection
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