Lopez And Lee Claim All-Big West Honors
Nick Lopez and Hunter Lee each received post-season honors as the Big West Conference announced its All-Conference recipients on Tuesday. Lopez received singles and doubles recognition while Lee was honored in doubles.
Lopez was named second-team All-Big West in singles after helping to anchor the top of the Aggies' lineup. All of the sophomore's dual wins came at either No. 1 or No. 2. In all, Lopez claimed four wins at No. 1 and three at No. 2. He tied for the team lead in dual wins.
Lopez was joined by Lee as the duo received honorable mention in doubles. The tandem led the Aggies in doubles wins both overall and in dual play. | | UC Davis Men's Tennis Signs Two
The UC Davis men's tennis program has signed Torsten Keil-Long and Toki Sherbakov to National Letters of Intent, announced head coach Daryl Lee. Keil-Long is from Claremont, Calif. (Claremon HS) while Sherbakov is from Mountain View, Calif. (Mountain View HS).
Entering his senior season, Keil-Long is a two-time Baseline League most valuable player and a three-time first-team All-Baseline member. He has been named Claremont's MVP for the past three years. Last year as a junior, he advanced to the Southern Section semifinals and is currently competing in his senior season. Keil-Long has helped lead the Wolfpack to consecutive first-place finishes in the Baseline League. | | UC Davis To Face UCSB In Big West Tourney
The UC Davis men's tennis team is the No. 5 seed at this week's Big West Tournament. The Aggies will face No. 4 UC Santa Barbara in Friday's first round action at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif.
All six Big West teams will take part in the championship. Pacific is the top seed followed by UC Irvine, Cal Poly, UCSB, UC Davis and UC Riverside. Cal Poly and UCR will square off in Friday's other first round match.
UC Davis faced UCSB in mid-February when the Gauchos won 5-2 at the Marya Welch Tennis Center. Nick Lopez and Nic Amaroli each picked up wins in that match. UCSB was ranked No. 58 at the time. The Gauchos currently hold a No. 79 ranking. | |