April 24, 2008

FRISCO, Texas - Freshman Radu Ionescu earned Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year accolades and the doubles pair of Eric Fisher and Phenyo Matong was named Second Team Doubles All-Southland Conference it was announced Thursday afternoon.

Ionescu, a Bucharest, Romania native, posted a 12-8 overall record at No. 1 singles with a 3-3 ledger in SLC action. The freshman combined with partner Vlad Popa for a 14-3 (4-1 SLC) doubles tally at No. 1 for the Colonels.

Fisher, a sophomore from Jefferys Bay, South Africa, and Matong, a sophomore from Gaborone, Botswana, amassed a 14-3 No. 2 doubles record through the 2008 season, including going 4-1 in Southland Conference play.

The No. 6-seeded Colonels will open up Southland Conference Tournament action Friday, taking on No. 3 Texas-San Antonio in round one action. The match is slated for 3 p.m.

FIRST TEAM SINGLES

No. 1 -- Filip Kanczula (Lamar) No. 2 -- Vladimir Paunic (Southeastern Louisiana) No. 3 -- Dmitry Novikov (Texas A&M-CC) No. 4 -- Brieuc Hamon (Texas-Arlington) No. 5 -- Gonzalo Bienzobas (Texas-Arlington) No. 6 -- James Langford (Texas A&M-CC)

FIRST TEAM DOUBLES

No. 1 -- Filip Kanczula/Maciej Bogusz (Lamar) No. 2 -- Daniel Moreiras/Rodrigo Morgado (Texas-San Antonio) No. 3 -- Robin Fernandes/Max Stratmann (Texas-San Antonio)

SECOND TEAM SINGLES

No. 1 -- Laurent Montoisy (Texas A&M-CC) No. 2 -- Ashwin Vijayaragavan (Texas-Pan American) No. 3 -- Hugo Taracido (Texas-Arlington) No. 4 -- James Farras (Texas A&M-CC) No. 5 -- Daniel Moreiras (Texas-San Antonio) No. 6 -- Marcus Dornauf (Texas-Pan American)

SECOND TEAM DOUBLES

No. 1 -- Dmitry Novikov/Mikhail Pavlov (Texas A&M-CC) No. 2 -- Eric Fisher/Phenyo Matong (Nicholls) No. 3 -- Mario Janjic/David Wanja (Lamar)

Player Of The Year: Filip Kanczula (Lamar)

Freshman Of The Year: Laurent Montoisy (Texas A&M-CC)

Newcomer Of The Year: Radu Ionescu (Nicholls State)

Coach Of The Year: Steve Moore (Texas A&M-CC)

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