POCATELLO, Idaho- The Big Sky Conference released its men's and women's tennis all-conference teams. Senior
Charles Norman earned first-team all-conference and freshman
Jamey Swiggart earned second-team honors. On the women's side
Kasey Bacon earned honorable mention all-conference.
This is the first time men's tennis has had a first-team all-conference selection since Pablo Garces in 2006 and the first second-team all-conference selection since Marc Pijoan in 2008.
Norman finished his senior season with a 12-5 record and an 8-2 mark in conference play and 12-3 at No. 2 singles. Swiggart was 15-3 and 9-0 in conference play. He was 11-2 at No. 5 single and 4-1 at No. 4 singles.
Bacon finished the year with a 7-12 mark and a 7-6 record at No. 2 singles.
2013 Women's Big Sky All-Conference Tennis Team
First Team
Player School Year Hometown
*@Rebeca Delgado (MVP) Sacramento State Sr. Mazatlan, Mexico
Moira Hedberg Eastern Washington So. Oxnard, Calif.
$Heather Davidson Montana Sr. Rocklin, Calif.
Precious Gbadamosi Montana So. Houston, Texas
$Hannah Stone Northern Arizona So. Temecula, Calif.
Jennifer Nguyen Sacramento State Fr. Wollongong, Australia
Olivia Boija Sacramento State Fr. Stockholm, Sweden
Alexandra Ivanova Southern Utah Jr. Evpatoriya, Ukraine
*Unanimous Selection
$Two-Time First Team Selection; @Four-Time First Team Selection
Second Team
Player School Year Hometown
Sasha Carter Montana So. Bainbridge Island, Wash.
Ghizelene Doballah Northern Arizona Sr. Oran, Algeria
Nicole Perez Northern Arizona Sr. Fountain Hills, Ariz.
Olya Kunz Southern Utah Sr. Rostov On Don, Russia
Honorable Mention
Kelsey Knight - Eastern Washington; Kasey Bacon - Idaho State; Laurence Pelchat - Montana; Haley Driver - Montana; Johanna Vang - Northern Arizona; Malia Wahinepio - Northern Arizona; Alice Pacaut - Northern Arizona; Claire Uhle - Northern Colorado; Megan Govi - Portland State; Katharina Knoebl - Sacramento State; Veronika Rogova - Southern Utah; Kristi Elmer - Weber State
2013 Men's Big Sky All-Conference Tennis Team
First Team
Player School Year Hometown
Joseph Cohen (co-MVP) Eastern Washington So. London, England
$Marek Marksoo (co-MVP) Sacramento State So. Tallinn, Estonia
Charles Norman Idaho State Sr. Durban, South Africa
Andrew Warren Montana Sr. Idaho Falls, Idaho
$Niklas Brandes Montana State So. Nordenham, Germany
Brandon Lupo Northern Colorado Sr. Broomfield, Colo.
Sean Kolar Sacramento State So. Loomis, Calif.
Jakub Gewert Weber State Fr. Gnlezno, Poland
$Two-Time First Team Selection
Second Team
Player School Year Hometown
Jamey Swiggart Idaho State Fr. Steamboat, Colo.
Ethan Vaughn Montana Jr. Spokane, Wash.
Diego Campos Montana State Jr. Cuernavaca, Mexico
Aliaksandr Malko Sacramento State Sr. Minsk, Belarus
Honorable Mention
Semion Branzburg - Montana; Dominic Bermudez - Northern Arizona; Ben Gendron - Northern Colorado; Antoine Bechman - Portland State; Tom Miller - Sacramento State; Roy Brandys - Sacramento State; Todd Fought - Weber State
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