April 24, 2008

Spokane, Wash. - Stefan Feddersen and Roman Dojcak, and the doubles duo of Conor Feeney and Cooper Fratt earned All-West Coast Conference honorable mention accolades, as announced Thursday by the league office. The three selections mark the most in a single season for Zags including the first time GU has earned two singles honors. It also marks the second consecutive season the Bulldogs have landed at least two all-conference accolades.

Feddersen earns All-WCC honors in his first season with the Zags. The junior transfer posted a 12-11 overall record this season, including going 10-9 during the dual match season. Feddersen, who played No.1 singles for a majority of the season for the Bulldogs, posted a season-high six match win streak in the middle of the season. During the streak, he earned victories over opponents from the University of Idaho, University of Northern Colorado, UC San Diego, UC Irvine, Loyola Marymount University and Portland State University.

Dojcak earns his first All-WCC singles accolade, after earning an honorable mention doubles honor with former Zag Bryce Cooper in 2007. The sophomore finished the 2008 campaign with a 15-16 overall mark, including an 11-10 record in dual match play. Dojcak played predominantly No. 2 singles for GU, earning a 6-5 mark at the position.

Feeney and Fratt earned doubles honorable mention honors after posting a 13-9record, including an 9-8 record during the regular spring season. Feeney, a freshman, and Fratt, a senior, posted a 4-2 record against West Coast Conference foes, including earning a victory in the seventh place match of the championships.

Pepperdine's Andre Begemann was named WCC Player of the Year for the second consecutive year after leading the Waves to their 39th WCC Men's Tennis Championship. Begemann, a 2007 All-American, is currently the highest ranked WCC player on the circuit, checking in at No. 9 on the ITA listing. San Diego's Dean Jackson earned the WCC Freshman of the Year honor after turning in a spectacular first-year campaign for the Toreros. Jackson also ranks among the nation's best, coming in at No. 57 on the ITA ranking. Saint Mary's Michael Wayman and Pepperdine's Adam Steinberg have alternated sharing the WCC Coach of the Year honor since 2004, with Wayman earning the nod last year and in 2004, while Steinberg picked up the award in 2005 and 2006. This year Steinberg and Wayman share the honor as the 2008 WCC Co-Coaches of the Year for leading their respective teams to first and second place finishes at the 2008 WCC Men's Tennis Championship.

The Bulldogs finished the 2008 campaign seventh in the league with a 7-17 record.

Individual Awards
Player of the Year:
Andre Begemann, Pepperdine
Freshman of the Year:
Dean Jackson, San Diego
Co-Coach of the Year:
Adam Steinberg, Pepperdine
Michael Wayman, Saint Mary's

2008 Men's Singles All-Conference Team
First Team
Andre Begemann, PEP
Bassam Beidas, PEP
Dean Jackson, USD
Joel Kusnierz, SMC
Thomas Liversage, USD
Filip Zivkovic, POR
Second Team
Omar Altmann, PEP
Mahmoud Kamel, PEP
James Lemke, PEP
Ivan Lopez, LMU
Lucas Tirelli, SMC
Thong Tu, USF
Jay Wong, SCU
Honorable Mention
Roman Dojcak, GON; Stefan Feddersen, GON; Joel Kincaid, POR; Marek Dvorak, SMC; Falko Huttenberger, USF
2008 Men's Doubles All-Conference Team
First Team
Andre Begemann & Omar Altmann, Pepperdine
Joel Kusnierz & Lucas Tirelli, Saint Mary's
Thomas Liversage & Chris Coetzee, San Diego
Second Team
Filip Zivkovic & Charlie Yemm, Portland
Asaf Cohen & Falko Huttenberger, San Francisco
Rainer Nachbauer & Thong Tu, San Francisco
Honorable Mention
Cooper Fratt & Conor Feeney, GON; Renzo Maggi & Nick Von Der Ahe, LMU; Achim Christner & Marek Dvorak, SMC