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For
Immediate Release: March 6, 2001 UT
Pan American’s Juan Saiz Named Southland Conference Tennis Player of
the Week EDINBURG
– The University of Texas-Pan American’s Juan Saiz was named
Southland Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Week, for the week of
February 26 through March 4. Saiz, a
senior from Albacete, Spain, went a combined 5-0 in singles and doubles
last week for the Broncs. He
helped lead the Broncs to a perfect 3-0 mark last week, including
UTPA’s first Southland Conference victory of the season, over
Louisiana-Monroe. Saiz twice
teamed with Kareem Abdullah in doubles and picked up the win both times. Both of their wins clinched the doubles point for the Broncs.
Their 8-6 win over Lars and Morten Sogaard of the University of
the Incarnate Word clinched the match victory for the Broncs.
Their exciting 9-8 win over Fred Blaise and Jaime Pombo gave UTPA the
doubles point. Saiz won a
tough 2-6, 6-3, 10-8, decision over UIW's Johan Said, which tied the
match at 3-3 and helped lead to the win in doubles.
He also downed ULM's Adam Piskozyb 6-4, 6-4 in UTPA's upset of
the Indians on Tuesday. In
addition he rolled past Spencer Reed of St. Mary’s, 6-4, 6-1, on Sunday. Saiz is the second Bronc to earn Southland Conference Player of the Week honors. Brandon Meiners picked up the honor just two weeks ago for UTPA. The Broncs will next take the court on Friday through Sunday in the H.E.B. Classic in Corpus Christi. |