Completed Event: Men's Tennis versus Baylor on April 16, 2026 , Loss , 1, to, 4
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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Men's Tennis Has Three Honored by ITA
5/15/2017 6:11 PM | Men's Tennis
Shainyan, Little and coach Brateanu receive accolades
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah's Slava Shainyan, Dan Little and head coach Roeland Brateanu all earned ITA Mountain Region awards this evening.
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Shainyan was named Rookie of the Year after compiling a 15-3 record in dual matches this season. In singles play, he defeated Gal Hakak of nationally ranked Washington, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1.
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He was a part of 11 doubles victories, four with Parker McGuiness and Santiago Sierra and three with Azat Hankuliyev.
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Little was named the 2017 Player to Watch after completing a 13-3 singles season. He topped a pair of nationally ranked Huskies in Mitch Stewart (6-4, 6-1) and Enzo Sommer (6-4, 6-2), as well as nationally ranked Martin Redlicki of No. 5 UCLA
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Little also captured 10 victories in doubles play, eight with fellow Brit Joe Woolley and a pair with McGuiness, including a 6-1 victory over UW's Kawika Lam and Sommer
Brateanu was honored as the Wilson Coach of the Year after guiding the Utes to a second-straight winning campaign (17-10) in his third season at the helm.
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This is the second year in a row that Utah has had a student-athlete honored by the ITA as Matt Cowley was named the 2016 Mountain Region Most Improved Player.
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Shainyan was named Rookie of the Year after compiling a 15-3 record in dual matches this season. In singles play, he defeated Gal Hakak of nationally ranked Washington, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1.
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He was a part of 11 doubles victories, four with Parker McGuiness and Santiago Sierra and three with Azat Hankuliyev.
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Little was named the 2017 Player to Watch after completing a 13-3 singles season. He topped a pair of nationally ranked Huskies in Mitch Stewart (6-4, 6-1) and Enzo Sommer (6-4, 6-2), as well as nationally ranked Martin Redlicki of No. 5 UCLA
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Little also captured 10 victories in doubles play, eight with fellow Brit Joe Woolley and a pair with McGuiness, including a 6-1 victory over UW's Kawika Lam and Sommer
Brateanu was honored as the Wilson Coach of the Year after guiding the Utes to a second-straight winning campaign (17-10) in his third season at the helm.
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This is the second year in a row that Utah has had a student-athlete honored by the ITA as Matt Cowley was named the 2016 Mountain Region Most Improved Player.
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