League honors Lobo Azkara
COLORADO SPRINGS — New Mexico’s Arda Azkara, who went a perfect 6-0 in league men’s tennis at No. 1 singles, was named the Mountain West men’s tennis Player of the Year on Tuesday.
Along with Azkara, of Izmet, Turkey, Aram Noroozian was named All-Mountain West in singles, and Azkara and Alex Maggs were named All-Mountain West in doubles.
UNM under second-year coach Chris Russell, is 15-5 overall, 6-0 in league play. The Lobos open Mountain West tournament play Thursday in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the top seed against either UNLV or Utah State.