April 26, 2013

INDIANAPOLIS - UIC men's tennis junior Alexander Raa was named to the All-League Second Team at the Horizon League Tennis Awards Banquet Friday evening at the Riverwalk Banquet Center.

The Bergen, Norway, native began the regular season at the No. 3 singles position and quickly transitioned to No. 2 before competing at No. 1 the remainder of the season. Raa had gone 6-7 at No. 1, 2-3 at No. 2 and 1-1 at No. 3, while posting a 2-4 record against Horizon League opponents.

In doubles, Raa competed alongside Rahul Kamath the majority of the season before teaming up with Isaac Lloveras in the final stretch. Raa recorded the most wins when teaming up with Kamath, as the duo went 5-7 in the dual season, 4-6 at No. 1 and 1-1 at No. 2.

Raa and the Flames will compete in their final match of the season Saturday, when they face Youngstown State at 1 p.m. (CT) at North Central High School for fifth place at the Horizon League Championship.


2013 MEN'S TENNIS AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Michael Tenzer, Green Bay
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Sebastian Hagn, Youngstown State
HERB FOSTER SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Craig Cox, Green Bay
COACH OF THE YEAR
Mark Thomas, Green Bay

MEN'S ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
Michal Tenzer, Green Bay
Silviu Mistreanu, Youngstown State
Hayden Joblin, Wright State
Lauri Makikalli, Wright State
Jorg van der Vloet, Cleveland State
Erik Finkenbrink, Green Bay
SECOND TEAM
Matt Kuelker, Cleveland State
Craig Cox, Green Bay
Alexander Raa, UIC
Sebastian Hagn, Youngstown State
Ali Shabib, Cleveland State
Eric Honert, Valparaiso