May 7, 1999

LUBBOCK, Texas - Borut Martincevic (Maribor, Slovenia) was named to all-Big 12 conference individual team as selected by the the conference's coaches the Big 12 announced today. The sophomore had a 12-9 for the 1999 spring season while playing all but one match from the No. 1 position. He had three wins against some of the nation's top players including 47th ranked Luis Uribe of Kansas, 51st ranked Cory Guy of California-Santa Barabara and 59th ranked Paul Martin of Texas.

In the latest intercollegiate tennis association poll, Martincevic was ranked 91st in the nation. It is the first time he has appeared in the poll this season.

"Borut has been a great player for us all season," Director of Tennis Tim Siegel said. "Playing at the top spot in the Big 12, is quite difficult. He has had some great wins for us and really made a difference in helping us make our fourth straight NCAA tournament appearance."

The Texas Tech men's tennis team (15-9) will play in the first round of the NCAA tournament against Texas A&M on May 14 in Austin, Texas.

Singles
Johann Jooste, Baylor           Pawel Gajdzik, Baylor           
Jorge Aldrete, Baylor           Dony Papadia, Colorado  
Luis Uribe, Kansas              Dinko Verzi, Nebraska
Rob Howarth, Oklahoma State     Jack Brasington, Texas          
Brandon Hawk, Texas             Paul Martin, Texas              
Gwenael Gueit, Texas            Shuon Madden, Texas A&M
Borut Martincevic, Texas Tech

Doubles
Johann Jooste/David Hodge, Baylor            Dony Papadia/Boris Sepesi, Colorado
Rob Howarth/Matt Prentice, Oklahoma State    Paul Martin/Gwenael Gueit, Texas
Brandon Hawk/Nick Crowell, Texas             Shuon Madden/Dumitru Caradima, Texas A&M

Player of the Year -- Johann Jooste, Baylor     
Freshman of the Year -- Brandon Hawk, Texas
Newcomer of the Year -- Jorge Aldrete, Baylor   
Coach of the Year -- Dave Snyder, Texas