Shannon Buck Named to MWC 10th Anniversary Men's Tennis Team

    Shannon Buck is one of seven players selected to the MWC 10th Anniversary Team
    Shannon Buck is one of seven players selected to the MWC 10th Anniversary Team

    Feb. 12, 2009

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -

    2006 graduate Shannon Buck has been named to the Mountain West Conference 10th Anniversary Men's Tennis Team. Buck, a two-time MWC Player of the Year, is No. 1 on Air Force's career list for dual match winning percentage in singles play at 92.2 percent with an 83-7 record, all at the No. 1 position. He is the only Falcon to participate in three NCAA Singles Championship Tournaments and was 17-3 at No. 1 singles against MWC opponents in his career.
    

    Buck is a 3rd-year medical student at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri. He is currently doing clinical rotations at two hospitals in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

    The 10th Anniversary Men's Tennis Team was selected by a combined panel of media, institutional and conference personnel and online fan poll. In order to be eligible for consideration, candidates must have been an all-Mountain West selection at least once in their careers.

    Anniversary teams will be chosen for each of the 19 conference-sponsored sports during the 2008-09 season in celebration of the Mountain West's 10th anniversary.

    Mountain West Men's Tennis 10th Anniversary Team
    SINGLES
    Player School Years Played in MWC All-Conference
    Shannon Buck Air Force 2003-2006 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
    Divan Coetzee New Mexico 2001-2004 2002, 2003, 2004
    Markus Dickhardt San Diego State 2004-2007 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
    Oliver Maiberger San Diego State 2000-2003 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
    Alex Waske San Diego State 2000 2000
    Henner Nehles UNLV 2003-2005 2003, 2004, 2005
    Zach Ganger Utah 2005-2008 2006, 2007, 2008
    DOUBLES
    Players School Years Played in MWC All-Conference
    Gert Vilms/Carlos Lozano BYU 2001-2002 2001, 2002
    Kamil Pajkowski/Max Jones New Mexico 2006-2008 2006, 2007, 2008
    Oliver Maiberger/Ryan Redondo San Diego State 2002-2003 2002, 2003
    Bold indicates MWC Player of the Year selection

     

     

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