Air Force Academy

April 28, 2004

Air Force men's tennis players Shannon Buck and Tyler McClung were selected to the 2004 All-Mountain West Conference tennis team Wednesday night at the MWC Men's and Women's Tennis Championships banquet in San Diego, Calif.

Buck, a sophomore from San Antonio, Texas, earned all-conference singles honors for the second consecutive season after posting an impressive 26-6 overall singles record and an 18-4 mark at the No. 1 spot. McClung, a junior from Puyallup, Wash., is a first-time recipient and went 24-12 overall and 18-7 in dual matches.

The pair was also honored as an All-MWC doubles team. They were 17-7 overall and 15-6 in dual matches this season.

The Falcons, seeded sixth at the 2004 MWC Tournament on Thursday, April 29, opens against third-seeded San Diego State at 2:30 p.m.

2004 Mountain West Conference Men's Tennis All-Conference Team

Singles

Name -- Class -- Institution
* Shannon Buck -- So. -- Air Force
Tyler McClung -- Jr. -- Air Force
*Erik Nyman -- Sr. -- BYU
#Divan Coetzee -- Sr. -- New Mexico
*David Kowalski -- Jr. -- New Mexico
Ryan Stotland -- Jr. -- New Mexico
Markus Dickhardt -- Fr. -- San Diego State
#Felix Hardt -- Sr. -- San Diego State
*Ryan Redondo -- Sr. -- San Diego State
*Henner Nehles -- So. -- UNLV
*Aviram Salomon -- Jr. -- UNLV
Roeland Brateanu -- Sr. -- Utah

Doubles

Names -- Institution
Shannon Buck / Tyler McClung -- Air Force
Erik Nyman/Nima Roshan -- BYU
Divan Coetzee/Hiroud Akhavan -- New Mexico
David Kowalski/Ryan Stotland -- New Mexico
Ryan Redondo/Felix Hardt -- San Diego State
Roeland Brateanu/Miron Mann -- San Diego State

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Divan Coetzee, Sr., New Mexico

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Markus Dickhardt, San Diego State

*Two-time All-MWC performers
#Three-time All-MWC performers