Tulane's MICHAEL KOGAN earned an unprecedented fourth straight C-USA Player of the Year award, while Green Wave head coach Robert Klein was tabbed Coach of the Year for the second straight season. 2004 conference champion Tulane and top-ranked TCU each placed four players on the All-Conference team.

MEN’S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS ANNOUNCED;
TULANE’S KOGAN EARNS FOURTH STRAIGHT PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONORS;
TULANE’S KLEIN TABBED COACH OF THE YEAR;
TULANE’S GOULET EARNS FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

CHICAGO – Tulane’s MICHAEL KOGAN has been named Conference USA Player of the Year for an unprecedented fourth consecutive year, while Tulane head coach ROBERT KLEIN earned the league’s Coach of the Year honors for the second straight season after guiding the Green Wave to their fourth C-USA championship on April 18 in Memphis. The Green Wave’s DAVID GOULET has been named C-USA Freshman of the Year. The awards were selected in a vote of the league’s 12 head coaches.

In his final season, Kogan sparked No. 19 Tulane to a fourth C-USA Championship title. The ITA All-American has led the Green Wave to the C-USA title match in each of his four seasons, with the team earning three championships in his career. He compiled a 20-5 overall singles mark this year and is currently ranked No. 12 in the ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings. A native of Kfar-Saba, Israel, Kogan posted a 16-1 doubles record with Goulet and the pair sits at No. 15 in the nation.

In his 11th season as head coach at Tulane, Klein directed the Wave to their fourth conference crown, defeating No. 74 Memphis in the semifinals and No. 16 TCU in the title match. Tulane has enjoyed six appearances in the C-USA championship finals, earning a total of four titles (2004, 2003, 2001 and 1997). The title match victory marked Klein’s 200th career win. The Green Wave will make its eighth straight appearance in the NCAA Championship.

In addition to a 26-5 doubles record, Goulet compiled a 15-14 singles record this season at primarily the No. 4 spot, and clinched the match victory over TCU in the conference championship final.

Kogan is joined on the first team All-Conference USA by: DMITRIY KOCH, Tulane; ULI KIENDL, USF; MATT MAYER, Louisville; LEE TAYLOR WALKER of Memphis and TCU’s ALEX MENICHINI.

Named second team All-Conference USA are: FABRIZIO SESTINI and HECTOR ALMADA of TCU; DAVID CANUDAS, Southern Miss; FREDY BARTON, USF; IKAIKA JOBE of Saint Louis and UAB’s TOBI KLEIN.

Goulet received third team All-Conference USA honors along with: ARTURO AGUIRRE, Charlotte, DAMAR JOHNSON, Louisville; JACOPO TEZZA, TCU; MARK HENDERSON, DePaul; JACOBO HERNANDEZ of Tulane and Marquette’s RAJ GILL.

Hernandez and Almada were also voted Singles Player of the Championship, while Menichini and JACOB MARTIN of TCU earned Doubles Team of the Championship honors.


2004 CONFERENCE USA MEN’S TENNIS
POSTSEASON AWARDS

First Team All-Conference
Uli Kiendl, USF
*Michael Kogan, TUL
*Dmitriy Koch, TUL
Matt Mayer, LOU
Alex Menichini, TCU
Lee Taylor Walker, MEM

Second Team All-Conference
Hector Almada, TCU
Fredy Barton, USF
David Canudas, USM
Ikaika Jobe, SLU
Tobi Klein, UAB
Fabrizio Sestini, TCU

Third Team All-Conference
Arturo Aguirre, CHA
Raj Gill, MAR
David Goulet, TUL
Jacobo Hernandez, TUL
Mark Henderson, DPU
Damar Johnson, LOU
Jacopo Tezza, TCU

Player of the Year
Michael Kogan, TUL

Freshman of the Year
David Goulet, TUL

Coach of the Year
Robert Klein, TUL

Singles Player of the Championship
Hector Almada, TCU
Jacobo Hernandez, Tulane

Doubles Team of the Championship
Alex Menichini and Jacob Martin, TCU

*Indicates top two C-USA players in the ITA Individual Rankings at time of awards selection

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