Remi Boutillier and Marianne Jodoin were each named WAC Player of the Year and Jay Udwadia and Simon Thibodeau were named WAC Coach of the Year, respectively.
The Fresno State men and women's tennis teams head to the WAC Championships in Las Cruces, N.M. on Thursday.
Fresno State
2010-11 (Junior): competed in 21 dual matches ... competed in the NCAA Tournament against No. 19 Minnesota in the first round and No. 15 California in the second round ... helped the team win the WAC Championship title ... lead to Fresno State's highest ranking in the season at No. 30 ... undefeated in conference play in singles ... victorious over Dmytro Kovalyov, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 of Hawai'i ... in a three match set, topped Minnesota's Julian Dehn, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 to earn the Dogs advancement into the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... triumphant in two tiebreakers in doubles over New Mexico and UCSB ... posted a 6-2 single record in fall ... Champion in Flight A in the Bulldog Classic ... went undefeated in singles in the Bulldog Classic in singles ... seeded number two in Bulldog Classic ... defeated Pepperdine's Jenson Turner, 6-1, 6-2 in the UNLV Invitational ... advanced in the ITA Northwest Regional after succeeding over Stanford's Jamin Bell, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 to finish the fall season.
Fresno State
2009-10 (Sophomore): Climbed the ITA Singles Rankings as high as No. 83 in the spring ... posted a perfect 10-0 record in dual matches at home ... came through with a crucial three-set victory over Niall Angus in the Bulldogs' 4-3 upset of No. 12 Texas A&M in College Station, Texas ... beat No. 98 Bozhidar Katsarov of California, 7-5, 6-2 ... went 7-3 in singles competition in the tournament portion of the season ... knocked off No. 122 Alex Llompart, 6-4, 0-1, retired, at the Wave Invitational ... advanced to the Round of 32 with two wins at the ITA Northwest Regional ... defeated three opponents to earn a berth in the semifinals of the Bulldog Classic.
Prior to Fresno State: Competed in France.
Personal: Born April 30, 1990 ... parents are Corinne and Eric Ayoun ... has two sisters, Kelly and Chloe ... hobbies include music, video games and tennis ... favorite athletes are Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer ... admires his father and coach because they made him the best he could be ... chose Fresno State because of the great tennis and academic programs.
