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.
Remi Boutillier and Jay Udwadia were named WAC Player of the Year and WAC Coach of the Year, respectively.
Last updated on May 30, 2012
Fresno State
2011-12 (Senior): ): Competed in all 26 dual matches... contributed to the Bulldogs' advancement in ITA team rankings to No. 14, second consecutive WAC Championship title and NCAA Tournament appearance... WAC Athlete of the Week for his win over Wisconsin's Rod Carey, 6-2, 6-4, at the No. 3 spot ... went 27-11overall and 17-8 on the season in singles... defeated No. 7 Pepperdine's No. 80 Mousheg Hovhannisyan, 6-2, 6-3, clinched the win over No. 53 Cal Poly by beating Jordan Bridge, 7-6, 6-1.
2010-11 (Junior) played in all 26 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 ... primarily played on court number three in singles and court number two in doubles with Francis Alcantara ... posted a 17-8 record in singles and 16-9 in doubles in the dual season ... won six straight matches over New Mexico, UCSB, Hawai'i, Idaho, Utah State and Nevada ... defeated New Mexico State's Orlando Superlano two times in the season, regular season and WAC Championship ... won a super tiebreaker over UNLV's Rene Reugamer, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (10-8) ... clinched the match over No. 50 Santa Clara, 4-3 ... undefeated in WAC Tournament in singles ... beat Minnesota's Sebastian Gellego, 6-4, 6-4 to help the Dogs move onto the second round of the NCAA Tournament to end the season ... did not compete in the fall season.
Prior to Fresno State: Played a year and a half at Ouachita Baptist University ... named ITA All- American ... No. 8 in the Nation in Division 2 singles ... the 2010 Gulf South Conference West Division Player of the Year
Personal: Born June 2, 1989 ... parents are Michela Durand and Manadou Diame ... one sister, Marie Diame ... hobbies include music, movies, hanging out with friends ... favorite athlete Jo Wilfried Tsonga because he is an amazing athlete ... biggest athletic thrills include, Jo Tsonga/Rafael Nadal 2008 Australian open and the France/Brazil game during the 1998 World Cup ... admires his sister the most because she's a smart, strong, and amazing person ... chose Fresno State because it's the best place to improve his game
