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Benitez, Top Doubles Team Earn All-Tournament Honors

The NM State men’s tennis team senior Mauri Benitez and its top doubles team earned all-tournament honors.

DENVER – New Mexico State men's tennis senior Mauri Benitez and the top Aggies doubles team of Louis Menard and Enrique Asmar were named to the Western Athletic Conference All-Tournament team as voted on by league's six head coaches.
 
This is the second-straight year Benitez has been named to the all-tournament team in singles after going a perfect 1-0 at the No. 4 singles spot last weekend. The senior is now 17-9 overall on the year in singles. His lone win at the conference championship came against Grand Canyon's Lucas Grego in three sets 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.
 
NM State's top doubles team of Louis Menard and Enrique Asmar also went 2-0 at the WAC Championships and earned all-tournament honors as well. The pair clinched the doubles point in the semifinals against UMKC with a 6-4 win and then was the first team to finish against GCU 6-2.
 
The Aggie saw their season come to an end this past Sunday when it lost in the final set of the match and fell to the Lopes 4-3 in the WAC Championship match. NM State finished the season with an overall record of 15-10, making it three-straight seasons with 15-plus wins.  
 
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Players Mentioned

Enrique Asmar

Enrique Asmar

6' 1"
Senior
Mauri Benitez

Mauri Benitez

5' 8"
Senior
Louis Menard

Louis Menard

5' 10"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Enrique Asmar

Enrique Asmar

6' 1"
Senior
Mauri Benitez

Mauri Benitez

5' 8"
Senior
Louis Menard

Louis Menard

5' 10"
Sophomore