Zhu named Mountain West’s top player in women’s tennis

Aiwen Zhu became the third woman in UNLV history to gain more than one league MVP honor in tennis when the senior was named Mountain West player of the year for a second straight season.

A native of Wuxi, China, Zhu is 25-7 in singles this season, including 12-3 at No. 1. For her Rebels career, Zhu is 93-31, including 39-7 at

No. 1 singles.

Zhu, sophomore Izumi Asano (21-7) and junior En-pei Huang (22-9) were named to the 16-member all-conference singles team, and Zhu and Huang (22-8) were one of eight doubles teams named all-league.

Also, the Rebels (14-6) are seeded first for the Mountain West Championship and will face eighth-seeded San Jose State (10-8) in a quarterfinal at 10 a.m. Thursday in San Diego.

Men’s tennis: Junior Eric Samuelsson (1210) was one of 12 players named all-league in singles, and Samuelsson and sophomore Clayton Alenik (12-11) were one of six doubles teams named all-league. The Rebels (13-8) are seeded fifth for the Mountain West Championship and will play fourth-seeded San Diego State (13-9) in a quarterfinal at noon Thursday in Fresno, California.

Baseball: Senior Coronado product Jackson Cofer is one of 45 players named to the watch list for the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s Stopper of the Year Award, given annually to the top NCAA Division I relief pitcher.

Men’s golf: Senior Harry Hall is one of 26 players named to the Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup initial squad, earning an invitation to a May 1 practice session, after which the group will be reduced to 10.

Women’s golf: Senior Elizabeth Prior and sophomore Polly Mack were selected to compete in the NCAA regional in Cle Elum, Washington, set for May 6-8.