May 9, 2000
Stanford, Calif. -- The Pac-10 Conference announced today that Stanford sophomore Marissa Irvin has been named the Pac-10 Women's Tennis Player of the Year and senior Geoff Abrams and junior Alex Kim of Stanford are the Co-Pac-10 Men's Players of the Year. Stanford women's tennis head coach Frank Brennan earned the distinction as the Pac-10 Women's Coach of the Year.
Irvin, from Santa Monica, Calif., earned her second consecutive Pac-10 Women's Player of the Year honor after she posted a 19-0 record in collegiate tennis and worked her way to the No. 1 ranking in the Intercollegiate Tennis association poll.
Abrams, from Newport Beach, Calif., defeated Kim, from Potomac, Md., 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, at the Pac-10 Championships last month. Abrams is currently the fifth-ranked singles player in the nation and Kim is ranked No. 7. In addition, Kim and Abrams are ranked No. 1 in doubles.
Brennan led his team to a 25-0 record this season and guided his team to its 13th consecutive Pac-10 title. This is Brennan's eighth Coach of the Year honor and earlier this season, he became only the third coach in history to reach the 500-win plateau.
Men's First Team Geoff Abrams (STAN) Alex Aybar (ARIZ) Guillermo Carter (ORE) Patrick Gottesleben (USC) Jean Noel-Grinda (UCLA) Alex Kim (STAN) Brandon Kramer (UCLA) Jong Min Lee (UCLA) Alex Osterrieth (ASU)
Men's Second Team Erik Dmytruk (CAL) John Paul Fruttero (CAL) Matt Hanlin (WASH) K.J. Hippensteel (STAN) Andrew Park (USC) Jean-Julien Rojer (UCLA)
Men's Honorable Mention Daniel Langre (USC) Ryan Moore (USC)
Men's Co-Players of the Year Geoff Abrams (STAN) Alex Kim (STAN)
Men's Doubles Team of the Year Brandon Kramer/Jong Min Lee (UCLA)
Men's Freshman of the Year Jean-Julien Rojer (UCLA)
Men's Coach of the Year Chris Russell (ORE)
Women's First Team Allison Bradshaw (ASU) Laura Granville (STAN) Marissa Irvin (STAN) Amy Jensen (CAL) Kristina Kraszewski (WASH) Sara Walker (UCLA)
Women's Second Team Teryn Ashley (STAN) Annica Cooper (UCLA) Lauren Kalvaria (STAN) Anita Kurimay (CAL) Veronika Safarova (USC) Kara Warkentin (USC)
Women's Honorable Mention Lindsay Blau (ARIZ) Karoline Borgersen (CAL) Claire Curran (CAL) Michelle Gough (ARIZ) Gabriela Lastra (STAN) Karin Palme (ASU) Jewel Peterson (USC) Abigail Spears (UCLA) Keiko Tokuda (STAN) AlinaWygonowska (ORE)
Women's Player of the Year Marissa Irvin (STAN)
Women's Doubles Team of the Year Lindsay Blau/Michelle Gough (ARIZ)
Women's Freshman of the Year Sara Walker (UCLA)
Women's Coach of the Year Frank Brennan (STAN)