Matej Panik
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Matej Panik Honored as All-Big Sky, with Jamieson Nathan and Coach Trey Morris
5/9/2022 12:55:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Panik earns First Team honors in singles, and in doubles with Nathan
BOZEMAN, Montana – Montana State sophomore men's tennis player Matej Panik earned First Team All-Big Sky honors in both singles and doubles and Trey Morris became the third Bobcat coach to win league coach of the year honors, the Big Sky Conference announced on Monday.
Panik finished the season 7-0 in Big Sky Conference singles play, with six of the wins coming at No. 2 singles and the other at No. 1. He rolled up a 12-10 mark overall in singles play in becoming the first Bobcat to earn 1st Team All-Big Sky singles honors since 2015.
Jamieson Nathan and Panik joined forces as a doubles team midway through the season and rolled up a 7-3 record together (4-2 in conference play). In addition to earning First Team All-Big Sky honors the duo is ranked No. 69 in the current ITA doubles poll and earned the Big Sky's automatic berth to the NCAA Individual Championships. They became the second team in school history so honored. Nathan and Panik became the first Bobcat duo to earn 1st Team All-Big Sky honors since the award was implemented in 2017. Joaquin Espinoza was named 2nd Team All-Big Sky.
After leading MSU to a share of its first Big Sky Championship since 2013, Morris became the third Bobcat coach to earn league coach of the year honors. Mike Phillips (2002, 2004-06) won four such awards, while Jared Burnham landed the honors in 2013. In his third and final season at MSU, Morris led the Cats to the Big Sky Championship match for the first time since 2006.
MSU BIG SKY CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR WINNERS
2022: Trey Morris, 2013: Jared Burnham, 2006: Mike Phillips, 2005: Mike Phillips, 2004: Mike Phillips, 2002: Mike Phillips.
MSU 1ST TEAM ALL-BIG SKY SINGLES SELECTIONS
2022 – Matej Panik; 2015 – Andre Napolitano; 2014 – Niklas Brandes; 2013 – Niklas Brandes; 2012 – Niklas Brandes; 2011 – Pawel Turzanski; 2008 – Kyle McDonald; 2007 – Jakub Dybala, Kyle McDonald; 2006 – Federico Ueltschi, Marek Gebicki, Kyle McDonald; 2005 - Federico Ueltschi, Marek Gebicki, Kyle McDonald; 2004 - Federico Ueltschi, Marek Gebicki, Tej Chigateri, Braden Olson; 2003 – Federico Ueltschi, Marek Gebicki; 2002 – Lukasz Masur, Thijs Goossens; 2001 – Lukasz Masur, Thijs Goossens; 2000 – Lukasz Mazur; 1998 – Dean Owen; 1997 – Dean Owen; 1994 – Scott Potter; 1993 – Scott Potter; 1992 – Tarn Callis; 1991 – Tarn Callis; 1990 – Toby Bejvel; 1989 – Todd DeVries.
MSU 1ST TEAM ALL-BIG SKY DOUBLES SELECTIONS
2022 – Matej Panik/Jamieson Nathan.
#GoCatsGo
Panik finished the season 7-0 in Big Sky Conference singles play, with six of the wins coming at No. 2 singles and the other at No. 1. He rolled up a 12-10 mark overall in singles play in becoming the first Bobcat to earn 1st Team All-Big Sky singles honors since 2015.
Jamieson Nathan and Panik joined forces as a doubles team midway through the season and rolled up a 7-3 record together (4-2 in conference play). In addition to earning First Team All-Big Sky honors the duo is ranked No. 69 in the current ITA doubles poll and earned the Big Sky's automatic berth to the NCAA Individual Championships. They became the second team in school history so honored. Nathan and Panik became the first Bobcat duo to earn 1st Team All-Big Sky honors since the award was implemented in 2017. Joaquin Espinoza was named 2nd Team All-Big Sky.
After leading MSU to a share of its first Big Sky Championship since 2013, Morris became the third Bobcat coach to earn league coach of the year honors. Mike Phillips (2002, 2004-06) won four such awards, while Jared Burnham landed the honors in 2013. In his third and final season at MSU, Morris led the Cats to the Big Sky Championship match for the first time since 2006.
MSU BIG SKY CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR WINNERS
2022: Trey Morris, 2013: Jared Burnham, 2006: Mike Phillips, 2005: Mike Phillips, 2004: Mike Phillips, 2002: Mike Phillips.
MSU 1ST TEAM ALL-BIG SKY SINGLES SELECTIONS
2022 – Matej Panik; 2015 – Andre Napolitano; 2014 – Niklas Brandes; 2013 – Niklas Brandes; 2012 – Niklas Brandes; 2011 – Pawel Turzanski; 2008 – Kyle McDonald; 2007 – Jakub Dybala, Kyle McDonald; 2006 – Federico Ueltschi, Marek Gebicki, Kyle McDonald; 2005 - Federico Ueltschi, Marek Gebicki, Kyle McDonald; 2004 - Federico Ueltschi, Marek Gebicki, Tej Chigateri, Braden Olson; 2003 – Federico Ueltschi, Marek Gebicki; 2002 – Lukasz Masur, Thijs Goossens; 2001 – Lukasz Masur, Thijs Goossens; 2000 – Lukasz Mazur; 1998 – Dean Owen; 1997 – Dean Owen; 1994 – Scott Potter; 1993 – Scott Potter; 1992 – Tarn Callis; 1991 – Tarn Callis; 1990 – Toby Bejvel; 1989 – Todd DeVries.
MSU 1ST TEAM ALL-BIG SKY DOUBLES SELECTIONS
2022 – Matej Panik/Jamieson Nathan.
#GoCatsGo
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