April 17, 2008

SEC Tournament Central

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Alabama junior Mathieu Thibaudeau was selected to the All-SEC Second Team, the league office announced. Thibaudeau is the only Tide player on the 12-man team. The honor is the first conference award for Thibaudeau.

Thibaudeau, a native from St. George's, Quebec, has held an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national ranking for most of the season and topped out at No. 88. Thibaudeau is 22-14 overall this season and is 6-3 in the conference at number two singles. In doubles, Thibaudeau and partner Daniel Buikema hold a No. 19 national ranking and were 28-10 overall entering the SEC Tournament. The tandem went 8-2 in SEC play during the regular season with their only two losses coming from ranked teams.

All-SEC First Team
Alexey Tsyrenov, Auburn
Greg Ouellette, Florida
Travis Helgeson, Georgia
Nate Schnugg, Georgia
Bruno Agostinelli, Kentucky
Michael Venus, LSU
Erling Tveit, Ole Miss
Jonas Berg, Ole Miss
Matthias Wllerman, Ole Miss
Ivan Bjelica, Mississippi State
J.P. Smith, Tennessee
Ryan Preston, Vanderbilt

All-SEC Second Team
Mathieu Thibaudeau, Alabama
Tim Puetz, Auburn
Alex Lacroix, Florida
Luis Flores, Georgia
Jamie Hunt, Georgia
Javier Garrapiz, Georgia
Kevin Dessauer, LSU
Robbye Poole, Ole Miss
Kalle Norberg, Ole Miss
Phillippe Frayssinoux, Mississippi State
Boris Conkic, Tennessee
Kaden Hensel, Tennessee

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