Air Force Lands Three On All-Mountain West Men’s Tennis Team
4/22/2025 8:51:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Air Force men's tennis had three selections to the 2025 All-Mountain West Men's Tennis Team, announced tonight by the conference office at the pre-tournament banquet. Senior Arjun Kersten and juniors Phillip Deaton and Jack Brown earned All-MW honors.
Kersten earned All-MW honors in both singles and doubles for the third-straight season. Kersten leads the team with 20 overall singles wins and ranks third with seven dual singles wins. He has 12 wins in doubles and is tied for the team-lead with eight dual doubles wins.
Brown, who earned All-MW doubles honors for the season straight season, has 11 doubles wins on the season. Brown has primarily teamed with Kersten at No. 1 doubles. The duo have the most combined doubles wins together with seven, and lead the team with six wins at No. 1 doubles and a 4-2 mark in MW play at No. 1.
Deaton earned his second-career All-MW singles honor. The junior has 12 singles wins on the season. He is tied for the team-lead with nine matches at No. 1 singles. He has seven dual singles wins on the season.
Air Force takes on Nevada tomorrow, April 23, at the Credit Union 1 MW Men's Tennis Championships, at 5 pm PT at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
2025 ALL-MW SINGLES
Phillip Deaton, Jr., Air Force
Arjun Kersten, Sr., Air Force
Carson Baker, So., Boise State
Jett Middleton, Sr., Boise State
James Van Herzeele, Sr., Boise State
Youssef Kadiri, Sr., Nevada
Aram Noroozian, Sr., New Mexico
Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice, Jr., San Diego State
Illia Maksymchuk, Jr., UNLV
Ilia Snitari, Fr., UNLV
Mohammad Alkotop, So., Utah State
Sergi Micó Fenollar, Sr., Utah State
2025 ALL-MW DOUBLES
Jack Brown/Arjun Kersten, Air Force
Carson Baker/Jett Middleton, Boise State
Lucas Hammond/Youssef Kadiri, Nevada
Aram Noroozian/Georgio Samaha, New Mexico
Mathieu Josserand/Alexander Mandma, San Diego State
Mohammad Alkotop/Dmitri Goubin, Utah State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Ilia Snitari, UNLV
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Ilia Snitari, Fr., UNLV
Kersten earned All-MW honors in both singles and doubles for the third-straight season. Kersten leads the team with 20 overall singles wins and ranks third with seven dual singles wins. He has 12 wins in doubles and is tied for the team-lead with eight dual doubles wins.
Brown, who earned All-MW doubles honors for the season straight season, has 11 doubles wins on the season. Brown has primarily teamed with Kersten at No. 1 doubles. The duo have the most combined doubles wins together with seven, and lead the team with six wins at No. 1 doubles and a 4-2 mark in MW play at No. 1.
Deaton earned his second-career All-MW singles honor. The junior has 12 singles wins on the season. He is tied for the team-lead with nine matches at No. 1 singles. He has seven dual singles wins on the season.
Air Force takes on Nevada tomorrow, April 23, at the Credit Union 1 MW Men's Tennis Championships, at 5 pm PT at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
2025 ALL-MW SINGLES
Phillip Deaton, Jr., Air Force
Arjun Kersten, Sr., Air Force
Carson Baker, So., Boise State
Jett Middleton, Sr., Boise State
James Van Herzeele, Sr., Boise State
Youssef Kadiri, Sr., Nevada
Aram Noroozian, Sr., New Mexico
Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice, Jr., San Diego State
Illia Maksymchuk, Jr., UNLV
Ilia Snitari, Fr., UNLV
Mohammad Alkotop, So., Utah State
Sergi Micó Fenollar, Sr., Utah State
2025 ALL-MW DOUBLES
Jack Brown/Arjun Kersten, Air Force
Carson Baker/Jett Middleton, Boise State
Lucas Hammond/Youssef Kadiri, Nevada
Aram Noroozian/Georgio Samaha, New Mexico
Mathieu Josserand/Alexander Mandma, San Diego State
Mohammad Alkotop/Dmitri Goubin, Utah State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Ilia Snitari, UNLV
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Ilia Snitari, Fr., UNLV
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