TABLE OF CONTENTS 286 South 200 West, Ste. 110 Farmington, Utah 84025 Phone: 801.392.1978 Website: www.bigskyconf.com Big Sky Conference Office Staff Commissioner ..............................................................................Tom Wistrcill Deputy Commissioner .................................................................. Dan Satter Senior Assoc. Commissioner/Compliance ................Jaynee Nadolski Senior Assoc. Commissioner/Championships ..................Jon Kasper Asst. Commissioner/Communications ................... Denise Thompson Table of Contents Director of Communications .......................................... Blake Barington Conference History ............................................................................................2 Director of Communications ........................................................Karl Hunt Year-by-Year Standings .............................................................................. 3-4 Director of Championships ..........................................................Alex Kelly Big Sky Championship Results ................................................................ 5-9 Director of Compliance .......................................................... Ty Singletary Regional Results ...............................................................................................10 Business Manager ........................................................................................TBA NCAA Championship/Postseason Results .........................................11-14 Administrative Assistant ...................................................Desiree McPhail Big Sky Singles and Doubles Champions ..........................................15-16 General Manager of Big Sky Sports Properties ............Brett McPhail Big Sky Award Winners ................................................................................. 17 Players of the Week ................................................................................. 18-20 Men’s Tennis Contact: Blake Barington All-Conference Teams ..............................................................................21-25 Office Phone: 801.392.1978 ext. 6001 All-Academic Teams ............................................................................... 26-30 Email: [email protected] Credits Online The 2020 Big Sky Conference Men’s Tennis Record Book is The official website of the Big Sky Conference can be accessed published by the Big Sky Conference. The guide was written, by visiting www.bigskyconf.com. Weekly notes, news releases, edited and designed by Blake Barington. statistics and standings are updated on the website. Weekly Notebook The Big Sky Conference communications department produces a weekly men’s tennis release on Wednesdays. Media can receive releases via email by contacting Blake Barington at 801.392.1978 ext. 6001 or by email at [email protected]. Player of the Week Each week during the 2020 men’s tennis season, the Big Sky Conference selects a player of the week, announced on the day of the weekly release. Nominations are made by each institution’s sports information director. Winners are announced via email and on BigSkyConf.com. All-Conference/Individual Awards Prior to the 2020 Big Sky Championship, the league announces the All-Big Sky First, Second, and Honorable Mention Teams. Individual awards consist of Most Valuable Player, Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year. BigSkyConf BigSkyConf BigSkyConf BigSkyConf #BigSkyTennis 1 BIG SKY CONFERENCE HISTORY The Big Sky Conference is entering its 57th year overall and 32nd The Big Sky is one of three conferences in the western United year of women’s competition during the 2019-20 school year. States playing Division I football and is a national leader in the Football Championship Subdivision. Big Sky teams have won the The Conference was established in 1963 by six charter members Division I Football National Championship six times, including – Idaho, Idaho State, Gonzaga, Montana, Montana State and Eastern Washington most recently in 2010. In 2016, Northern Weber State. The name originated in a novel written by A.B. Arizona won the NCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country National Guthrie of Great Falls, MT, entitled “The Big Sky”. The name “Big Championship, making them the first conference team to win Sky” was adopted by the six presidents of the charter members a national championship in a sport other than football. The as the name of the new conference on February 25, 1963. Lumberjacks followed with national championships in 2017 and 2018. Four of the current league members - Idaho State, Montana, Currently, the Conference sponsors 16 sports (nine women’s Montana State and Weber State - have been with the league since and seven men’s sports), including football, men’s and women’s its birth. Northern Arizona enters its 49th season in the league, basketball, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s giving the league five members with at least 45 years of continuous cross country, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, membership. The Conference welcomed Southern Utah on July softball, men’s and women’s golf, and men’s and women’s tennis. 1, 2012 as a full member and UC Davis and Cal Poly as football affiliate members. Hartford and Binghamton joined the Big Sky as affiliate members in men’s golf in 2014. Idaho returned most of its sports to the Conference in 2014, while football returned to the league in 2018. Eastern Washington, Northern Colorado, Portland State and Sacramento State round out the current membership. 2 2019 Big Sky Men’s Tennis YEAR-BY-YEAR STANDINGS 2019 Big Sky Matches Overall Southern Utah 0 11 .000 0 18 .000 W L Pct. W L Pct. Northern Arizona*^ 10 0 1.000 22 7 .759 2015 Big Sky Matches Overall Southern Utah* 7 3 .700 15 7 .682 W L Pct. W L Pct. Sacramento State* 7 3 .700 9 12 .429 Weber State* 10 1 .909 15 10 .600 Portland State* 6 4 .600 14 8 .636 Idaho*^ 8 3 .727 16 12 .571 Montana* 5 5 .500 8 14 .364 Montana* 8 3 .727 9 9 .500 Idaho State* 5 5 .500 9 12 .429 Montana State* 8 3 .727 12 9 .571 Montana State 5 5 .500 6 11 .353 Sacramento State* 7 4 .636 10 14 .417 Northern Colorado 3 7 .300 11 13 .458 Northern Arizona* 7 4 .636 11 13 .458 Eastern Washington 3 7 .300 5 14 .263 Eastern Washington 5 6 .455 7 14 .333 Idaho 2 8 .200 5 15 .250 Portland State 4 7 .364 7 12 .368 Weber State 2 8 .200 4 17 .190 Northern Colorado 4 7 .364 8 14 .363 Idaho State 4 7 .364 6 11 .353 2018 Big Sky Matches Overall North Dakota 1 10 .091 6 12 .333 W L Pct. W L Pct. Southern Utah 0 11 .000 0 14 .000 Idaho*^ 10 1 .909 15 8 .652 Northern Arizona* 9 2 .818 12 11 .522 2014 Big Sky Matches Overall Montana* 9 2 .818 14 6 .700 W L Pct. W L Pct. Weber State* 8 3 .727 12 10 .545 Weber State* 10 0 1.000 15 10 .600 Portland State* 6 5 .545 13 10 .565 Montana*^ 9 1 .900 13 12 .520 Southern Utah* 5 6 .455 15 10 .600 Northern Arizona* 7 3 .700 13 9 .591 Sacramento State 5 6 .455 7 14 .333 Montana State* 7 3 .700 11 8 .579 Montana State 5 6 .455 6 13 .316 Sacramento State* 6 4 .600 10 16 .385 Eastern Washington 3 8 .273 7 14 .333 Northern Colorado* 5 5 .500 7 9 .438 Idaho State 3 8 .273 6 13 .316 Eastern Washington 4 6 .400 9 13 .409 North Dakota 2 9 .182 5 14 .263 Idaho State 3 7 .300 5 12 .294 Northern Colorado 1 10 .091 11 13 .458 Portland State 2 8 .200 5 17 .227 North Dakota 2 8 .200 3 15 .167 2017 Big Sky Matches Overall Southern Utah 0 10 .000 0 14 .000 W L Pct. W L Pct. Northern Arizona* 10 1 .909 15 8 .652 2013 Big Sky Matches Overall Idaho*^ 9 2 .818 16 8 .666 W L Pct. W L Pct. Sacramento State* 8 3 .727 13 12 .520 Sacramento State*^ 9 1 .900 17 13 .567 Montana* 7 4 .636 14 9 .608 Montana State* 9 1 .900 13 8 .619 Idaho State* 7 4 .636 12 9 .571 Montana* 8 2 .800 11 8 .579 Montana State* 6 5 .545 7 15 .318 Idaho State* 8 2 .800 13 6 .684 Eastern Washington 6 5 .545 11 10 .523 Weber State* 6 4 .600 11 12 .478 Weber State 5 6 .455 8 12 .400 Eastern Washington* 5 5 .500 9 13 .409 Northern Colorado 3 8 .273 8 13 .380 Northern Colorado 4 6 .400 12 7 .632 North Dakota 2 9 .182 6 15 .285 Portland State 3 7 .300 9 12 .429 Portland State 2 9 .182 4 14 .222 North Dakota 2 8 .200 4 12 .250 Southern Utah 1 10 .091 4 16 .200 Northern Arizona 1 9 .100 4 19 .174 Southern Utah 0 10 .000 0 14 .000 2016 Big Sky Matches Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. ^Big Sky Tournament Champion Weber State*^ 10 1 .909 14 8 .636 *Big Sky Tournament Participant Idaho* 9 2 .818 16 7 .696 Northern Arizona* 8 3 .727 13 12 .520 Montana* 8 3 .727 9 8 .529 Sacramento State* 8 3 .727 11 15 .423 Montana State* 6 5 .545 6 13 .316 Portland State 5 6 .455 12 9 .571 Idaho State 4 7 .364 8 12 .400 Eastern Washington 4 7 .364 8 18 .308 Northern Colorado 3 8 .364 6 16 .273 North Dakota 1 10 .091 4 15 .211 BigSkyConf BigSkyConf BigSkyConf BigSkyConf #BigSkyTennis 3 YEAR-BY-YEAR STANDINGS 2012 Big Sky Matches Overall Portland State 1 7 .125 5 17 .227 W L Pct. W L Pct. Northern Colorado 0 8 .000 1 14 .067 Montana* 8 0 1.000 16 5 .762 Sacramento State*^ 7 1 .875 11 13 .548 2007 Big Sky Matches Overall Eastern Washington* 6 2 .750 12 9 .571 W L Pct. W L Pct. Weber State* 5 3 .625 9 14 .391 Sacramento State*^ 7 0 1.000 20 6 .770 Idaho State 4 4 .500 8 11 .421 Montana* 6 1 .857 11 9 .550 Montana State 2 6 .250 7 13 .350 Eastern Washington* 5 2 .714 14 12 .538 Northern Arizona 2 6 .250 6 16 .273 Northern Arizona* 4 3 .571 8 14 .364 Northern Colorado 2 6 .250 6 8 .429 Montana State* 3 4 .429 6 18 .250 Portland State 0 8 .000 2 17 .105 Weber State* 2 5 .286 8 17 .320 Northern Colorado 1 6 .143 4 14 .222 2011 Big Sky Matches Overall Idaho State 0 7 .000 1 17 .056 W L Pct.