Slilam Earns ITA All-Tournament Team Honors
Thursday, February 18, 2010 | Men's Tennis
The University of Florida's Nassim Slilam (Paris, France) has been named to the 2010 ITA All-Tournament Team for the ITA National Men's Team Indoor Championship, which took place Feb. 12-15 in Charlottesville, Va., the ITA announced on Thursday.
Slilam, a sophomore in his first season at UF, posted a 3-0 singles record at the No. 6 position for Florida during the event, helping the 12th-ranked Gators to a 2-1 finish with wins over No. 5 Baylor and No. Georgia.
After a three-set victory over Baylor's Maros Horny on Friday, Slilam cruised to a pair of straight-sets wins against Ohio Stat's Matt Allare and Georgia's Christian Vitulli on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
The All-Tournament Team was voted by the 16 participating coaches and the ITA National Ranking Committee.
It is the second individual honor for the Gator men's tennis team this week, as Sekou Bangoura Jr. (Bradenton, Fla.) was named SEC Freshman of the Week on Wednesday.
Slilam's Results from ITA Team Indoors
Feb. 12 – Slilam def. Maros Horny (Baylor) – 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
Feb. 13 – Slilam def. Matt Allare (Ohio State) – 6-2, 6-1
Feb. 14 – Slilam def. Christian Vitulli (Georgia) – 6-2, 6-2
2010 ITA National Men's Team Indoor Championships All-Tournament Team
Singles
No. 1 - Michael Shabaz, Virginia
No. 2 - Sanam Singh, Virginia
No. 3 - Rhyne Williams, Tennessee
No. 4 - Drew Courtney, Virginia
No. 5 - Houston Barrick, Virginia
No. 6 - Nassim Slilam, Florida
Doubles
No. 1 - Davey Sandgren/J.P. Smith, Tennessee
No. 2 - Boris Conkic/Rhyne Williams, Tennessee
No. 3 - Jean Andersen/Daniel Whitehead, Texas
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