ITA Most Improved Sophomore Award
Alvaro Saint Martin from Tyler Junior College has been named the 2022 ITA Most Improved Sophomore.
Saint Martin is the definition of the most improved Sophomore. Last year as a freshman, he did not play in the starting lineup for singles or for doubles at TJC.
This year, he's improved so much on his game, playing line 3/4 in the singles lineup and line 3 in the doubles lineup.
He has a 6-5 singles record this year, including wins against Seward, MSU, and Cameron University.
In the fall, Saint Martin made it to the National ITA Cup in Rome, Georgia in doubles with Matt Shearer and has continued to show improvement throughout the Spring.
A Letter From Head Coach Dash Connell
I am thrilled to congratulate Alvaro on this amazing honor. He has shown amazing discipline and work ethic to improve to the standard he has.
He was a huge part of the program’s success in his freshman year, and he took that momentum into his sophomore year. He led with his desire to learn and be better every day. He was a person everyone wanted to work with because we knew he would give his all that day.
That effort showed as his tennis continued to improve. He has made the Apache reputation stronger.