April 30, 2005
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State men's tennis head coach Gene Carswell has been named the 2005 Mountain West Conference Men's Tennis Coach of the Year. This is the second time since 2002, when John Nelson won the award, that an Aztec men's tennis coach has been recognized by the league's coaches.
Carswell, in his second year at the helm, guided San Diego State to a 17-5 overall record, including a 5-0 mark in conference action. The unblemished conference record was just the second time in league history that the Aztecs have gone through the MWC slate without a loss.
In addition to winning the regular season title, Carswell led his team to the program's third conference tournament crown in the last four seasons. After receiving a first-round bye, SDSU defeated fourth-seeded UNLV, 4-3, on Friday and beat the tournament's No. 2 seed, Brigham Young, 4-2, Saturday afternoon.
Carswell is 28-14 overall in his two seasons on Montezuma Mesa, with both of his teams reaching the MWC tournament final.
This is the third coaching award Carswell has collected while at SDSU. In 2001 and 2003, he was named ITA Regional Assistant Coach of the Year.