The Idaho tennis program has a warm family feeling this spring as the teams prepare for another run at the Big Sky and NCAA Tournaments. The two teams are linked together on and off the court by a very unique set of circumstances.
The men's and women's teams are now being coached by a set of brothers from Pakistan. Former Vandals tennis star and second-year men's coach Abid Akbar was joined by his older brother and newly hired Babar Akbar this spring. Babar, six years Abid's elder, takes over a women's squad that has won three conference titles in the last three seasons.