Austin – Texas Men's Tennis senior Eliot Spizzirri was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Player of the Year for the second-straight season, while senior Micah Braswell was chosen as the National Senior Player of the Year, the organization announced Thursday.
Spizzirri closed the season ranked No. 1 in singles, leading to the National Player of the Year honor. He is just the second different Longhorn to hold the top singles spot at the end of the season since the rankings began in 1981, along with Steve Bryan in 1990, while he became the fourth player nationally to twice finish as the top-ranked player.