UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Penn State men's tennis senior Loren Byers was selected to the All-Big Ten First team and earned the conference's Sportsmanship Award on Wednesday.
Byers compiled a 13-6 record at first singles for the Nittany Lions this year.
He ended the regular season ranked nationally at No. 56, marking his sixth week in a row in the polls. Byers won two Top-10 matches against No. 5 Ozan Baris of Michigan State and No. 10 Aidan Kim of Ohio State.
He also earned wins against Nebraska's Calvin Mueller (currently ranked #67) and Wisconsin's Michael Minasyan (#118).
Byers added nine doubles wins this Spring, including five against Big Ten opponents.