FARMINGTON, Utah— Two members of the Idaho men's tennis and one member of the Idaho women's tennis team have earned postseason honors as announced by the Big Sky Friday.

Francisco Bascon was named the leagues' most valuable player while also earning First Team All-Conference in singles.

 
 
The Corboba, Spain native finished the season 9-4 overall with a perfect 4-0 record in conference play, all coming from the No. 1 spot.
 
Bascon completed his first full season at Idaho this year after having his true freshman season cut short in 2020.
 
Bruno Casino was recognized as well, earning a spot on the All-Conference Second Team in singles.


 
The sophomore form Santander, Spain, tied Bascon in wins on the season, finishing with a 9-3 record from the No. 3 and No. 4 spots. In addition, he was 3-1 in league play.
 
Casino completed his second full season with the Vandals in 2021.
 
The pair was also recognized together, earning First Team All-Conference in doubles after a 4-1 mark on the season from the No. 1 spot.


 
This is the first postseason honors for Bascon and Casino.
 
"What a huge honor for 'Cisco and Bruno," said Head Coach Daniel Hangstefer. "They have been working so hard and certainly earned these awards. This is a great step forward for the team overall!"
 
The Vandal's finished the season 7-6 overall and 3-1 in Big Sky play. Hangstefer's squad earned the North Division title and a No. 1 seed in the Big Sky tournament for the first time since 2018. The Vandals fell short in the semifinals, 4-0 to Idaho State.
 
On the women's tennis side, true freshman Katherine Jhang earned All-Conference Second Team honors in singles after a stellar freshman season.


  
The Taichung, Taiwan native finished with a 7-4 record on the season from the No. 3 spot and was also 3-1 in Big Sky play.
 
"It's great to see Katherine make the second team all-conference team," said Head Coach Babar Akbar. "We are very fortunate to have her. She is a fantastic athlete and a great kid who has a lot of potential and will be great for us in the future. I am looking forward to seeing her grow and develop her game, which is going to be great. I am proud of her and the rest of the girls. I'm excited to see where she goes from here."
 
The Vandals finished 4-7 overall this year and 2-2 in Big Sky play.
 

 Men's All-Conference
 
First Team Singles
Oisin Shaffrey, Montana
Francisco Bascon, Idaho
Mark Keki, Sacramento State
Sebastian Buxman, Weber State
Eban Straker-Meads, Northern Arizona
Nikola Dimitrijevic, Portland State
 
Second Team Singles
Brad Buckland, Montana State
Kris Van Wyk, Weber State
Bruno Casino, Idaho
Matteo Fortini, Portland State
Hiroki Fujita, Idaho State
Jaime Castillo-Lopez, Idaho State
Chris Steele, Northern Arizona
 
Honorable Mention Singles
Facundo Tumosa, Northern Arizona
Tommy Edwards, Portland State
 
First Team Doubles
Trhac/Petrovic, Idaho State
Casino/Bascon, Idaho
Keki/Liles, Sacramento State
 
Second Team Doubles
Van Dijk/Sitar, Montana State
Edwards/Fortini, Portland State
Ziomber/Dillon, Northern Arizona
 
Honorable Mention Doubles
Stoeger/Martin, Montana
Castillo-Lopez/Rendek, Idaho State
Roberts/Hsu, Portland State
 
Individual Award Winners
Most Valuable Player – Francisco Bascon, Idaho
Freshman of the Year – Mark Keki, Sacramento State
 
Women's All-Conference
 
First Team Singles
Jennifer Kida, Eastern Washington
Julia Ronney, Montana
Gina Dittmann, Northern Arizona
Mimi Bland, Northern Arizona
Capu Sanoner, Portland State
Ellie Millard, Northern Arizona
 
Second Team Singles
Laura Mary, Montana State
Maria Goheen, Montana
Jayden Nielsen, Sacramento State
Katherine Jhang, Idaho
Ava Neyestani, Northern Arizona
Emily Rees, Portland State
 
Honorable Mention Singles
Lola O'Lideadha, Idaho State
Renata Gabuzyan, Eastern Washington
Sicely Ferreira, Weber State
Hana Cho, Idaho State
 
First Team Doubles
Sanoner/Ohara, Portland State
L. O'Lideadha/S. O'Lideadha, Idaho State
Bland/Millard, Northern Arizona
 
Second Team Doubles
Meszaros/Rees, Portland State
Ferreira/Davies, Weber State
Oosterbaan/Ronney, Montana
 
Honorable Mention Doubles
Mathews/Waite, Eastern Washington
Dittmann/Beazley, Northern Arizona
Ramirez/Upeniece, Portland State
 
Individual Award Winners
Most Valuable Player – Gina Dittmann, Northern Arizona
Freshman of the Year – Gina Dittmann, Northern Arizona