FRISCO, TEXAS – University of the Incarnate Word senior
Josip Smoljan (Citluk, Bosnia and Herzegovinia/Srednja Skola) earned Southland Conference Second Team honors at No. 1 singles, the conference announced today.
Smoljan went 4-1 in conference play and 16-13 overall in singles for the Cardinals. It was a great bounce back season for a player who missed a large part of last season with an injury. He was the Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year and earned first team all-conference honors as a sophomore.
Smoljan finished his career with a 47-35 singles record for the Cardinals in three seasons putting him sixth all-time in career singles victories. He also went 34-34 in doubles play during his time at UIW putting him 11
th on the all-time list. His 22 singles victories in 2013-14 remain the second most wins in a single season for UIW players.
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