TUCSON, Ariz. – Clancy Shields was named the ITA Southwest Coach of the Year, Jonas Ziverts was named the ITA Southwest Rookie of the Year and the entire team earned the ITA Southwest Community Service Award on Saturday.
 
Shields, who was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year, led the Wildcats to 17 wins on the season and their first NCAA Tournament Appearance since 2010. In years two and three at the helm, Shields has guided Arizona to 16 and 17 wins, respectively. Prior to taking over as head coach, the men's tennis program hadn't won more than 15 matches in a season since 2009.
 
Throughout the year, the Wildcats were consistently ranked in the top 40 and also won the Blue/Grey Championship, which included wins over Auburn, Texas Tech and Ole Miss in a matter of days. Shields also guided Arizona to their first win over a Pac-12 school since 2014 when they swept Washington 4-0 back in early April.
 
Ziverts, who was one of four freshmen to be named All-Pac-12 earlier this year, finished the season with 12 singles wins, 10 of them coming from the No. 1 position in the lineup. The freshman is currently ranked No. 66 in the country and also won five matches alongside Igor Karpovets at the No. 1 spot in doubles play. The freshman will be the first Wildcat to compete at the NCAA Singles Championships since 2006 as he begins his quest for the title on Monday.