Nikesh Singh Panthlia Named to All-MAC Team

Nikesh Singh Panthlia

BUFFALO, NY—University at Buffalo men’s tennis senior Nikesh Singh Panthlia (George Town, Malaysia/BMK Penang Free School) has been named to the All-Mid-American Conference Second Team. The announcement was made by the league office in Cleveland today.

Selected to the second team for the second consecutive season, Singh Panthlia led the Bulls with a 24-10 singles record and an 18-16 doubles mark in 2007-08. The 24 singles wins tied him with current UB assistant coach Nick Zieziula for the second-most victories in one season. Singh Panthlia collected his 24th win in his final collegiate match, scoring a 6-4, 6-3 win over Toledo's Chris Clark, another second team selection, in UB's first round loss to the Rockets in the MAC Championships.

Singh Panthlia joined the Bulls in the 2005-06 season after spending his freshman campaign at the University of South Carolina-Aiken. In three seasons at UB, he posted an overall singles and doubles record of 111-74 for a .600 winning percentage. The 111 wins are third on UB’s all-time victory total behind Zieziula (134) and Mike Rockman (126). His 62 singles wins rank him third while his 49 doubles victories places him fifth in that category.