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Aiwen Zhu, shown in May, is the reigning Mountain West player of the year after going 27-10 last season for UNLV. (Tim Nwachukwu/NCAA)

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September 13, 2018 - 10:36 pm

UNLV senior Aiwen Zhu is ranked 49th in singles, and Zhu and sophomore En-Pei Huang are 37th in doubles in the Oracle ITA national preseason rankings.

Zhu, the reigning Mountain West player of the year, went 27-10 last season, including a win at the NCAA Championships, and has a career mark of 74-25. Zhu and Huang went 24-8 last season, when they finished ranked No. 80.

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