Sebastyanski Earns Weekly Men's Tennis Honors
DENVER Tulsas Pawel Sebastyanski has been named the Western Athletic Conference mens tennis Player of the Week for matches played April 9-15.
Although Tulsa dropped two WAC matches against two of the nations top-10 teams, No. 2 TCU and No. 8 SMU, Sebasktyanski, a native of Wroclaw, Poland, finished the week with a 1-1 mark in both singles and doubles.
Against the Horned Frogs, the junior recorded one of the best matches of his career, pulling off one of the greatest upsets in TU mens tennis history. At No. 1 singles, Sebastyanski squared off against the nations fourth-ranked player, Esteban Carril. Battling from start to finish, Sebastyanski completed the biggest upset of his career with a straight-set 7-5, 7-5 upset that put an end to Carrils 12-match win streak.
In doubles action, Sebastyanski and freshman partner Alejandro Tejerina topped TCUs Scott Eddins and Sebastian Iannariello, 8-5.
For the season, Sebastyanski is 20-15 overall and 13-10 in dual matches this spring.
Other athletes nominated include: Peter Luczak, Fresno State and Krystian Pfeiffer, SMU.