SMUs Krystian Pfeiffer has been named the Western Athletic Conference mens tennis player of the week.
Pfeiffer, a junior from Boleslawiec, Poland, showed why he is ranked 55th in the nation, taking down two opponents this week. He was one of two Mustangs to earn a win against No. 42 South Alabama when he defeated the nations 13th ranked player, Kosta Zinchanka 6-4, 6-4. In a conference match vs. Fresno State, Pfiefer took down No. 77 Nick Fustar 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 to give SMU the win.
Pfieffers next match is scheduled for Feb. 28, against Furman.
Other mens nominations; Rices Fabien Giraud went 3-0 on the week picking up a win in a match against No. 14 Texas A&M, helping the Mustangs to the 4-3 upset. He also picked up a win vs. Florida, one of only two wins in the match, while winning all three doubles matches he played with teammate William Barker to improve to 8-0 on the season. Tulsas Alejandro Tejerina helped his team to a 2-0 week. He moved up from the No. 4 spot to play at the second position. He won 6-0, 6-0 vs. UMKC and moved up again to No. 1, where he won 6-2, 6-2 against Drake. Guillame Bouvier of Boise State defeated Oregons Manuel Kost 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 to give the Broncos their fourth and match-winning point. He also paired up with Imraan Ismail to notch an 8-5 win.