TicketSmarter WAC Tennis Athletes of the Week Announced
DENVER – UT Rio Grande Valley's Samuel de Felipe Garcia and men's doubles team Zane Korhs and George Hutchings have been named the Men's Western Athletic Conference Tennis Athletes of the Week for March 2-8.
De Felipe Garcia, a sophomore from Oviendo, Spain, went 3-0 this week at No. 2, with a four-match win streak. His first win against Alcorn State went 6-2, 7-6. His second match against a different Alcorn opponent went, 6-3, 6-4. De Felipe Garcia faced his Incarnate Word opponent, 6-2, 7-5.
Korhs, a junior from Dalla, Texas, and Hutchings, a sophomore from Lancashire, England, are now 6-1 this spring season, on a four-match win streak, after they went 2-0 this week. Against their Alcorn opponents, the collected the win, 6-3. The duo won 6-2 against their Incarnate Word opponents.
Other male singles nominees: Chicago State's Javier Alvarez won, 5-7, 6-4, 10-8, against his Wright State opponent at No. 3... NM State's Nicolas Buitrago went 1-1 at No. 1 this week... Seattle U's Colton Weeldreyer won against a Bellevue College, 6-0, 6-1, No. 2.
Other male doubles nominee: NM State's Luis Flores and Martin Simecek went 1-1 this week to snap their losing streak...Seattle U's Emilio Monroy and Colton Weeldreyer beat their Bellevue College opponents, at No. 2, 6-2.
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