#GSCMTEN Players of the Week: March 9
The Gulf South Conference announced its Men's Tennis Player of the Week Awards for the 2021-22 season. This week's awards were for matches between Feb. 28-March 6.
Player of the Week: Luca Mack, Valdosta State
Mack finished the week with a 2-1 record in singles and a 2-0 record in doubles. The sophomore took down Barry’s Alejandro Palacios 6-3, 0-6, 13-11. Palacios is ranked ninth in Div. II. He also won his singles matches against Shorter’s Strhinja Radanovic and Lee’s Nico Ramirez. Mack went 1-1 in doubles this week defeating SU’s Radanovic and Jan Kos 6-2 before dropping a match against Lee’s Ramirez and Bruno Medeiros 3-6.
Other nominees: David Rieme, AUM; Ilari Vesanen, UWA
Freshman of the Week: Lamar Bartley, Valdosta State
Bartley went 2-1 in both singles and doubles. The freshman clinched Valdosta State’s 4-3 win over No. 5 Barry after defeating Alessandro Giuliato 7-6, 2-6, 10-6. He won both of his matches against Shorter with a 6-1, 6-0 singles win and a 6-0 doubles win with Christian Felline.
Other nominees: None
GSC Men's Tennis Players of the Week
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