Men's Tennis

GSC Men's Tennis Weekly Awards Presented by Athletic Solutions: April 8

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The ninth release of the 2026 Gulf South Conference Men’s Tennis Weekly Awards presented by Athletic Solutions recognized West Alabama’s Afonso Portugal (player) and Lee’s Francisco Guimarães (freshman), following their performances from March 30-April 5.
 
GSC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Afonso Portugal, West Alabama
  • Helped West Alabama earn wins over No. 5 Columbus State, Montevallo and Christian Brothers, while falling 4-3 to No. 9 Lee.
  • Went 4-0 in singles.
    • Defeated Columbus State’s Yike Liu (7-6, 6-4).
    • Defeated Montevallo’s Samuel Maia (6-2, 6-1).
    • Defeated Christian Brothers’ Juan Ycaza (7-5, 6-1).
    • Defeated Lee’s Jip Langerhuizen (6-1, 6-2). 
  • Was 2-1 in doubles alongside Maksim Goncharov.
    • Defeated CSU’s Benedek Szombathelyi and Daniel Hammond (6-3).
    • Defeated CBU’s Miguel Perez Habib and Ernesto Pico (6-1).
    • Fell to Lee’s Rytis Razminas and Francisco Guimarães (4-6).
Other nominees: Rytis Razminas, Lee; Jerome Iaconi, Valdosta State
 
GSC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Francisco Guimarães, Lee
  • Helped the Flames go 2-0 with wins over Carson-Newman and No. 17 West Alabama.
  • Defeated CNU’s Leonard Baecker (7-5, 6-1).
  • Defeated UWA’s Frederico Iturbe (6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)).
  • Went 2-0 in doubles alongside Rytis Razminas.
    • Defeated CNU’s Boris Jordanov and Wade Donovan (6-0).
    • Defeated UWA’s Maksim Goncharov and Afonso Portugal (6-4).
 Other nominees: Maksim Goncharov, West Alabama
 
2026 GSC Men’s Tennis Weekly Awards
Feb. 11: Afonso Portugal, West Alabama (Player) / Pietro Casciola, Valdosta State (Freshman)
Feb. 18: Valentin Greco, Delta State State (Player) / no nominees (Freshman)
Feb. 25: Sergio Ramirez Ocana, Mississippi College (Player) / Francisco Guimarães, Lee (Freshman)
Mar. 4: Sebastian Rondon, West Florida (Player) / Mikayel Avanesyan, Mississippi College (Freshman)
Mar. 11: Giuseppe Bonaitui, AUM (Player) / Guillermo Vedia Sanchez, AUM (Freshman)
Mar. 18: Simon Luigs, Montevallo (Player) / Jan Thissen, Valdosta State (Freshman)
Mar. 25: Sebastian Rondon, West Florida (Player) / Christian Bacher, Montevallo (Freshman)
Apr. 1: Diego Duran, West Florida (Player) / Maksim Goncharov, West Alabama (Freshman)
Apr. 8: Afonso Portugal, West Alabama (Player) / Francisco Guimarães, Lee (Freshman)