The South Atlantic Conference Announces AstroTurf SAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week, February 27
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Nikhil Mannepalli of Newberry has been named the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week for matches played Feb, 20th- Feb. 26th, the League announced today.
Mannepalli, a sophomore from Hyperbad, India, helped Newberry to an undefeated week in a pair of wins against Johnson C. Smith and Coker. Mannepalli went 6-0, 6-1 against Johnson C. Smith and 6-2, 7-6 at Coker in the No. 3 singles position. Mannepalli and partner Angel Pizarro also had an undefeated week as they won both of their doubles matches at the No. 2 position. The pair went on to beat Johnson C. Smith 8-0, and earned another victory against Coker, 8-2. The honor marks his first Player of the Week selection this season.
2017 AstroTurf SAC Men's Tennis Players of the Week
Feb. 5 – Jules Athalis, Queens
Feb. 12 – Theo Dessacs, Wingate
Feb. 19 – Ignacio Bidegain, Anderson
Feb. 26 – Nikhil Mannepalli, Newberry