The South Atlantic Conference Announces AstroTurf SAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week, March 27
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Jules Athalis of Queens has been named the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week for matches played Mar. 20th-Mar. 26th, the League announced today.
Athalis, a senior from Aix en Provence, France, helped the Royals collect victories at Wingate and Anderson this past week. Against Wingate, he won 8-2 in doubles and defeated Filippo Pezzoli 6-3, 6-3. At Anderson, Athalis won his doubles match, 8-4. Athalis went head-to-head with another previous Player of the Week winner Ignacio Bidegain. Athalis edged out a thrilling victory over Bidegain winning 6-4, 5-7, and 6-4 to give Queens the victory. 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
Mar. 6 – David Segarra, Lincoln Memorial
Mar. 13 – Daniel Belsito, Wingate
Mar. 20 – Tomas Kmetko, Tusculum
Mar. 27 – Jules Athalis, Queens