Tusculum’s Winkelmann, Wingate’s Winston Claim SAC Tennis Weekly Awards
Tusculum junior Lukas Winkelmann and Wingate senior Morgan Winston have been named the SAC Tennis Players of the Week, the league office announced on Monday.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Tusculum junior Lukas Winkelmann and Wingate senior Morgan Winston have been named the SAC Tennis Players of the Week, the league office announced on Monday.
SAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week | Lukas Winkelmann, Tusculum
Winkelmann went unbeaten in singles and doubles matches last week, leading Tusculum to a 3-0 team record at the Hilton Head spring break tournament.
Winkelmann's singles wins came in the No. 1 position over Edgewood's Austin Papenthien, Shepherd's Christ Pratt and Charleston's James Gammell. He also went 3-0 in doubles play partnering with brother Jonas in the No. 1 slot, winning the matches by a combined score of 24-8.
On the season, Winkelmann is a perfect 11-0 in singles contests and 9-2 in doubles matches.
SAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week | Morgan Winston, Wingate
Winston claimed four doubles victories and three singles wins as Wingate went 2-2 in non-conference matches in Orlando.
Cycling between the No. 4 and No. 5 singles positions, Winston earned victories over Northwood's Julia Cusumano, Wesleyan's Nicki Softness and Franklin and Marshall's Tara Buchney – all in straight sets. Her only loss of the week came against Palm Beach Atlantic's Maja Jovic in three sets.
Winston teamed with Caroline Holland in the No. 3 doubles slot to win the four matches by an aggregate score of 32-14. She is now 8-4 in singles and 11-3 in doubles contests this season.