SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? The Southern Conference announced today that Elon’s Damon Gooch is the men’s tennis player of the week.

Gooch, a junior from, Gauteng, South Africa helped Elon garner conference victories over Appalachian State and The Citadel.  Gooch defeated Bobby Lake of Appalachian State at No.1 singles, 6-1, 6-0.  Gooch and Nemec won 9-8 over Floyd and Brookshaw of Appalachian State at No.1 doubles.

Gooch picked up his second conference win at No.1 singles against The Citadel’s Daniel Dossetor, 6-1, 6-4.  He then teamed up again with Nemec to defeat Dossetor and Sutantio of The Citadel, 8-5, at No.1 doubles.

Other top performers this week included: Lee Floyd of Appalachian State, Badr Bouabdellah of Chattanooga and Joris De Weerdt of Georgia Southern.

Past Winners:

Feb 28: Emmanuel Nkoueleue, Georgia Southern

March 6: Paul Bartholomy, Wofford