SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? Chattanooga’s Shaina Singh has been named the Southern Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for all matches through February 9 the league office announced Tuesday (Feb. 10).  Singh went 4-2 in her first six matches at No. 1 singles for the Lady Mocs.  The Player of the Week award is voted on by the league’s sports information directors. 

Singh started the spring season with back-to-back victories over Whitnie Warren (Belmont) and Leslie Smith (UNC Asheville).  After dropping a straight-sets match to Alabama’s Tiffany Welcher, Singh responded with a 0-6,7-6, 6-3 victory over Middle Tennessee’s Andrea Herrera.  Following a loss to Svetlana Pimenova (Eastern Kentucky), Singh downed Indiana State’s Sarah Meghoufel.  Singh and teammate Emily Hangstefer are 3-3 in doubles play.

Chattanooga (2-4) will host Middle Tennessee-Martin Saturday (Feb. 14) at 1:00 p.m.

Other top performers in the Southern Conference included College of Charleston’s Caroline Newman, Davidson’s Virginia Berry, Elon’s Paige Kensrue, Georgia Southern’s Ali Beavers and Western Carolina’s Izabella Glinska.

SoCon Women’s Tennis Player of the Week

Feb. 10 ? Shaina Singh, Chattanooga