SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Samford's Oliver Reynolds has been named the Southern Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week for all matches February 22-28 the league office announced Tuesday (March 2).  Reynolds went 2-0 in singles competition last week and teamed with Carl Abalos to pick up two doubles victories.  Samford improved to 6-1 on the season with wins over Belmont (4-3) and Murray State (5-2) last week.  The Player of the Week is awarded by the conference office. 

Reynolds topped Belmont's Renato Antun, 6-3, 7-5, at No. 3 singles Friday afternoon.  He then posted a 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Murray State's Jorge Caetano at No. 2 singles Sunday afternoon.  Last week's wins helped the junior improve his singles record to 5-1 this spring. 

The McDonough, Ga., native teamed with Abalos at No. 1 doubles for the Bulldogs as they picked up a pair of wins.  Against Belmont, Reynolds and Abalos downed Antun and Rafael Matos, 8-6.  They topped Murray State's Ben Clos and Jose Berardo at the top doubles spot.

The Bulldogs return to action March 9 when they host Mercer at 2:30 p.m.

Other top performers in the Southern Conference included Davidson's Calum Gee, Elon's Chase Helpingtine, Furman's Carl Lundberg and Chattanooga's Jackson Tresnan.

SoCon Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Feb. 16 - Joe Schafer, Davidson
Feb. 23 - Arsel Kumdereli, UNCG
March 2 - Oliver Reynolds, Samford