SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Georgia Southern's Juan Melian Puigventos has been named the Southern Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week for all matches played April 11-17. Melian Puigventos won both singles matches and went 1-1 in doubles competition as the Eagles fell to College of Charleston (5-2) before defeating Chattanooga (4-3) last week. The Player of the Week selections are made by the conference office.
The sophomore ran his winning streak to 15 at No. 1 singles for the Eagles last week as he topped CofC's Lukas Koncilia, 6-0, 6-3, before holding off Chattanooga's Roberto Vieira, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3. Melian Puigventos' match against Vieira was just the third time this season he has been extended to a third set. Melian Puigventos is now 21-1 in singles play this spring, the highest single-season winning percentage in school history.
GSU's team of Melian Puigventos and Matthijs Verdam went 1-1 at No. 1 doubles last week. They opened the week with an 8-7 (8-6) loss to CofC's Koncilia and Kyle Parker. Melian Puigventos and Matthijs Verdam then held pulled out a 9-8 (7-3) win over Chattanooga's top team of Chris Smith and William Disterdick.
Other top performers in the Southern Conference included Elon's Philip Nemec, UNCG's Yaroslav Litus, and Samford's Fernando Costa.
SoCon Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Feb. 15 - Carl Abalos, Samford
Feb. 22 - Zac Dunkle, Samford
March 1 - Philip Nemec, Elon
March 9 - Orcun Seyrek, UNCG
March 15 - Andrew Mellow, Furman
March 22 - Orcun Seyrek, UNCG
March 29 - Alain Humblet, Appalachian State
April 6 - Cameron Silverman, Elon
April 12 - Mickael Trintignac, College of Charleston
April 18 - Juan Melian Puigventos, Georgia Southern