SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Appalachian State's Sebastien King has been named the Southern Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week for all matches February 13-19. King posted wins in both singles and doubles play as the Mountaineers topped East Carolina 5-1 on Saturday. The Player of the Week selection is made by the conference office.
King opened the match at the top doubles position with teammate Alex Markov. The ASU tandem pulled out an 8-6 win over ECU's Joran Vliegen and Nicholas Soriano to help the Mountaineers claim the doubles point in the match.
A native of Montreal, Quebec, King earned a straight-sets win over Niels Cleeren (6-2, 6-2) at No. 4 singles to even his singles record at 2-2 on the season. His win gave the Mountaineers the match-clinching fourth point in the contest.
Other top performers in the Southern Conference included The Citadel's Josh Cook, Davidson's Connor Evins, amd Georgia Southern's Marco Osorio.
SoCon Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Feb. 14 - Zac Dunkle, Samford
Feb. 21 - Sebastien King, Appalachian State