SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Appalachian State's Alex Markov has been named the Southern Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week for all matches March 19-25.  Markov went 6-0 in singles and doubles play as the Mountaineers were 2-1 last week.  After suffering a 4-3 loss to Charlotte to open the week, ASU responded with league wins over Georgia Southern (7-0) and Davidson (5-2).  Markov joins teammates Sebastien King and Alain Humblet as the third Mountaineer to earn the weekly award.

Competing at No. 1 singles, Markov earned three straight-set wins last week.  The Pernik, Bulgaria native raced past Charlotte's Jack Williams, 6-3, 6-0.  Markov then came away with conference victories over Georgia Southern's Alain Garrido (6-3, 6-1) and Davidson's Joe Schafer (6-2, 7-5) to run his winning streak to five matches.

Paired with Humblet, the ASU tandem earned three wins to improve their record to 8-1 on the season.  Markov and Humblet held off Charlotte's Anthony Davison and Paul Cisti, 8-6, before beating GSU's Kyle Hoffman and Daniel Rush, 8-5.  The ASU pair closed the week with an 8-1 win over Davidson's Kevin Moore and Robert Lightbourn.

Other top performers in the Southern Conference included College of Charleston's Mickael Trintignac, The Citadel's David Orces, Davidson's Connor Evins, Furman's Tyler Droll, Georgia Southern's Andrew Dromsky, UNCG's Ahmet Sarioglu, Samford's Elliot Barnwell,  Chattanooga's Manuel Barroetavena, and Wofford's Rob Galloway.

SoCon Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Feb. 14 - Zac Dunkle, Samford
Feb. 21 - Sebastien King, Appalachian State
Feb. 28 - Alain Humblet, Appalachian State
March 7 - Andrew Mellow, Furman
March 13 - Cameron Silverman, Elon
March 20 - Zac Dunkle, Samford
March 27 - Alex Markov, Appalachian State