SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Samford senior Yasmeen Ebada has been named the Southern Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for all matches played April 6-12. Ebada was 3-0 in singles play and 2-0 in doubles competition as the Bulldogs went 2-1 last week.  After dropping a narrow 4-3 decision at Troy, Samford reeled off two league wins over UNCG (7-0) and Western Carolina (7-0) to remain perfect (6-0) in conference play.

Competing at No. 2 singles, Ebada earned three straight-sets wins last week.  The Cairo, Egypt, native opened with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Troy’s Sanae Ohta.  In two league matches, Ebada cruised to a 6-4, 6-4 decision over UNCG’s Stephanie Falcon and a 6-2, 6-4 victory over WCU’s Shannon Bettiol.

Paired with Jessica Northcutt at No. 2 doubles, Ebada helped the Bulldog duo earn two league wins.  Ebada and Northcutt downed Falcon and Blaine Boaz of UNCG, 8-4, and turned in an 8-0 victory over WCU’s Bettiol and Elizabeth Ansari.

The Bulldogs return to the court Saturday (April 18) when they visit Chattanooga in a matchup of the league’s two unbeaten teams in conference play.

Other top performers in the Southern Conference included ETSU’s Ioanna Markesini, Furman’s Alex Moreno-Kaste and Chattanooga’s Samantha Caswell.

SoCon Women’s Tennis Player of the Week
Feb. 10 – Lyn Yee Choo, ETSU
Feb. 17 – Stephanie N’tcha, Samford
Feb. 24 – Carita Moolman, Samford
March 3 – Claire Mulyadi, Chattanooga
March 11 – Megan McLinden, Western Carolina
March 17 – Ansley Speaks, Furman
March 24 – Lyn Yee Choo, ETSU
March 31 – Stephanie N’tcha, Samford
April 8 – Kayla Jones, Chattanooga
April 14 – Yasmeen Ebada, Samford