SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer’s Katia Stravroulaki has been named the Southern Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for all matches played March 7-13. It is the second time the junior has won the award, as she was honored on Feb. 23. Stravroulaki went 5-1 last week as Mercer defeated ULM (4-3) and Evansville (6-1) before falling to ETSU (4-3).

The Rethymno-Crete, Greece, native was a perfect 3-0 at No. 1 singles last week. She picked up wins over ULM’s Pauline Van Herck (6-0, 4-6, 6-0) and Evansville’s Marino Moreno (6-0, 6-1) and pulled out a three-set victory over ETSU’s Lyn Yee Choo (6-3, 2-6, 7-6). Stravroulaki is now 10-3 this spring at No. 1 singles and has won six of her last seven matches.

Paired with Grace Korta at No. 1 doubles, Stravroulaki picked up two wins last week as she and Korta defeated ULM’s Van Herck and Ioana Popescu, 6-1, and downed Evansville’s Kennedy Craig and Katie Delgado,

6-2. Their only defeat came to ETSU’s Yee Choo and Ana Gerbasi, 6-4.

Mercer (8-8, 0-1 SoCon) returns to the courts Saturday (March 19) when the Bears host Furman (6-8, 0-0 SoCon).

Other top performers in the Southern Conference included ETSU’s Marina Espana, Furman’s Ansley Speaks, UNCG’s Sarah Swiderski, Samford’s Carita Moolman, Chattanooga’s Samantha Caswell and Western Carolina’s Stacia Kissell.

SoCon Women’s Tennis Player of the Week
Feb. 9 – Marina Espana, ETSU
Feb. 16 – Kayla Jones, Chattanooga
Feb. 23 – Katia Stravroulaki, Mercer
March 1 – Stacia Kissell, Western Carolina
March 9 – Xandra Fougner, Mercer
March 15 – Katia Stravroulaki, Mercer