SPARTANBURG, S.C. – ETSU’s Frazier Rengifo has been named the Southern Conference men’s tennis player of the week for all matches played March 3-9, the conference announced Tuesday. The junior helped ETSU to a 4-1 road win over No. 46 Clemson.
 
In singles, the native of Cali, Colombia, won 7-6 (5), 6-4 at No. 2 against Clemson’s Teodor Guisca, clinching the win for the Bucs and securing the team’s sixth straight victory.
 
In doubles action, Rengifo and his partner Chris Mikrovas played in the top spot and put up a valiant fight before falling 6-3 to the Tigers’ top duo of Carlos Kelaidis and Gabriel Diaz Freire.  
 
ETSU (7-6, 2-0 SoCon) returns to conference action, hosting Mercer on Friday, March 13 and Wofford the following afternoon.   
 
Also nominated: Zvonko Bencedic (The Citadel), Jake Munns (Furman), Eladio Fabregas (Samford) and Tomas Rodriguez (Chattanooga).
 
SoCon Men’s Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 21 – Niklas Gerdes, Chattanooga
Jan. 28 – Yusuf Khamis, ETSU
Feb. 4 – Niklas Gerdes, Chattanooga
Feb. 11 – Jake Munns, Furman
Feb. 18 – Olivier Stuart, Mercer
Feb. 25 – Olivier Stuart, Mercer
March 3 – Frazier Rengifo, ETSU
March 10 – Frazier Rengifo, ETSU
 

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