SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Furman’s Ellie Schoppe has been named the Southern Conference women’s tennis player of the week for all matches played from April 5-11, the conference announced on Tuesday.
 
Schoppe was a combined 5-0 on the week, going 3-0 at No. 2 singles and 2-0 at No. 1 doubles as the 36^th-ranked Paladins won three conference matches 7-0.
 
In Furman’s win at Western Carolina on Wednesday, Schoppe downed Miray Konar in singles play 6-0, 6-2 after teaming with Julia Adams for a 6-2 win over Julia Pezzuco and Jacy Smith in doubles action.
 
In the Paladins’ home finale against Samford on Saturday, Schoppe and Adams, ranked No. 36 nationally, earned another 6-2 win at the top doubles slot against Rouxanne Janse Van Rensburg and Alexis Lopez before Schoppe dropped Samantha Nanere 6-1, 6-3 in singles.
 
The sophomore from Stuart, Florida, capped her week with a 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) win over UNCG’s Olivia Gallagher on Sunday.
 
Schoppe’s award is her fourth of the season.
 
Furman (17-6, 6-0 SoCon), ranked No. 36 nationally, visits No. 74 ETSU (15-7, 6-0) on Saturday at 1 p.m. in a match to determine the SoCon regular-season champion and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming SoCon Women’s Tennis Championship, which will be held April 21-23 at the Champions Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
 
Also nominated: Emma Van Hee (Chattanooga) and Georgia Fischer (Wofford).
 
SoCon Women’s Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 25          Laylo Bakhodirova, ETSU
Feb. 1            Ellie Schoppe, Furman
Feb. 8            Ellie Schoppe, Furman
Feb. 15          Samantha Nanere, Samford
Feb. 22          Ellie Schoppe, Furman
March 1         Julia Adams, Furman
March 8         Rouxanne Janse van Rensburg, Samford
March 15       Laylo Bakhodirova, ETSU
March 22       Julia Adams, Furman
March 29       Julia Adams, Furman
April 5            Julia Adams, Furman
April 12          Ellie Schoppe, Furman