SPARTANBURG, S.C. – ETSU’s Dimitri Badra has been named the Southern Conference men’s tennis player of the week for all matches played April 12-18, the conference announced on Tuesday.
 
Badra went 2-0 at No. 1 singles and 1-1 at No. 2 doubles as the Bucs won both contests in which he played.
 
In a 6-1 win at Furman on April 12 that clinched at least a share of the SoCon regular-season title, Badra topped Ivan Mitric in singles play, 6-4, 6-2, giving the Bucs the team lead for good. In doubles action, he and partner Francisco Lamas dropped a 6-4 decision to James Roelofse and Emil Westling.
 
Badra went 2-0 on Sunday as the Bucs clinched the SoCon regular-season title outright with a 7-0 win over The Citadel. The redshirt sophomore from Maracay, Venezuela, teamed with Yusuf Khamis in doubles this time, and the pair won 6-3 over Andrew Darby and Will Bush. In singles action, Badra downed Lucas Robins, 6-3, 6-1.
 
For second straight year, Badra has earned the weekly honor five times in season, matching the SoCon single-season record he already shared with teammate Frazier Rengifo (2019). Badra’s latest award extends his league record to 10 for his career.  
 
Top-seeded ETSU (17-6, 7-0 SoCon) faces No. 8 seed The Citadel (6-25, 0-7) for the second time in a week when the pair meet in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Men’s Tennis Championship on Thursday at 1 p.m. The tournament will be played at the Champions Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
 
Also nominated: Jamie Connel (Furman), Roger Rogowski (UNCG), Eladio Fabregas (Samford) and Tomas Rodriguez (Chattanooga).
 
SoCon Men’s Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 18       Mohammed Ali Bellalouna, Samford
Jan. 25       Tomas Rodriguez, Chattanooga
Feb. 1         Lucas Wayenburg, Mercer
Feb. 8         Dimitri Badra, ETSU
Feb. 15       Yusuf Khamis, ETSU
Feb. 22       Kerim Hyatt, Chattanooga
March 1      Dimitri Badra, ETSU
March 8      Dimitri Badra, ETSU
March 15    Mark Endler, Wofford
March 22    Jamie Connel, Furman
March 29    Jamie Connel, Furman
April 5         Dimitri Badra, ETSU
April 12       Nico Grewe, UNCG
April 19       Dimitri Badra, ETSU