SPARTANBURG, S.C. – ETSU’s Dimitri Badra has been named the Southern Conference men’s tennis player of the week for all matches played March 29 to April 4, the conference announced on Tuesday.
 
Badra went 2-0 in singles play and 1-1 in doubles action as the 68^th-ranked Bucs (14-5, 4-0 SoCon) earned a pair of league wins.
 
The redshirt sophomore from Maracay, Venezuela, teamed with Francisco Lamas for a 6-3 win over Cooper Wyett and Hugh Knapp at No. 2 doubles in ETSU’s 6-1 win over UNCG on Friday before topping Nico Grewe 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1 singles.
 
In a 5-2 win over Chattanooga two days later, Badra and Lamas dropped a 7-6 (8-6) decision to the Mocs’ Kerim Hyatt and Kaisei Kuroki at No. 2 doubles, but Badra bounced back with a 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 win over Tomas Rodriguez at No. 1 singles.
 
Badra’s honor is his fourth of the season and the league-record ninth of his career.
 
Also nominated: Ivan Mitric (Furman), David Georgadze (Mercer), Hugh Kapp (UNCG), J.B. Pickard (Samford) and Mark Endler (Wofford).
 
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