SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Samford’s Mohammed Ali Bellalouna has been named the Southern Conference men’s tennis player of the week for all matches played from Jan. 24-30, the conference announced on Tuesday. The award is selected by the league office.
 
Bellalouna earned wins at No. 1 singles and doubles as the Bulldogs topped Alabama State on Friday, 5-2, for their first win of the season.
 
The senior from Tunis, Tunisia, paired with Maxwell Giddens to shut out David Grandinot and Sam Bajracharya at the top doubles spot, 6-0. In singles play, Bellalouna rebounded from a first-set loss for a 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 win over Grandinot.
 
The weekly award is the second of Bellalouna’s career, as he also won on Jan. 18, 2022.
 
Samford (1-3) caps a four-match homestand when it hosts South Alabama on Friday at 3 p.m. CT and North Alabama on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT.
 
Also nominated: Pedro Cressoni (ETSU), Cole Burnam (Furman), Nemanja Stefanovic (Mercer) and Peyton Gatti (Chattanooga).
 
SoCon Men’s Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 17          Thiago Pernas, ETSU
Jan. 24          David Flisberg, UNCG
Jan. 31          Mohammed Ali Bellalouna, Samford