SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Chattanooga’s Ryan Mudre has been named the Southern Conference men’s tennis player of the week for all matches played from Feb. 14-20, the conference announced on Tuesday. The award is selected by the league office.
 
Mudre went 2-0 in singles action as the Mocs downed North Alabama 4-2 on Saturday and Tennessee State 5-2 on Sunday.
 
The sophomore from New Albany, Ohio, dropped just two games total on the week, rolling to 6-1, 6-0 wins over UNA’s Chris Zhang at No. 5 and TSU’s Nicholas Adamec at No. 4.
 
The weekly award is the first of Mudre’s career.
 
Chattanooga (7-2) visits Presbyterian on Sunday at 10 a.m. in its lone action this week.
 
Also nominated: Hayden Shoemake (The Citadel), Thomas Kennedy (Furman), Marceau Foulihoux (Mercer), Mohammed Ali Bellalouna (Samford) and Robbie Young (Wofford).
 
SoCon Men’s Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 17          Thiago Pernas, ETSU
Jan. 24          David Flisberg, UNCG
Jan. 31          Mohammed Ali Bellalouna, Samford
Feb. 7            Sandeep Mohandoss, Samford
Feb. 14          Maxwell Giddens, Samford
Feb. 21          Ryan Mudre, Chattanooga