SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford junior Alex Horn has been named the Southern Conference men’s tennis player of the week for all matches played from March 7-13, the conference announced on Tuesday. The award is selected by the league office.
 
Horn went a combined 3-1 on the week with a ranked doubles win.
 
Against Campbell on March 7, Horn partnered with Callum Rendle for a 6-4 win over Damien Nezar and Benjamin Maes at No. 2 doubles. At No. 5 singles, the Louisville, Kentucky, native picked up a 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7-1) win over Noe Macquart.
 
Against No. 9 North Carolina on Sunday, Horn and Rendle teamed up again at No. 2, this time taking down the Tar Heels’ 37^th-ranked duo of Brian Cernoch and Benjamin Kittay, 6-3. Horn then fell to Kittay at No. 5 singles, 6-2, 7-5.
 
The weekly award is the first of Horn’s career.
 
Wofford (5-8, 0-0 SoCon) opens league play Tuesday when it hosts ETSU (5-8, 2-0) at 2:30 p.m. The Terriers then visit The Citadel (6-14, 0-1) on Friday for another 2:30 p.m. SoCon bout.
 
Also nominated: Hayden Shoemake (The Citadel), Dimitri Badra (ETSU), Elijah Poritzky (Furman), Tymofiy Khrystyuk (UNCG) and Ryan Mudre (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
Feb. 7            Sandeep Mohandoss, Samford
Feb. 14          Maxwell Giddens, Samford
Feb. 21          Ryan Mudre, Chattanooga
Feb. 28          Dimitri Badra, ETSU
March 7         Dimitri Badra, ETSU
March 14       Alex Horn, Wofford