UNCG’s Tymofiy Khrystyuk named SoCon player of the week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG’s Tymofiy Khrystyuk has been named the Southern Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Week for all competition from March 10-16. The selection is made by the league office.

Khrystyuk went 2-0 in singles at the No. 1 spot last week for UNCG. The native of Poltava, Ukraine, got his first win (4-6, 6-3, 6-2) over ETSU’s Oscar Matinez on March 11, giving Martinez, who has won SoCon Player of the Week three times, his first loss of the season. Two days later, the senior won, 6-4, 7-6, over Wofford’s Parker Mariencheck, helping the Spartans top the Terriers, 4-3.

UNCG plays its next match at Campbell on March 24.

Also nominated: Peter Kalocsai (ETSU)
 
2026 SoCon Men’s Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 20             Oscar Martinez, Jr., ETSU

Jan. 27             Martin Vergara, R-So., ETSU

Feb. 3               Oscar Martinez, Jr., ETSU

Feb. 10             Oscar Martinez, Jr., ETSU

Feb. 17             Nico Snyder, So., Furman

Feb. 24             Jakub Jupa, Jr., Chattanooga

March 3            Kai Cowcher, Jr., ETSU

March 10          Santiago Arredondo, Sr., Samford

March 17          Tymofiy Khrystyuk, Sr., UNCG