ETSU’s Alessandra Caceres named SoCon player of the week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – ETSU’s Alessandra Caceres has been named the Southern Conference women’s tennis player of the week for all matches played from Feb. 4-10, the conference announced on Tuesday.  The award is selected by the league office.

Caceres, who was honored on Jan. 28, played a key role in both victories for the Bucs this week. On Feb. 5, in a 4-3 win against Appalachian State, Caceres and Daniela Rivera paired up at the No. 1 position to defeat Savannah DadaMascoll and Isabela Romanichen, 6-3.  In singles, at court three, Caceres got the scoring started for the Bucs in a straight set victory over Olwyn Ryan-Bovey, 6-4, 6-4.

On Feb. 8 against Lipscomb, Caceres and Rivera again teamed up and beat Sofia Paladi and Serafima Bobrovnikova 6-2. In singles, the Calama, Chile, product again scored the first point of the match for the Bucs defeating Rut Galindo 6-3, 6-4 at the No. 3 position.

ETSU (3-2) will travel to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for a tournament where they will face Alabama on Friday, Feb. 14, and Minnesota on Saturday, Feb. 15

SoCon Women’s Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 21 Sara Snyder, Sr., Furman
Jan. 28 Alessandra Caceres, So., ETSU
Feb. 4 Jade Groen, Jr., Western Carolina
Feb. 11 Alessandra Caceres, So., ETSU