Schedule and Results: Men / Women
Standings: Men / Women
Score Updates on LSC Scoreboard
 
The Lone Star Conference tennis season is three weeks in, and 18 of the 20 league teams (nine men’s and 11 women’s) have played at least one match.
 
Of those squads, five are unbeaten: St. Mary’s (4-0) and Cameron (2-0) on the men’s side and Angelo State (5-0), No. 5 UT Tyler (5-0), Cameron (1-0) and Texas A&M-Kingsville (1-0) on the women’s side. The Sul Ross State men and women open on March 6.
 
Non-conference matches resume Thursday-Sunday. LSC play will begin as early as March 4.
 
The LSC Tennis Players to Watch List featured 18 men’s players and 22 women’s players. To see the list, click here.
 
The LSC Tennis Championships are scheduled for April 30-May 2 at Arlington Tennis Center in Arlington, Texas. The men’s and women’s single-elimination tournaments will feature the top five men’s teams and top six women’s teams.
 
The NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s regionals will be held at campus sites from May 8-12, while nationals are set for May 19-24 at Surprise Tennis and Raquet Complex in Surprise, Ariz.
 
Due to being NCAA Division II provisional members, new league member UT Dallas and Sul Ross State are not eligible for the LSC or NCAA tournament but are eligible to win the LSC regular season title and postseason awards.
 
To see LSC tennis scores all season long, follow the LSC Scoreboard powered by StatBroadcast.
 
 
ITA Men’s Division II Top 25 Poll / Feb. 25: #5 UTT; #6 LCU; #24 MSU. Next ranking: March 4.
 
ITA Men’s Division II Top 50 Singles Rankings
 
ITA Men’s Division II Top 25 Doubles Rankings
 
ITA Women’s Division II Top 25 Poll / Feb. 25: #12 MSU; #13 StMU; #20 UTT. Next ranking: March 4.
 
ITA Women’s Division II Top 50 Singles Rankings
 
ITA Women’s Division II Top 25 Doubles Rankings
 
 
LONE STAR CONFERENCE TENNIS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
 
(Matches Feb. 19-22)
 
MEN’S SINGLES
Kelly Giese, Lubbock Christian, Jr., Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Lubbock Christian junior Kelly Giese posted a perfect 3-0 record at No. 1 singles to lead the No. 6-ranked Chaps to victories over Southern Arkansas, No. 22 Mississippi College and No. 24 Harding. Giese, who wins the conference’s top weekly singles award for the second consecutive week, had a resilient 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1 victory against a fellow nationally-ranked opponent from Harding. He won in straight sets in the other two matches to extend his No. 1 singles winning streak to six matches. Giese also paired with Mattia Ghedin in No. 1 doubles and secured a 7-6 (7-4) win against Harding to help fuel a 4-3 team win.
 
MEN’S DOUBLES
Lucas Nakasato (So., Marketing, Itupeva, São Paulo, Brazil) & Andrew Hunsley (Fr., Mechanical Engineering, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom), UT Permian Basin
Lucas Nakasato and Andrew Hunsley of UT Permian Basin won a pair of No. 2 doubles matches, including a 6-4 victory over a nationally-ranked team from No. 24 Harding. The duo also teamed together for a 7-5 victory against No. 22 Mississippi College. Nakasato and Hunsley have now won three times at No. 2 doubles.
 
WOMEN’S SINGLES
Camila Garcia, Midwestern State, So., Psychology, Cali, Colombia
Midwestern State sophomore Camila Garcia went unbeaten at No. 3 singles against Nebraska Kearney, Rockhurst and No. 11 Washburn. She rallied to top a nationally-ranked opponent from Washburn, 6-3, 0-6, 6-1. Garcia, who also teamed with Jasmine Crain to go unbeaten at No. 2 doubles, helped the No. 8-ranked Mustangs to a pair of team wins. Garcia is now 4-0 at No. 3 singles this season.
 
WOMEN’S DOUBLES
Selin Sepken (Gr., MBA, Istanbul, Turkey) & Emilia Gyorgy (Fr., Exercise Physiology, Szentendre, Hungary), Midwestern State
Selin Sepken and Emilia Gyorgy helped the No. 8-ranked Mustangs secure the doubles point against Nebraska Kearney, Rockhurst and No. 11 Washburn. Sepken and Gyorgy posted a comeback 6-4 win against Washburn to stay unbeaten in doubles on the season (4-0). The duo, who also combined for three singles victories (one was unfinished), helped MSU win two matches.
 
 
WEEKLY AWARDS
 
LSC Men’s Singles Player of the Week
Feb. 12        Lukas Janousek, Cameron
Feb. 18        Kelly Giese, Lubbock Christian
Feb. 25        Kelly Giese, Lubbock Christian (2)
 
LSC Men’s Doubles Team of the Week
Feb. 12        Malo Poulesquen & Carel Wessel, UT Tyler
Feb. 18        Job Japelj & Trevor Short, UT Tyler
Feb. 25        Lucas Nakasato & Andrew Hunsley, UT Permian Basin
 
Women’s Singles Player of the Week
Feb. 12        Hailey Zhang, UT Tyler
Feb. 18        Margaux Rene, Angelo State
Feb. 25        Camila Garcia, Midwestern State
 
LSC Women’s Doubles Team of the Week
Feb. 12        Gia Posito & Selina Wu, St. Mary’s
Feb. 18        Margaux Rene & Benedetta Raggiotti, Angelo State
Feb. 25        Selin Sepken & Emilia Gyorgy, Midwestern State