Schedule and Results: Men / Women
Standings: Men / Women
Score Updates on LSC Scoreboard

The final week of the Lone Star Conference tennis regular season is here.
 
On the men’s side, No. 10 Lubbock Christian (15-5 overall, 7-0 LSC) has secured at least a shar of the regular season title. The Chaps can clinch the title outright with a win at UT Permian Basin on Saturday (April 25). No. 6 UT Tyler (9-2 overall) is in second place at 5-1. LCU holds the head-to-head advantage with a 5-2 win over UT Tyler on March 28 in Tyler, Texas.
 
On the women’s side, No. 26 Angelo State (18-1 overall) and No. 29 UT Tyler (15-6 overall) are tied at the top at 7-1 with each having one match remaining. ASU holds the head-to-head advantage after a 5-2 win over April 18 in San Angleo, Texas.
 
As far as top winning streaks on each side, the LCU men has won eight in a row and the Texas A&M-Kingsville women have won four straight.
 
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 / April 22: #6 UTT, #10 LCU, #24 MSU, #31 CU. Next ranking: April 29.
 
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 / April 22: #26 ASU; #29 UTT, #35 MSU. Next ranking: April 29.
 
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 April 16-18)
 
MEN’S SINGLES
Kelly Giese, Lubbock Christian, Jr., Management, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Lubbock Christian junior Kelly Giese led the No. 10-ranked Chaps to a pair of road wins at No. 1 singles to secure at least a share of the LSC regular season title. Giese, who wins the league’s top weekly singles award for a fifth time this season, extended his winning streak to 18 matches. He has won 35 singles matches this fall and spring, which is a single-season program record. Giese won 6-0, 6-0 against Sul Ross State then had the clinching 6-4, 6-1 victory against Western New Mexico. His play has helped the Chaps win eight matches in a row.
 
MEN’S DOUBLES
Joao D’Amaorim (Fr., Management, Sao Paulo Brazil) & Nehal Naidoo (Fr., Finance, Torbay, Auckland, New Zealand), UT Permian Basin
UT Permian Basin’s Joao D'Amorim and Nehal Naidoo went 2-0 at No. 1 doubles during to fuel an unbeaten road week for the Falcons. The duo won 6-3 against Western New Mexico then 6-1 against Sul Ross State. D'Amorim and Naidoo also combined to go 4-0 in singles. Their play helped snap a four-match losing streak and was instrumental in a 4-3 victory against WNMU.
                                
WOMEN’S SINGLES
Maya Donkor, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Gr., Biology, McLean, Virginia
Texas A&M-Kingsville graduate student Maya Donkor went unbeaten at No. 1 singles to lead the Javelinas to a pair of wins, including one against No. 27 UT Tyler. Donkor win 6-1, 6-1 against a ranked UT Tyler opponent to help fuel a 4-3 team win. She then prevailed for a 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 win against UT Dallas. Donkor’s win has helped TAMUK win four matches in a row.
 
WOMEN’S DOUBLES
Selin Sepken (Gr., MBA, Istanbul, Turkey) & Emilia Gyorgy (Fr., Exercise Physiology, Szentendre, Hungary), Midwestern State
Midwestern’s Selin Sepken and Emilia Gyorgy moved their conference winning streak to five matches by going 2-0 at No. 2 doubles on the road against Cameron and St. Mary’s. Sepken and Gyorgy, who win the league’s top singles award for the second time this season, defeated a CU team 6-4 then topped a StMU duo 6-1. Sepken and Gyorgy also combined for three singles victories. Theur play has helped the No. 24-ranked Mustangs win 10 of their last 12 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)
March 5        Lucas Castillo Sanchez, St. Mary’s
March 11      Lucas Castillo Sanchez, St. Mary’s (2)
March 18      Samuel Antwi, UT Tyler
March 25      Germano Setti, Midwestern State
April 1          Kelly Giese, Lubbock Christian (3)
April 8          Kelly Giese, Lubbock Christian (4)
April 16        Andres De Los Rios, Lubbock Christian
April 23        Kelly Giese, Lubbock Christian (5)
 
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
March 5        Matthew Earle & Germano Setti, Midwestern State
March 11      Phillip Gaurieder & Joao D’Amorim, UT Permian Basin
March 18      Lukas Janousek & Noe Milliard, Cameron
March 25      Cesar Loeches Llamas & Bruno Sanchez, Midwestern State
April 1          Kelly Giese & Mattia Ghedin, Lubbock Christian
April 8          Lukas Janousek & Noe Milliard, Cameron (2)
April 16        Bruno Sanchez & Juan David Duque, Midwestern State
April 23        Joao D’Amaorim & Nehal Naidoo, 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
March 5        Yona Bancarel, UT Tyler
March 11      Andrea De Bernardo, Lubbock Christian
March 18      Alessia Terlizzi, St. Mary’s
March 25      Vasilissa Kupriianova, Angelo State
April 1          Benedetta Raggiotti, Angelo State
April 8          Vasilissa Kupriianova, Angelo State (2)
April 16        Yona Bancarel, UT Tyler (2)
April 23        Maya Donkor, Texas A&M-Kingsville
 
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
March 5        Jasmine Crain & Camila Garcia, Midwestern State
March 11      Andrea De Bernardo & AnaMaria Zoric, Lubbock Christian
March 18      Jasmine Crain & Camila Garcia, Midwestern State (2)
March 25      Danaiya Amangazhiyeva & Vasilissa Kupriianova, Angelo State
April 1          Jenna Goessel & Nil Kalkavan, Cameron
April 8          Andrea De Bernardo & AnaMaria Zoric, Lubbock Christian (2)
April 16        Yona Bancarel & Natalia Gorzny, UT Tyler
April 23        Selin Sepken & Emilia Gyorgy, Midwestern State (2)