ATLANTA – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) announced weekly honors for men's and women's tennis on Tuesday, February 13. Spring Hill’s Paul-Philipp Kern was named Men's Tennis Player of the Week, and Tuskegee’s Taylor Ford took home the title of Women's Tennis Player of the Week.
MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Paul-Philipp Kern, Spring Hill College
R-Junior | Solingen, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Kern showcased outstanding strength and skill at the SIAC Round-Up in Mobile, Ala. The redshirt junior went undefeated in both singles and doubles play, sweeping three of his five opponents.
WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Taylor Ford, Tuskegee University
Sophomore | Philadelphia, Pa.
A formidable opponent at the SIAC Round-Up, Ford finished the weekend perfect in doubles play at 6-0. In singles play, the Philadelphia native secured a team-high seven victories for the Golden Tigers.
About the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors seven men's and six women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit www.thesiac.com.