ATLANTA – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced weekly honors for men's and women's tennis on Wednesday, March 6. Spring Hill’s Hugo Blasco Granell and Brooke Powers were named Men's Tennis Player of the Week and Women's Tennis Player of the Week, respectively.
MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Hugo Blasco Granell, Spring Hill College
Sophomore | Castellon, Spain
Blasco Granell remains undefeated in singles play (6-0) after taking wins against Mobile (6-2, 6-4) and Bethel (Tenn.) (6-7, 7-5, 6-4) over the last week.
WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Brooke Powers, Spring Hill College
Freshman | Mandeville, La.
Powers continued her breakout debut season on the tennis court with singles wins against Mobile (4-6, 6-2, 10-7) and Bethel (3-6, 6-2, 10-7) over the past week. The freshman holds a 10-1 solo record on the No. 3 court so far this season.
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.