ATLANTA – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced weekly honors for men's and women's tennis on Wednesday, March 20. Spring Hill’s Tom Gutermann 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 - Tom Gutermann, Spring Hill College
Sophomore | Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Gutermann clinched the match point on the No. 1 court (2-6, 6-4, 10-6) for the Badgers against Doane on Monday. With the singles win, he improved to an 8-4 record so far this season. He won his doubles match with partner Paul-Philipp Kern in the No. 1 spot. He now sits at a 7-4 record in doubles play this season.
WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Brooke Powers, Spring Hill College
Freshman | Mandeville, LA
Powers continued her freshman campaign with another singles win (6-1, 6-0) on the No. 3 court and a doubles win (6-3) on the No. 1 court against Doane on Monday. She now stands at 11-2 in singles and 9-5 in doubles this year.
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.