Women's Tennis 4/16/2024 6:18:56 PM

ASC Tennis Players of the Week (11) |Dubois, Fowler, Zeng, Ha

AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE TENNIS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Matches: April 12-14, 2024

EAST DIVISION MEN’S PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Benjamin Dubois, So., UT Dallas
UT Dallas sophomore Benjamin Dubois (McKinney, Texas) was 2-0 at both No. 4 singles and No. 1 doubles with partner Andres Gonzalez against two of the top teams from ASC West Division. He defeated Payne Smith from Hardin-Simmons 6-3, 6-2 and earned a doubles victory 8-7 (7-5) over the Cowboys. Dubois went on to defeat Kishan Kersten from Concordia Texas 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 and win in doubles 8-4 against Joshua Bode and Adrian Munguia. Dubois is now 9-2 on the season in singles and boasts and 8-3 record in doubles. This is his second ASC Player of the Week this season.

WEST DIVISION MEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Zach Fowler, Jr., Hardin-Simmons
Hardin-Simmons junior Zach Fowler (Austin, Texas) led the Cowboys this week, winning his singles and doubles match against UMHB for a big West Division victory. He won the number three singles against UMHB (6-7,6-3,6-4) and his number two doubles match (8-3). Fowler also won his number two doubles match (8-5) against UT-Dallas.

EAST DIVISION WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Megan Zeng, Jr., UT Dallas
UT Dallas junior Megan Zeng (Austin, Texas) went 2-0 at both singles and doubles for UT Dallas against teams from the ASC West. In singles, she only lost one game, defeating Hardin-Simmons' Addyson Tylaska 6-0, 6-1 at number five and defeating Natalia Goodman of Concordia Texas 6-0, 6-0 at number four. Zeng teamed with Elyssa Ducret at number two doubles for an 8-2 victory against the Cowgirls and 8-3 win over the Tornados. Zeng is now 8-4 on the season in singles and 8-4 as a team with Ducret. This is Zeng’s second ASC Player of the Week this spring.

WEST DIVISION WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Jolin Ha, Fr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Mary Hardin-Baylor freshman Jolin Ha (Sugar Land, Texas) went 2-0 this week in a key victory over ASC West Division opponent Hardin-Simmons. She picked up victories in No. 1 doubles with Jalon Burns, 8-1, and No. 4 singles, 6-2, 6-3.

OTHER TOP MEN'S PERFORMANCES
East Texas Baptist junior Slade Austin (Arlington, Texas) stayed perfect in ASC East play with an 8-1 win over LeTourneau. Austin had two of the eight points, winning a close match at No. 4 singles and then took an 8-1 win at No. 3 doubles.

LeTourneau sophomore Zach Farris (Lucas, Texas) went 1-1 at the topflight in singles and continued to dominate at the top line in doubles with teammate Chase Rogers as the duo went 2-0. Farris notched a singles win over St. Thomas' Zhanlue Kuang after taking ETBU's Max Karseno to a tiebreak in a loss. He and Rogers moved to 14-3 in doubles with wins over ETBU and St. Thomas and have won eight straight overall.

Ozarks senior Hikaru Yamaya (Osaka, Japan) helped the Eagles clinch a spot in the playoffs with a doubles win against Howard Payne. Yamaya teamed with Kento Iwahara for an 8-2 victory at the No. 2 spot. Yamaya and Iwahara also posted a 7-5 against Texas Wesleyan.

Concordia Texas freshman Steven Scholz (Houston, Texas) went 2-0 over a pair of victories this week to help the Tornados edge Austin and UT Dallas. Scholz teamed up with Jake Riggs in No. 3 doubles for an 8-0 victory over Austin. Scholz was a key difference in a 5-4 win over first-place ASC East Division UT Dallas with a 6-1, 7-5 win in No. 3 singles.

OTHER TOP WOMEN'S PERFORMANCES
East Texas Baptist junior Isabelle Duarte (Tyler, Texas) helped ETBU to a 3-0 ASC East record in an 8-1 win over LETU. She held off LETU in both matches with an 8-5 win at no. 3 doubles and then a 6-4, 7-5, victory.

Concordia Texas sophomore Isabella Cepeda (Georgetown, Texas) captured the Tornados’ lone win against first-place ASC East Division UT Dallas in No. 2 singles with a 3-6, 7-6, and 1-0 victory.

Hardin-Simmons junior Laurel Coleman (The Woodlands, Texas) led the Cowgirls this week winning both her singles matches. She won the number one singles against UMHB (6-2, 6-1) and against UT-Dallas.

LeTourneau junior Megan LeBlanc (Willis, Texas) went 1-1 at the top flight in both doubles and singles on the week. She took a win over St. Thomas' Anamaria Gonzalez, while she and Grace
Rogers combined for a win at the top spot over ETBU's Addy Seward and Monique Ybarra. LeBlanc and Rogers moved to 14-5 overall on the year as the No. 1 duo for the YellowJackets.