Belmont Abbey's Delaney Named Conference Carolinas Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Belmont Abbey's Delaney Named Conference Carolinas Men's Tennis Player of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Belmont Abbey College's James Delaney was named Conference Carolinas Men's Tennis Player of the Week for matches played the week of Apr. 18-24, the conference announced today.
Delaney, a sophomore from Kent, England, went a combined 4-0 last week, which included a 2-0 sweep of regular season champions Pfeiffer. Against Emmanuel, Delaney would pick up an 8-2 No. 1 doubles win and follow it up with a 6-0, 6-1 straight-set victory at No. 2 singles. He would conclude the week with a pair of wins at No. 1 doubles and No. 2 singles against Pfeiffer. In singles he would win with scores of 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 and doubles with a score of 8-7.
Also nominated for Men's Tennis Player of the Week: Nils Hoffacker (Pfeiffer), Sjors van Eck (North Greenville) and Lenny Keswani (King)
2016 Men's Tennis Players of the Week
Feb. 9 - Nils Hoffacker (Pfeiffer)
Feb. 16 - Axel Woerner (Pfeiffer)
Feb. 23 - Jake McCartney (Barton)
Mar. 1 - Rafael Ruiz Velasco (Barton)
Mar. 8 - Rafael Ruiz Velasco (Barton)
Mar. 15 - Moritz Poswiat (King)
Mar. 22 - James Delaney (Belmont Abbey)
Mar. 29 - Nils Hoffacker (Pfeiffer)
Apr. 5 - Sjors van Eck (North Greenville)
Apr. 12 - Yaxi Pintado (Barton)
Apr. 19 - Axel Woerner (Pfeiffer)
Apr. 26 - James Delaney (Belmont Abbey)