Mount Olive's Safont Ferrer Named Conference Carolinas Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Mount Olive's Safont Ferrer Named Conference Carolinas Men's Tennis Player of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – University of Mount Olive's Pablo Safont Ferrer was named Conference Carolinas Men's Tennis Player of the Week for matches played Apr. 15-21, the Conference announced today. This marks the first POTW for Safont Ferrer and the third overall for Mount Olive.
A senior from Castellon de la Plana, Spain, Safont Ferrer went a combined 4-0 last week and led Mount Olive to a share of the Conference Carolinas regular season title with wins over No. 47 Belmont Abbey and Southern Wesleyan.
No. 47 Belmont Abbey College (5-2, W):
No. 5 Singles - 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 12-10
No. 2 Doubles - 7-5
Southern Wesleyan University (7-0, W):
No. 4 Singles - 8-1
No. 2 Doubles - 6-1
Also nominated for Men's Tennis Player of the Week:
Zachary Blythe (Belmont Abbey) - Went a combined 1-2 (1-1 singles, 0-1 doubles).
Federico Garnier (Limestone) - Went a combined 3-0 (2-0 singles, 1-0 doubles).
Alejandro Feliciano (King) - Went a combined 3-0 (1-0 singles, 2-0 doubles).
2019 Men's Tennis Players of the Week
Week One (Feb. 6) - Peter Kovats (Southern Wesleyan)
Week Two (Feb. 13) - George Barfoot (Belmont Abbey)
Week Three (Feb. 20) - Pierre-Olivier Bedard (North Greenville)
Week Four (Feb. 27) - Martin Moser (Mount Olive)
Week Five (Mar. 6) - Sarvesh Maria (Southern Wesleyan)
Week Six (Mar. 13) - Diego Agudelo (Barton)
Week Seven (Mar. 20) - Zachary Blythe (Belmont Abbey)
Week Eight (Mar. 27) - Lucas Sasaki (Emmanuel)
Week Nine (Apr. 3) - Armando Ferreira (Mount Olive)
Week 10 (Apr. 10) - Charles Jabaley (King)
Week 11 (Apr. 17) - Kent Shiell (Belmont Abbey)
Week 12 (Apr. 24) - Pablo Safont Ferrer (Mount Olive)