OVC Tennis Players of the Week – February 15
Men’s Tennis Player of the Week
Anton Damberg, Sr., Gagnef, Sweden – Austin Peay
Damberg picked up a pair of singles wins last week. He defeated Cumberlands Hugues N’Goma, 6-4, 7-5 at No. 3 singles before defeating Oakland City’s Andre Baltazar, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2. He also split his doubles matches last week.
Others Nominated: Arthur Toledo, Belmont; Thomas Wallace, Eastern Illinois
Men’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
Arthur Toledo (Sr., Belo Horiente, Brazil) & Taisei Miyamoto (Sr., Chiba, Japan) - Belmont
Toledo and Miyamoto teamed up to pick up the win against UNC Asheville. The duo defeated Bruno Serra and Rafa Serra, 6-4. Against Furman, their match ended with them leading 5-4
Others Nominated: None
Women’s Tennis Player of the Week
Daniela Hlacikova So., Banska’ Bystrica, Slovakia – Southeast Missouri
Hlacikova picked up 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 win at the No. 2 spot against Missouri State last week. She has lost just one match this season and has picked up a singles win over Kentucky in the season opener. She is currently 1-1 at the No. 3 doubles spot.
Others Nominated: Rachel Papavasilopoulos, Eastern Illinois; Stasya Sharapova, Murray State; Jordan Schifano, SIUE
Women’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
Vanessa Reinicke (R-Jr., Berlin, Germany) & Jordan Schifano (So., Cedarburg, Wis.) – SIUE
Reinick and Schifano teamed to pick up a 6-2 win versus McKendree at the No. 2 spot last week. The duo also played against Williams Woods where their match was unfished with them leading 5-4. The team is currently 6-0 at the No. 2 slot for the season.
Others Nominated: Addison Brown & Christine Gouws, Eastern Illinois; Sarah Bureau & Marit Kreugal, Murray State; Romana Tarajova & Myroslava Zelenchuk, Southeast Missouri
2022 OVC Tennis Athletes of the Week
Men’s Tennis Players of the Week
Feb. 15 – Anton Damberg, Austin Peay
Men’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
Feb. 15 – Arthur Toledo & Taisei Miyamoto, Belmont
Women's Tennis Player of the Week
Feb. 15 – Daniela Hlacikova, Southeast Missouri
Women’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
Feb. 15 – Vanessa Reinicke & Jordan Schifano, SIUE