2017-18 South Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis News
Members of the Wingate and Lenoir-Rhyne men’s teams earned awards, while members of the Wingate, Tusculum and Anderson women’s teams were all named awards winners.
The No. 9 Bulldogs defeated USC Aiken 5-0 to advance to the second round, while Queens fell to Flagler 5-3.
The second-seeded Wingate University men's tennis team claimed a 5-2 upset victory Saturday afternoon when they downed top-seeded Queens University of Charlotte in the South Atlantic Conference Championship Tournament, hosted by Newberry College at the Cayce Tennis & Fitness Center.
After a pair of tightly contest semifinals matches, the Queens Royals and Wingate Bulldogs emerged victorious and advanced to the SAC Men' Tennis Championship match.
Wingate’s Daniel Belsito was voted the 2018 South Atlantic Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Year, while teammate Josep Canyadell was voted the Conference’s Freshman of the Year. In addition, Queens’ head coach Billy Boykin was named the Coach of the Year, the SAC office announced today.
The No. 1, No. 2 and No. 4 seeds advanced to the semifinals of the SAC Men's Tennis Championship, while No. 6 seed Tusculum upset No. 3 seed Lincoln Memorial.
Wingate’s Daniel Belsito has been named the South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Men’s Tennis Player of the Week for matches played April 9-15, the League announced today.
Queens, Wingate, Lincoln Memorial and Newberry take top four spots, will host quarterfinals on Wednesday (April18).
Newberry’s Angel Pizarro has been named the South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Men’s Tennis Player of the Week for matches played April 2-8, the League announced today.
Three members of the South Atlantic Conference were ranked in the NCAA Men’s Tennis Southeast Region Poll, which was released by the NCAA last week. Queens leads the way in the No. 4 spot, followed by Wingate at No. 5 and Anderson at No. 10.
