DALLAS –   Middle Tennessee graduate student Chris Edge is receiving this week’s men’s tennis athlete of the week award, while Rice freshman Allison Zipoli earns the honors for the women. All weekly awards are presented by Surf & Turf Golf.
 
C-USA Men’s Athlete of the Week – Chris Edge, Middle Tennessee, GR, Carlisle, Great Britain
Edge earned his first ranked win of the season over No. 84 Tad Maclean of Auburn in three sets at 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Two days later he dominated Grayson Lair of Michigan State in a two-set 6-1, 6-1 finisher. Edge’s performance helped Middle Tennessee defeat No. 24 Auburn in exciting fashion 4-2 at home, followed by a win at Michigan State on the road (5-2). The grad student has been a force at No. 3, moving to 11-2 overall in singles and 12-1 in doubles.
 
C-USA Women’s Athlete of the Week – Allison Zipoli, Rice, FR, Winnetka, Illinois
Zipoli improved her singles record to 6-0 in the dual season with a pair of straight set wins, including the clincher against LSU which allowed the Owls to snap a five-match losing streak to the Tigers with a 4-0 victory.  At the No. 3 spot, the freshman defeated Mae McCutcheon, Texas State (6-0, 6-0), followed by the win over LSU’s Nina Geissler (6-3, 6-3).
 
2022 C-USA Men’s Athletes of the Week
J19        Joao Ceolin, UTSA
J26        Oskar Brostrom Poulsen, Middle Tennessee
F2          Francois Le Tallec, Old Dominion
F9          Francisco Rocha, Middle Tennessee
F16        Stijn Slump, Middle Tennessee
F23        Chris Edge, Middle Tennessee
 
2022 C-USA Women’s Athletes of the Week
J19        Martina Kudelova, Florida Atlantic
J26        Emma Vanderheyden, Marshall
F2          Yuliia Starodubstseva, Old Dominion
F9          Alexandra Viktorovich, Old Dominion
F16        Alexandra Viktorovich, Old Dominion
F23        Allison Zipoli, Rice