DALLAS –   Middle Tennessee’s Pavel Motl is receiving this week’s men’s tennis athlete of the week award, while North Texas’ Lucie Devier earns the honor for women’s tennis. All weekly awards are presented by Surf & Turf Golf.
 
C-USA Men’s Athlete of the Week – Pavel Motl, Middle Tennessee, Sr., Prstice, Czech Republic
Motl was essential for the Blue Raiders as the team went 3-0 over the weekend, including a win over No. 65 South Florida and sweeping both Tennessee State and Bellarmine with 7-0 wins. The Czech native went 2-0 in his singles matches on court six, including the match point to win over South Florida’s Bruno Oliveira (6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3). He split the doubles contests, leaving him 3-1, but he has won six-straight single matches, including wins over four ranked teams.
 
C-USA Women’s Athletes of the Week – Lucie Devier, North Texas, Sr., Etrechy, France
Devier battled in the second position against No. 41 Charlotte, winning her first set 7-5, slipping in set two 3-6, but bouncing back with a resounding 10-4 victory. The France native was also part of a doubles pair that beat a No. 30 Rice duo, Maria Budin and Diae El Jardi, which clinched the North Texas doubles point.
 
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
M2         Stepan Holis, Middle Tennessee
M9         Thomas Brown, Charlotte
M16       Pavel Motl, 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
M2         Maria Budin/Diae El Jardi, Rice
M9         Ilana Tentruashvili, Louisiana Tech
M16       Lucie Devier, North Texas