SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference has named Gonzaga’s Vincent Rettke the West Coast Conference Singles Player of the Week and the BYU duo of Sam Tullis and Ben Gajardo the Doubles Team of the Week.
Rettke went 3-0 in singles on the week, helping Gonzaga go 2-1 on the road with wins over two WCC opponents. First on Friday, he was the clinching point in a 4-1 win over San Francisco with a come-from-behind 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over Phuc Huynh. On Saturday, he clinched the match once again in a 4-3 in over Santa Clara with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over Robert Seby. In the finale for the week, he earned a 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 win over UC Davis’ Daniel Landa.
Tullis and Gajardo become the third BYU doubles team to earn a weekly honor after the duo clinched the doubles point for the Cougars at No. 2 doubles with a 6-4 victory over the No. 46 doubles team in the nation, San Diego’s Joel Gamerov and August Holmgren. This win continued the duo’s 14-0 win streak for the season.
Also Nominated Singles: Matthew Pearce, BYU; Nick Borchenko, LMU; Matias Sborowitz, Pepperdine; Daniel Krutik, Saint Mary’s; Gui Osorio, San Diego
Also Nominated Doubles: Diego Nava & Nick Borchenko, LMU; Adrian Oetzbach & Tim Zeitvogel, Pepperdine; Guus Koevermans & David Norfeldt, San Diego
2019 WCC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week
Week 1 (2/5) – Robert Seby, Santa Clara
Week 2 (2/12) – Lukas Moenter, Loyola Marymount
Week 3 (2/19) – Gui Osorio, San Diego
Week 4 (2/26) – Ross Watson, Pacific
Week 5 (3/5) – Gui Osorio, San Diego
Week 6 (3/12) – Jeffrey Hsu, BYU
Week 7 (3/19) – Jeffrey Hsu, BYU
Week 8 (3/26) – Nico Borter, San Diego
Week 9 (4/2) – Vincent Rettke, Gonzaga
2019 WCC Men’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
Week 1 (2/5) – Mateo Vereau Melendez and Matthew Pearce, BYU
Week 2 (2/12) – Sean Hill and Jeffrey Hsu, BYU
Week 3 (2/19) – Guus Koevermans and David Norfeldt, San Diego
Week 4 (2/26) – Sean Hill and Jeffrey Hsu, BYU
Week 5 (3/5) – Eleftherios Neos and Tom Hann, Portland
Week 6 (3/12) – Mateo Vereau Melendez and Matthew Pearce, BYU
Week 7 (3/19) – Tadiwa Chinamo and Akram El Sallaly, Pacific
Week 8 (3/26) – Tadiwa Chinamo and Akram El Sallaly, Pacific
Week 9 (4/2) – Sam Tullis and Ben Gajardo, BYU