Men's Tennis

USD Wins Two Men's Tennis Player Of The Week Awards

Pacific garners conference doubles team of the week

SAN BRUNO, Calif. – After defeating two ranked opponents in dominating fashion, including the back-to-back NCAA Singles National Champion, Oliver Tarvet from San Diego won West Coast Conference Men's Tennis Singles Player of the Week. His teammate Luc Wieland won West Coast Conference Freshman of the Week. Pacific won its first conference weekly award this season as Jonty Giesen and Nico Rating won West Coast Conference Doubles Team of the Week. 
 
WEST COAST CONFERENCE SINGLES PLAYER OF THE WEEK – OLIVER TARVET, SR. – SAN DIEGO
Oliver Tarvet dominated on the No. 1 court for No. 18 San Diego, winning two ranked matchups in straight sets. In Thursday's 5-2 win over No. 49 Harvard, Tarvet took care of business against the No. 84 singles player, dropping just three games, 6-2, 6-1. In Saturday's 6-1 win over No. 28 Columbia, he knocked off back-to-back defending NCAA Singles National Champion and No. 8 Michael Zheng in similar fashion, 6-2, 6-3. Tarvet handed Zheng his first straight-set loss in one year and the least games he's won in a match since March 30, 2024. This marks the second time this season that Tarvet has captured conference singles player of the week. 

Also nominated: Terence Das, Pacific

WEST COAST CONFERENCE DOUBLES TEAM OF THE WEEK – JONTY GIESEN, SO., NICO RATING, SO., PACIFIC
The Tiger duo defeated the pair from Portland in last week's conference match. They won, 6-2, on court one, which led to the Tigers winning the overall team match, 4-2. This is the first conference doubles team of the week award for Pacific.  

WEST COAST CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK – LUC WIELAND, FR. – SAN DIEGO
Making his collegiate singles debut, Luc Wieland went 2-0, also 1-0 in doubles play, in the Toreros' two ranked wins last week. In Thursday's 5-2 win over No. 49 Harvard, Wieland teamed up with Adrien Berrut to claim a 7-6 (8-6) victory. In singles, he posted a 6-0, 6-4 win. In Saturday's 6-1 win over No. 28 Columbia, he continued his perfect start with a 6-3, 5-7, [10-3] super tiebreak victory. USD has now won the last three consecutive conference freshman of the week awards. 

Also nominated: Hasith Gummuluru, Pacific

2026 West Coast Conference Men’s Tennis Singles Players of the Week
January 20: Oliver Tarvet, San Diego
January 27: Max Wuelfing, LMU
February 3: Lasse Poertner, Pepperdine
February 10: Max Wuelfing, LMU
February 17: Edward Winter, Pepperdine
February 24: Adrien Berrut, San Diego
March 3: Lasse Poertner, Pepperdine
March 10: David Fix, Pepperdine
March 17: Lambert Ruland, San Diego
March 24: Oliver Tarvet, San Diego

2026 West Coast Conference Men’s Tennis Doubles Teams of the Week
January 20: Manvydas Balciunas and Stian Klaassen, San Diego
January 27: Luca Bluett and John Kim, Santa Clara
February 3: Edward Winter and Hugh Winter, Pepperdine
February 10: Aleksa Pisaric and Lasse Poertner, Pepperdine
February 17: Darius Tamaddon and Cesar Cruz, LMU
February 24: Valentin Faure and Ferran Redza, Santa Clara
March 3: Nikola Keremedchiev and Cade Fernando, Portland
March 10: Nikola Keremedchiev and Cade Fernando, Portland
March 17: Lambert Ruland and Adrien Berrut, San Diego
March 24: Jonty Giesen and Nico Rating, Pacific

2026 West Coast Conference Men’s Tennis Freshmen of the Week
January 20: Manvydas Balciunas, San Diego
January 27: Kuba Hrynkiewiecz, LMU
February 3: Ferran Redza, Santa Clara
February 10: Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida, Pepperdine
February 17: Sam Simmonds, Saint Mary's
February 24: Juan Pedro Etchecoin, Saint Mary's
March 3: Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida, Pepperdine
March 10: Manvydas Balciunas, San Diego
March 17: Manvydas Balciunas, San Diego
March 24: Luc Wieland, San Diego