SAN BRUNO, Calif. – For the second straight week, Jonty Giesen and Nico Rating won West Coast Conference Men's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week. For the third time this season, Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida won West Coast Conference Freshman of the Week. LMU garnered West Coast Conference Singles Player of the Week accolades for the third time this season with Cesar Cruz earning the award this week.  
 
WEST COAST CONFERENCE SINGLES PLAYER OF THE WEEK – CESAR CRUZ, SO. – LMU
Cesar Cruz went 3-0 on the No. 2 court last week. Against Dartmouth, Cruz won 6-4, 6-2 before collecting two singles wins in conference play. Cruz won 6-2, 6-1 win against Pacific and again against Saint Mary's 6-1, 6-3. Cruz never trailed in all three matches. This is Cruz's first conference singles weekly award this season. 

Also nominated: David Fix, Pepperdine; John Kim, Santa Clara; Oliver Tarvet, San Diego

WEST COAST CONFERENCE DOUBLES TEAM OF THE WEEK – JONTY GIESEN, SO., NICO RATING, SO., PACIFIC
The Tiger duo went 2-0 on the top court in doubles with wins last week over Pepperdine and LMU. The Tigers now own two conference doubles team of the week awards this season. 

Also nominated: Cesar Cruz and Emil Kindhult, LMU; Lambert Ruland and Adrien Berrut, San Diego

WEST COAST CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK – GUSTAVO RIBEIRO de ALMEIDA, FR. – PEPPERDINE
Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida won both of his singles matches at Pacific and Saint Mary's in straight sets. The Waves now own three conference weekly awards this season. 

Also nominated: Manvydas Balciunas, San Diego; Emil Kindhult, LMU

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
March 31: Cesar Cruz, LMU

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
March 31: 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
March 31: Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida, Pepperdine