Men's Tennis

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

LMU claims freshman of the week

SAN BRUNO, Calif. – For the second time in the last three weeks, San Diego's Oliver Tarvet won West Coast Conference Men's Tennis Singles Player of the Week. Tarvet won two awards this week as he and Luc Wieland won West Coast Conference Doubles Team of the Week. LMU's Kuba Hrynkiewicz claimed West Coast Conference Freshman of the Week for the second time this season.   
 
WEST COAST CONFERENCE SINGLES PLAYER OF THE WEEK – OLIVER TARVET SR. – SAN DIEGO
Extending his winning streak to nine matches in straight sets on the main court, Tarvet won 6-2, 6-1 in No. 16 San Diego’s 4-0 sweep against Saint Mary’s. In his next match of the week, he proved to be even more dominant, winning 6-0, 6-0 in USD’s 4-0 sweep against Pacific. Tarvet has now won conference singles player of the week three times this season.  

Also nominated: Cesar Cruz, LMU; Valentin Faure, Santa Clara; David Fix, Pepperdine

WEST COAST CONFERENCE DOUBLES TEAM OF THE WEEK – OLIVER TARVET, SR., LUC WIELAND, FR., SAN DIEGO
The Torero tandem improved to 3-0 this season after a pair of doubles-point clinching matches during a stretch where USD has swept each of its first four opponents to start conference play. In No. 16 San Diego’s 4-0 sweep against Saint Mary’s, they won 6-1 before winning 6-3 in USD’s 4-0 sweep against Pacific. USD now owns 12 conference weekly awards this season. 

Also nominated: Luca Bluett and John Kim, Santa Clara; Cesar Cruz and Emil Kindhult, LMU; David Fix and Lasse Poertner, Pepperdine

WEST COAST CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK – KUBA HRYNKIEWICZ, FR. – LMU
Against Gonzaga last Friday, Kuba Hrynkiewicz won decisively in singles, 6-1, 6-0. He followed that up with a hard-fought three-set win against Portland's Stefan Skobolev last Saturday, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. LMU now owns six conference weekly awards this season.  

Also nominated: Timo Barthes, San Diego

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
April 7: 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
March 31: Jonty Giesen and Nico Rating, Pacific
April 7: Oliver Tarvet and Luc Wieland, San Diego

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
April 7: Kuba Hrynkiewicz, LMU