SAN BRUNO, Calif. –  After earning a share of the conference regular season title for the first time in program history last week, Santa Clara won two of this week's West Coast Conference Men's Tennis Players of the Week. Luca Lemaitre won Singles Player of the Week, while Ferran Redza won Freshman of the Week. Saint Mary's garnered the other conference weekly award as Thibaud Maxant and Finn Dyer claimed Doubles Team of the Week.     
 
WEST COAST CONFERENCE SINGLES PLAYER OF THE WEEK – LUCA LEMAITRE JR. – SANTA CLARA
Luca Lemaitre won a pair of match clinchers on court two last week against opponents from No. 51 LMU and No. 16 San Diego. His win against San Diego secured Santa Clara a share of the conference crown. With the Broncos ahead 3-2, Lemaitre defeated Stian Klaassen 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 for his eighth straight singles victory. Earlier in the week on Monday, the Bronco junior beat LMU's Cesar Cruz 6-3, 6-4 to close out Santa Clara's 4-0 shutout victory. This is the first time this season that Santa Clara won Singles Player of the Week. 

Also nominated: Paulo Hugo Etchecoin, Saint Mary's; David Fix, Pepperdine

WEST COAST CONFERENCE DOUBLES TEAM OF THE WEEK – THIBAUD MAXANT, GR., FINN DYER, SO., SAINT MARY'S
Thibaud Maxant and Finn Dyer went 2-0 last weekend and helped Saint Mary's earn two huge wins in clinching the six seed in the West Coast Conference Tournament. The pair leads the Gaels with 11 doubles wins on the season. This is the first time this season a Gael tandem won conference Doubles Team of the Week. 

WEST COAST CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK – FERRAN REDZA, FR. – SANTA CLARA
Ferran Redza won one doubles match in the win against No. 51 LMU and one singles match in the win over No. 16 San Diego last week. Paired with Valenin Faure on court three, the tandem defeated LMU's Cyrus Ahmad and Darius Tamaddon 6-2 for the first doubles win. The Broncos took the doubles point and defeated LMU 4-0. Redza was inserted into the singles lineup against No. 16 San Diego in the sixth spot for just his fourth start during duals this season. He boasted a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Luc Wieland to put SCU up 2-1 in a match they won 4-2. This is the second time this season that Redza won conference Freshman of the Week. 

Also nominated: Juan Pedro Etchecoin, Saint Mary's

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
April 14: Oliver Tarvet, San Diego
April 21: Luca Lemaitre, Santa Clara

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
April 14: Oliver Tarvet and Stian Klaassen, San Diego
April 21: Thibaud Maxant and Finn Dyer, Saint Mary's

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
April 14: Vincent Marysko, San Diego
April 21: Ferran Redza, Santa Clara