This Week in PAC Men's Tennis

April 10-16

4/17/2023 7:30:00 PM

Week 8 PAC Honors (for matches played April 10-16)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 8 of the 2023 season.
 
PAC Player of the Week
Travis Mistry • Franciscan • Sophomore • Nederland, Texas/Sabine Pass
Mistry led the Barons to a 3-0 week in conference play while going undefeated himself in matches against Waynesburg, W&J and Thiel … He only surrendered two points in six sets of singles play at the #1 spot, as he won each of his three matches in straight sets … Mistry had similar results in #1 doubles play, as he won the three matches by scores of 8-0, 8-0, 8-2 … With these wins, the Barons secured another trip to the conference tournament.
Other notable performers from last week
Allegheny junior Julien Voisey (Tokyo, Japan/ES International School) was 4-0 last week for the Gators, including 6-1, 6-1 wins at fourth singles against Geneva and third singles against Saint Vincent … Grove City junior Jameson Sposato (Frewsburg, N.Y./Frewsburg Central) went 4-2 overall last week, including a 4-0 record against Division III opponents, dropping only one total game in fourth singles wins last week over Penn State Behrend and W&J ... Thiel junior Eli Flinchbaugh (Oil City, Pa./Oil City) was 2-1 at first singles last week, posting straight set wins against Westminster (6-4, 6-3) and W&J (6-3, 6-3) … Waynesburg junior Ethan Lown (Lebanon, Pa./Elizabethtown) posted a combined 4-2 record over three matches this past week, as he was 2-1 at number-one singles and logged an identical mark in doubles while teaming with Michael Saliba … Sophomore Dylan Weiss (South Park, Pa./South Park) went a combined 4-0 last week for 1-1 Westminster, partnering with Jacob Mack to win 8-2 win at No. 2 against Geneva before defeating Thiel 8-2 at No. 1 and winning 6-0, 6-4 at No. 5 singles against Geneva and 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 3 against Thiel.
 
PAC Rookie of the Week
Ethan Carr • Allegheny • Freshman • King of Prussia, Pa./Harriton
Carr went 4-0 in two PAC wins over Geneva and Saint Vincent … He won both No. 1 doubles matches by scores of 8-2 and 8-0 ...Carr was a 6-0, 6-0 winner at No. 2 singles against Geneva and a 6-1, 6-1 winner at No. 1 singles against the Bearcats.
Other notable performers from last week
Franciscan freshman Benjamin Sabol (Bloomfield, N.M./Piedra Vista) was 3-0 in singles, two wins coming at #4 and one at #2, and teamed with his brother Samuel Sabol to go 3-0 at #2 doubles, as the Barons swept three PAC matches … Geneva freshman Braiden Smalley (Gibsonia, Pa./PA Cyber Charter) rallied for a win in #1 singles (3-6, 6-1, 10-7) against Penn State-Altoona while also teaming up with senior Jacques Guillembet to win at #1 doubles (8-5) against Altoona … Grove City freshman Benjamin Jones (Clayton, N.C./Clayton) went 5-1 last week, as he only dropped five games in his two singles win and the lone loss was a three-set decision at #2 singles against Division II Salem (W.Va.) … Westminster freshman Ryan Crissman (Allison Park, Pa./Shaler) earned a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 6 singles against Geneva and partnered with sophomore Thomas Albert against Thiel for an 8-1 win at No. 2 doubles.