DALLAS – Liberty’s Rodrigo Santiago Arraez and MTSU’s Igor Mandou Berranger and Shu Matsuoka earned Conference USA Tennis Athlete of the Week honors on the men’s side. MTSU’s Zenn Lim and Liberty’s Daniella O’Neill and Maria Turchetto received the women’s CUSA Tennis Athletes of the Week honors.  
   
CUSA Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week – Rodrigo Santiago Arraez, Liberty – So. – Toledo, Spain 
Santiago Arraez displayed a tremendous week from the No. 4 singles position in wins over No. 70 Florida Atlantic and No. 24 South Florida. The sophomore began his perfect week with a defeat of Florida Atlantic’s Jan Kusy in straight sets (6-1, 6-3). In his final match, he bested USF’s Ettore Danesi 6-2, 3-6, 7-5. Santiago Arraez currently owns a three-match winning streak and leads the Flames with 10 singles wins, including a 4-1 mark at the No. 3 position.
 
CUSA Men’s Doubles Team of the Week 
Igor Mandou Berranger, MTSU – So. – Eaubonne, France
Shu Matsuoka, MTSU – Jr. – Tokyo, Japan
 
The duo of Mandou Berranger and Matsuoka were the only pair of Blue Raiders to pick up a win in doubles against No. 44 Memphis. The pair secured a 6-4 victory over Luis Carvalho and Alejandro Vizoso on court No. 3 on Sunday. The Blue Raiders fought back to take the match 4-3 over the Tigers. Sunday’s match was the first time this season the duo has been paired together.
 
CUSA Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week – Zenn Lim, MTSU – So. – Selangor, Malaysia
Lim captured wins in all three of her matches last week, including clinches over CUSA opponents, Kennesaw State and Jax State. On Wednesday, she defeated Ingrid Forsberg from St. Thomas, 6-1, 6-3. On Saturday, she delivered for the Blue Raiders, clinching the match with a three-set victory over KSU’s Terezia Baraniakova, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Later that day, with tow courts left in play, the sophomore secured the match with a dominant 6-2, 6-2 victory over Jax State’s Ella Tuomela, helping the Blue Raiders to a 4-2 win. 
 
CUSA Women’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
Daniella O’Neill, Liberty, R-So., Dorado, Puerto Rico
Maria Turchetto, Liberty, So., Florianopolis, Brazil 
 
O’Neill and Turchetto earned their second consecutive CUSA weekly honor after a 2-0 weekend in CUSA play, with No. 1 doubles wins over FIU (7-5) and New Mexico State (6-4). The duo leads Liberty with nine doubles (9-8, 17-13) all in the No. 1 slot. The tandem of Flames also currently own a five-match winning streak and a 4-0 record in conference play this season. 
 
2025 CUSA Men’s Tennis Athletes of the Week   
J15       N/A   
J22       Shu Matsuoka, MTSU   
J28       Kacper Szymkowiak, MTSU 
F5        Tobias Wallin, NM State
F12       Karim Al-Amin, MTSU
F19       Ondrej Horak, MTSU
F26      Shu Matsuoka, MTSU
M5       Shu Matsuoka, MTSU
M12      Charlie Penman, Jax State
M19      Jakub Kroslak, MTSU
M26     Itay Feigin, NM State
A2        Rodrigo Santiago Arraez, Liberty
 
2025 CUSA Men’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week   
J15       N/A   
J22       Karim Al-Amin & Ondrej Horak, MTSU   
J28       Ernst Gouws & Carl Roothman, Liberty 
F5        Tobias Wallin & Gustavo Campos, NM State
F12       Shu Matsuoka & Rostislav Halfinger, MTSU
F19       Kacper Szymkowiak & Jakub Kroslak, MTSU
F26      Zach Murphy & Lucius Soller, Jax State
M5       Karim Al-Amin & Ondrej Horak, MTSU
M12      N/A
M19      Karim Al-Amin & Ondrej Horak, MTSU
M26     Itay Feigin & Holland Snell, NM State
A2        Igor Mandou Berranger & Shu Matsuoka, MTSU
   
2025 CUSA Women’s Tennis Athletes of the Week   
J15       Zoie Epps, LA Tech   
J22       Ekaterina Khairutdinova, FIU   
J28       Ekaterina Khairutdinova, FIU
F5        Zoie Epps, LA Tech
F12       Anna Pinaieva, NM State
F19       Alessia Truden, MTSU
F26      Ana Rodrigues, LA Tech
M5       Sofia Blanco, WKU
M12      Zoie Epps, LA Tech
M19      Carlotta Mencaglia, UTEP
M26     Ana Rodrigues, LA Tech
A2        Zenn Lim, MTSU
   
2025 CUSA Women’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week   
J15       Valery Gynina & Ekaterina Khairutdinova, FIU   
J22       Valery Gynina & Ekaterina Khairutdinova, FIU   
J28       Emily Schut & Mia Miranda, WKU
F5        Zoie Epps & Ana Rodrigues, LA Tech
F12       Alice Brook & Maria Tsironi, LA Tech
F19       Cassidy Mataia & Ilaria Sposetti, MTSU
F26      Oyinlomo Quadre & Katerina Mandelikova, FIU
M5       Sofia Blanco & Rachel Hermanova, WKU
M12      Zoie Epps & Ana Rodrigues, LA Tech
M19      Ella Tuomela & Polina Ramenskaja, Jax State
M26     Daniella O’Neill & Maria Turchetto, Liberty
A2        Daniella O’Neill & Maria Turchetto, Liberty