DALLAS – Following the opening month of fall competition, Kennesaw State’s Ema Baraniakova and Jax State’s Marko Milosavljevic have been named Conference USA’s Tennis Athletes of the Month.
 
CUSA Women's Athlete of the Month – Ema Baraniakova, Kennesaw State – Sr. – Leopoldov, Slovakia
Baraniakova went 3-0 in No. 1 doubles with Adela Zingorova at the Georgia Mid-Major Mayhem meet. The duo defeated opponents from Mercer, Georgia Southern and Georgia State. The senior also pulled a perfect 6-0 singles record through two tournaments with wins over opponents from Georgia State, Emory, Western Carolina, Georgia Southern and Mercer.
 
CUSA Men’s Athlete of the Month - Marko Milosavljevic, Jax State – Sr. – Vosendorf, Austria
Milosavljevic has been named the CUSA Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Month after a dominant stretch of play in September. Milosavljevic went undefeated in singles at the Georgia Gwinnett College Grizzly Invitational, capturing the Black Draw Championship with three consecutive straight-set victories, including a 6-3, 6-2 win over Georgia Tech’s Mason Taube in the title match. The senior continued his strong fall at the Samford Invitational, adding three more singles victories, while dropping just one doubles match during the month.
 
2026 CUSA Women’s Tennis Athletes of the Month
Sept.    Ema Baraniakova, Kennesaw State
 
2026 CUSA Men’s Tennis Athletes of the Month
Sept.    Marko Milosavljevic, Jax State