DALLAS – FIU’s Katerina Mandelikova and Jacksonville State’s Charlie Penman have been named Conference USA’s Tennis Athletes of the Week. For doubles awards, Delaware’s Paulina Jurkowska and Maryia Hrynashka along with Middle Tennessee’s Eric Crivei and Jonasz Dziopak won the honors.
 
Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week – Katerina Mandelikova, FIU – Sr. – Ropice, Czech Republic
Mandelikova produced a dominant 6-0, 7-5 win at No. 1 singles in FIU's matchup with 25th-ranked UCF. She snapped a nine-match winning streak for UCF's Daryna Shoshyna.
 
Women's Doubles Team of the Week – Delaware
Paulina Jurkowska – Jr. – Redditch, England
Maryia Hrynashka – Sr. – Rancho Cordova, Calif.
Jurkowska and Hrynashka played to 2-1 on the day against Seton Hall in the Fightin' Blue Hens' 6-1 victory. The duo won their doubles match 6-3, while Jurkowska won her singles match in the second spot at 6-2, 6-2.
 
Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week – Charlie Penman, Jax State – Gr. – Harrietsham, England
Penman helped lead the Jax State men's tennis team to a 4-1 win over the Troy Trojans. He defeated Troy's Ausias Martin Melo in straight sets in the number one slot for singles play. Penman cruised to a 6-0 first set win before taking the second set 6-3. He is now 2-2 on the year in singles playing the number one court. He has helped Jax State to a 5-0 start on the year and a 24-4 record in singles thus far. 
 
Men's Doubles Team of the Week – MTSU
Eric Crivei – So. – Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Jonasz Dziopak – Sr. – Legnica, Poland
On Friday, Crivei and Dziopak achieved an impressive 6-1 victory against Louisville's Louis Chusseau and Andre Steinbach on court two, securing the doubles point for Middle Tennessee. Sunday, Crivei and Dziopak played a thrilling 7-6 (7-5) win over Oklahoma State's Alessio Basile and Ian Bracks on court two. The match was quite exciting, featuring numerous lead changes, but the Blue Raiders managed to keep their momentum, ultimately winning the doubles point in the tiebreaker.
 
2026 CUSA Women’s Tennis Athletes of the Week
J21        Isabella Walker, LA Tech
J28        Milana Tsulygina, Liberty
F4          Amelia Gorman, Delaware
­­F11       Daniella O'Neill Garcia, Liberty
F18       Katerina Mandelikova, FIU
 
2026 CUSA Women’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
J21        Zoie Epps & Isabella Walker, LA Tech
J28        Yoanna Radulova & Maria Turchetto, Liberty
F4          Virginia Madueño & Barbara Olvera, WKU
F11       Zoie Epps & Isabella Walker, LA Tech
F18       Paulina Jurkowska & Maryia Hrynashka, Delaware
 
2026 CUSA Men’s Tennis Athletes of the Week
J21        Antoine Mayoral, MTSU
J28        Eric Crivei, MTSU
F4          Ondrej Horak, MTSU
F11       Rodrigo Santiago Arraez, Liberty
F18       Charlie Penman, Jax State
 
2026 CUSA Men’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
J21        Karim Al-Amin & Ondrej Horak, MTSU
J28        Lance Urlaub & Holland Snell, NM State
F4          Euan Mackenzie & Tobey Lock, Delaware
F11       Birtan Duran & Antoine Mayoral, MTSU
F18       Eric Crivei & Jonasz Dziopak, MTSU