Men's Tennis

TEN: April 14 Athletes of the Week

DALLAS – Louisiana Tech swept Conference USA’s women’s tennis weekly honors with Zoie Epps earning Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week and the duo of Alice Brook and Maria Tsironi earning Women’s Doubles Team of the Week. Middle Tennessee swept on the men’s side, with Eric Crivei receiving the men’s singles award and Ondrej Horak and Antoine Mayoral earning doubles recognition.
 
Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week – Zoie Epps, LA Tech – Jr. – Norman, Oklahoma
Epps helped Louisiana Tech complete a road weekend sweep, closing out the regular season with a 4-1 win at Georgia State followed by a 4-2 victory at Kennesaw State. The Bulldogs are riding a four-match winning streak, having come out on top in 13 of their last 14 matches. Epps went 2-0 in singles at the No. 1 position, first defeating Maria Paredes (GSU) 6-0, 7-5 followed by a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Ema Baraniakova (KSU). The junior improved to 16-1 this spring, having won 13 matches in a row heading into the conference tournament.
 
Women's Doubles Team of the Week - LA Tech
Alice Brook – So. – Ilkley, England
Maria Tsironi – So. – Argyroupoli, Greece
Brook and Tsironi teamed up to help LA Tech complete a road weekend sweep, closing out the regular season with a 4-1 win at Georgia State followed by a 4-2 victory at Kennesaw State, claiming the doubles point in both matches. They went 2-0 in doubles at the No. 2 position, first putting up a bagel against GSU with a 6-0 victory followed by a decisive 6-3 win against KSU. The duo went a perfect 5-0 against CUSA competition during the regular season, improving to 11-6. 
 
Men's Tennis Athletes of the Week – Eric Crivei, MTSU – So. – Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
In the first of two matches, Crivei beat Memphis' Marcos Castro Fabra 6-1, 6-0 on court five. In the next match against Bellarmine, Crivei finished first again, beating Alex English 6-0, 6-1 and helping MTSU to a 7-0 sweep. Now the sophomore is on a single six-match winning streak and ends the regular season with a 12-6 singles record and 12-8 doubles record. 
 
Men's Doubles Team of the Week – MTSU
Ondrej Horak – Sr. – Opava, Czech Republic
Antoine Mayoral – Fr. – Ménilles, France
Horak and Mayoral defeated No. 68 Memphis’ Sam Reeve and Lasse Rensing 7-5 on court two. In their next match against Bellarmine, Mayoral and Horak defeated Colby Berson and Matthew Nice 6-2, moving to 5-0 on the season. The Blue Raiders were able to complete the 7-0 swept over Bellarmine, improving to 20-8.
 
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
F25       Amelia Gorman, Delaware
M4        Zoie Epps, LA Tech
M11      Irene Artigas, Jax State
M18      Nayuma Subba, Sam Houston
M25      Ema Baraniakova, Kennesaw State
A1         Ema Baraniakova, Kennesaw State
A8         Virginia Madueño, WKU
A14       Zoie Epps, LA Tech
 
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
F25       Amelia Gorman & Nayva Vadlamudi, Delaware
M4        Yoanna Radulova & Maria Turchetto, Liberty
M11      Polina Ramenskaja & Aneka Patel, Jax State
M18      Zoie Epps & Isabella Walker, LA Tech
M25      Aleksandra Simeva & Maria Lucia Araoz-Gosn, FIU
A1         Ema Baraniakova & Sofia Madrid, Kennesaw State
A8         Maryia Hrynashka & Paulina Jurkowska, Delaware
A14       Alice Brook & Maria Tsironi, LA Tech
 
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
F25       Birtan Duran, MTSU
M4        Ondrej Horak, MTSU
M11      Siwanat Auytayakul, Liberty
M18      Karim Al-Amin, MTSU
M25      Nathan Walters, Kennesaw State
A1         Birtan Duran, MTSU
A8         Siwanat Auytayakul, Liberty
A14       Eric Crivei, MTSU
 
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
F25       Karim Al-Amin & Ondrej Horak, MTSU
M4        Karim Al-Amin & Ondrej Horak, MTSU
M11      Mason Robins & James Sclater, Delaware
M18      Pere Prat & Federico Garbero, Delaware
M25      Kyvan Rietkerk & Leon Peranovic, Kennesaw State
A1         Ondrej Horak & Antoine Mayoral, MTSU
A8         Benjamin Sparks & David Ekpenyong, Liberty
A14       Ondrej Horak & Antoine Mayoral, MTSU