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