DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Peter Francis earned his second Sun Conference Player of the Week honor of 2011 after leading the Embry-Riddle men’s tennis team to a 2-1 record during the week ending Mar. 20. Francis won all three of his singles and doubles matches to improve his overall singles record to 15-7 and his doubles mark to 11-5.
Against second-ranked Auburn Montgomery, Francis won his doubles match to lead the Eagles to a 7-2 win over the Senators. In a loss to No. 5 Oklahoma Christian, the junior earned an 8-2 win in singles and a 7-5, 6-4 victory in singles and he closed out the week with another 8-2 doubles win and a 6-4, 6-2 decision in singles as the Eagles defeated No. 25 Oklahoma Christian 8-1.
Other Nominees:
Juuso Tapanainen, Webber International
Kaan Yaylali, SCAD Savannah
Adrian Escarate, St. Thomas