DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Embry-Riddle’s Simon Felix has been tabbed as The Sun Conference men’s tennis Player of the Week for the week ending Mar. 27, the league office announced on Monday. A freshman from Geneva, Switzerland, Felix improved to a team-best 22-3 singles record and a 21-7 ledger in doubles after winning each of his four singles and four doubles matches last week.
Felix began the week with a 6-2, 6-1 win in singles and an 8-3 win in doubles with Peter Francis as his partner as the Eagles blanked Northwestern Ohio 9-0. Later that day, he earned a shutout (6-0, 6-0) in singles and an 8-1 win in doubles in an exhibition match against Coastal Georgia.
Felix scored the clincher in each of the Eagles’ next two matches. He bested Ave Maria’s Matthew Vicinanzo 6-0, 6-0 in singles and teamed up with Francis for an 8-0 win in doubles as the Eagles blanked the Gyrenes 9-0. Felix pulled out a 7-6 (8-6), 6-1 win against Northwood’s Mihkel Kruusmagi at No. 3 singles and an 8-3 doubles win as the Eagles topped the Seahawks 7-2.
Other Nominees:
Darnell Sgubin, SCAD Savannah
Juuso Tapanainen, Webber International
Federico Acevedo, St. Thomas