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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. --  Southern Virginia freshman Paul Monson secured CAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week accolades for March 13, 2018.   

Player of the Week

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Southern Virginia freshman Paul Monson secured CAC Player of the Week honors after posting 2-0 marks in both singles and doubles in a pair of wins for the Knights over West Virginia State and Ferrum. Playing at No. 5 singles vs. West Virginia State and No. 2 singles vs. Ferrum, Monson did not drop a single game in either match with identical 6-0, 6-0 scores. At No. 3 doubles, he posted a 6-3 victory against West Virginia State and a 8-2 win against Ferrum. 

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL (3/13)

CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT: Nicholas Ruzicka, Jr., Spicewood, Texas/Lake Travis

FROSTBURG STATE: Derek Thompson, Jr., Cumberland, Md./Fort Hill

MARY WASHINGTON: Ryland Byrd, Jr., Jonesborough, Tenn./Science Hill

SALISBURY: Matthew Ryan, So., Salisbury, Md./James M. Bennett

NOTES AROUND THE CONFERENCE

In the ITA National Team Rankings, Mary Washington is ranked No. 16 and Christopher Newport is No. 30 ... Frostburg State junior Derek Thompson posted wins at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles in Frostburg's loss to Geneva. Thompson posted a 6-3, 6-4 win in singles and joined with Joey Cox for an 8-2 victory in doubles ... Mary Washington junior Ryland Byrd picked up a singles and doubles win in #16 UMW's pair of matches in California this week. He notched a singles win, 1-6, 7-6, 10-3, in a 6-3 loss to Pomona Pitzer, and added a doubles win at three against Redlands ... Salisbury sophomore Matthew Ryan won the decisive match at No. 6 singles in the Sea Gulls' 5-4 win at Franklin & Marshall, winning 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (10-8).

2017-18 CAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK