Week 3: AAC Men's and Women's Tennis Players of the Week

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Denilson Martinez of Montreat and Stephanie Petit of Montreat are the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Men's and Women's Tennis Players of the Week, the league announced Monday.

This is the third edition of the weekly honors for the 2022 season. The next set of awards will be announced on March 28.

AAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Denilson Martinez - Montreat - Fr.

• Played at No. 2 singles and No. 3 doubles for Montreat, which went 1-0 on the week by defeating No. 6 Union 5-2.
• At No. 2 singles, defeated Sebastiano Zorzi 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.
• Teamed up with Marcos Castares to defeat Grace's No. 3 doubles team 6-4.
• This is his first weekly honor this season.

AAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week
Stephanie Petit - Montreat - Sr. - Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Helped Montreat go 1-1 on the week as she was 2-0 in singles play and 1-1 at doubles.
• Played at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles.
• Scored 1 of Montreat's 2 points at No. 1 singles in a 5-2 loss to NCAA Division I Southeast Missouri State, winning 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2).
• Posted a 6-2, 7-5 singles win and a 6-2 doubles win in a 6-1 win over No. 8 Union.
• This is her first weekly honor this season.

Previous Tennis Players of the Week award winners
Week 1 - Gabriel Ortiz, Tennessee Wesleyan (Men's); Teodora Jovic, Union (Women's)
Week 2 - Gerhard Swart, Union (Men's); Kylie Enarson, Milligan (Women's)
Week 3 - Denilson Martinez, Montreat (Men's); Stephanie Petit, Montreat (Women's)