Lander's Verpeaux, Columbus State's Cigui Named Tennis Players of the Week

Men's Tennis Player of the Week

Vincent Verpeaux, Lander
Soph. • Aix en Provence, France

Verpeaux was 2-0 on the week and improved to 14-0 on the year as he beat 13th-ranked Jerome Leborgne of Georgia College 6-7, 7-5, 11-9 and Jose Martinez of 11th-ranked Flagler 4-6, 6-4, 6-0.  Those two wins, both at #1 singles, improve the sophomore to 6-0 in singles and he becomes one of seven PBC players with 10 or more matches who remain unbeaten on the year. In doubles, he partnered with Adam Jonsson to go 1-1 on the week, falling to GC’s 14th-ranked team of Leborgne and Wadstein 9-8 before beatin the top Flagler team of Martinez and Stolz 8-4.

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Women's Tennis Player of the Week

Paola Cigui, Columbus State
Soph. • Trieste, Italy

Cigui remained perfect on the season as she defeated #9 Clayton State’s Marie Cercelletti 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 and #16 Georgia College’s Lisa Setyon-Onenzio 6-2, 6-1 at #1 singles this week.  The three-setter against Cercelletti was the first set Cigui has dropped this season as she rallied to win the next two.  Ranked #46 in the nation, she is the only player in the Peach Belt to be undefeated at #1 singles, having played all 16 matches in that spot.  In doubles, she partnered with Madeline Johnson to beat Clayton’s Budd and Dedaj 8-4 and paired with Milica Tomic to beat GC’s Barksdale and Setyon-Ortenzio 8-6.

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