LMU’s Philipp Hoffman Named Men’s Tennis Player Of The Week
ROCK HILL, SC -- Lincoln Memorial University's Philipp Hoffman has been named the South Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week for the week ending April 5, 2010.
Hoffman, a freshman from Karlsruhe, Germany (Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium, Karlsruhe), helped the Railsplitters stay a perfect 6-0 in SAC action and move to 12-1 overall with wins over Lenoir-Rhyne, Milligan and Tusculum last week.
He also improved his season record at No. 2 singles to 11-0 and No. 1 doubles to 13-0. He defeated Lenoir-Rhyne's Hernando Saavedra 6-1, 6-2, Milligan's Kody Horne 6-0, 6-1 and Luis Zamora 6-0, 6-1 at singles. With partner Tom Goossens he defeated Lenoir-Rhyne's Brian Reid and Hernando Saavedra 8-2, Milligan's Ricky Jones and Wesley Rice 8-1, and Tusculum's Henrique Rodrigues and Luis Zamora 8-2.
