LMU’s Hoffmann, Wingate’s Thomas Earn SAC Tennis Weekly Honors

ROCK HILL, SC - As the SAC Men's and Women's Tennis regular season came to a close, Lincoln Memorial's Philipp Hoffmann and Wingate's Becca Thomas have been selected as SAC Men's and Women's Tennis Players of the Week for matches played April 9-15, the SAC office announced Tuesday.

Hoffmann started the week against Milligan with a 6-0, 6-0 shutout at the No. 1 position, en route to a 9-0 win. The junior continued to add victories as he took a doubles victory, alongside Stefan Hall, over Georgetown's Chris Bartlett and Benjamin Aspillaga 9-8 at the No.1 spot. Later, Hoffmann continued to cruise, with a 6-3, 6-1 victory in No. 1 singles.

The Karlsruhe, Germany native closed out the regular season with another doubles victory, this time over Limestone's No. 1 tandem, 9-7 Hoffmann followed that performance with a 6-1, 6-1 win at the No. 1 spot, to propel LMU over the Saints, 7-2.

Hoffmann dropped just one match in singles play all season long, and just four matches in doubles action.

[RELATED: SAC Men's Tennis e-Report]

Thomas went undefeated for the week, as Wingate clinched a share of the SAC regular season title and the top-seed in the year's conference championship. In the 8-1 victory over Mars Hill, Thomas paired up with Ali Evers to knock off Erika Pinate and Tatiana Dualiby 9-8 at the No. 1 position. In the singles round, the freshman notched a 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 win over Dualiby at the No. 2 slot.

Three days later, Thomas, alongside Evers again, tallied a victory over Coker's No. 1 duo, 8-6. The Alpharetta, Ga., native closed out the week and the regular season with a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 2 to earn her fifteenth singles win of the season.

[RELATED: SAC Women's Tennis e-Report]

SAC Tennis Players of the Week - April 17

Men
Philipp Hoffmann, Lincoln Memorial
Jr. | Karlsruhe, Germany

Women
Becca Thomas, Wingate
Fr. | Alpharetta, Ga.