Wingate Pair Sweeps SAC Tennis Weekly Awards

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Wingate junior Neal Towlson and senior Ali Evers have been named the SAC Tennis Players of the Week after both Bulldog teams picked up wins over Limestone and Carson-Newman.

SAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week | Neal Towlson, Wingate

Towlson won all four of his singles and doubles matches last week, helping the Wingate men improve its record to 10-6 overall and 5-0 in SAC play.

Towlson opened his week on Wednesday with a three-set win over Limestone's Antoine Le Dore in the No. 1 singles match and an 8-4 victory with partner Sebastian Hall over Le Dore and Daniel Lopez in the No. 1 doubles match. He then earned a 6-1, 6-2 singles win over Carson-Newman's Juan Sebastian Perez and an 8-2 doubles victory over Perez and Stefano Daza on Saturday – both in the No. 1 positions.

Towlson is now 6-8 in singles play and 8-7 in doubles action this season for the Bulldogs.

SAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week | Ali Evers, Wingate

Evers played No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles for Wingate, going 4-0 individually in the Bulldogs' team wins over Limestone and Carson-Newman.

In singles play, Evers earned a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Limestone's Alexandra Boulbin and a 6-2, 6-0 win against Carson-Newman's Patricia Guerreiro. She also partnered with teammate Becca Thomas in doubles, picking up wins over LC's Marian Pinate and Julia Moreira, and C-N's tandem of Guerreiro and Jennifer Ott.

On the season, Evers is 8-6 in singles and 8-5 in doubles matches. WU currently leads the SAC with a 5-0 conference record.