Date Posted: 2/21/2006

Macon, Ga. - Mercer's Mario Gil (Santa Cruz, Bolivia/Economics) was named men's tennis Atlantic Sun Player of the Week today by the conference office.

Gil won three straight matches, defeating Christian Rybertt of Jacksonville State, 6-1, 6-0, on Thursday and Jacksonville's Connor on Saturday in singles play. Gil and Tobias Ohrstrom teamed up to defeat JU's Marcos Oliveira and Clay Garett.

Mercer will be back in action on Saturday, Mar. 4 when they visit A-Sun newcomer North Florida in DeLand.

The Atlantic Sun Conference announces the Player of the Week every Tuesday during the 2006 men's tennis campaign.

The 11-member league headquartered in Macon, Ga., consists of Belmont, Campbell, ETSU, Florida Atlantic, Gardner-Webb, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Mercer, North Florida and Stetson.