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4/8/2009 - MEN'S TENNIS
Tori Nets Final Weekly Honor of 2009
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MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate junior Javier Tori led the Spartans to a pair of conference victories over the weekend, setting up a winner-take-all match-up with ETSU for the A-Sun title this week. For his efforts, the Lima, Peru native earned his second career Player of the Week honor, the conference office announced on Wednesday.
Tori, who has led the Spartans (22-2 overall, 9-0 A-Sun) to a school-record 20 straight wins, set the program record for combined wins in a career and tied the mark for career singles wins with wins in singles and doubles play on Friday afternoon at FGCU before setting the singles mark on Saturday at Stetson. With 58 career singles wins, he broke the 12-year-old school record by Jorge Ventura from 1994-97. His 122 career combined wins (58 singles wins and 64 doubles wins) passed the two-year-old record of 119 set by Stefan Dumitrescu (2003-07).
The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun stands for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas, with a focus on the balance between the two for our student-athletes. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.
Other Top Performer:
Fausto Rocha, Belmont (Santa Cruz Do Sul, Brazil – Sr. – Sports Administration) – Went 3-0 in singles and 3-0 in doubles as the Bruins won all three of their conference matches this past week. His three wins this past week now tie him for most career singles wins (52) in BU's Division I era.
