Anderson’s Stan Atema Named Men’s Tennis Player Of The Week

ROCK HILL, SC -- Anderson University's Stan Atema has been named the South Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week for the week ending March 1, announced conference officials Wednesday.

Atema, a junior from Marabella, Spain, helped lead the Trojans to a perfect 2-0 record on the week, as Anderson defeated SAC opponent Mars Hill 7-2 on the road and topping local rival Erskine 8-1.

Atema boasted a clean slate, collecting two wins on the singles side at No. 1 and teaming up with Daniel Gonzalez to earn two doubles victories at No. 1 as well. He defeated Mars Hill's Lucas Simm 6-3, 6-4 and paired with Gonzalez to defeat Mars Hill's Simm and Enrico Patriarca at No. 1 doubles. Against Erskine, he defeated Angelo Ciarrocchi, 6-7, 6-4, 10-5 at No. 1 singles. Atema and Gonzalez defeated Ciarrocchi and Christian Ranguelov, 8-1 at No. 1 doubles.

Atema and Gonzalez also earned a win over USC Aiken's Gregory Andrade and Bruno Orlandini, the 14th ranked doubles team in the nation earlier this season. He is 3-0 in conference play on the season, helping boost AU to the top of the league standings.