Diego Rodriguez, Diego Torres Garner GNAC Men’s Tennis Weekly Honors
WINTHROP, Mass.- Senior Diego Rodriguez (Barquisimeto, Venezuela) and freshman Diego Torres (Weston, Fla.) of the Eastern Nazarene College men's tennis team have been named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week, respectively, announced the league office Monday.
The duo helped the Lions post a pair of victories to clinch the No. 1 seed in the GNAC Tournament.
Rodriguez posted two wins at the No. 1 singles position to move to 6-8 on the season. He partnered with Carlos Sanchez (Malaga, Spain) at the top doubles spot to collect a pair of victories and remain unbeaten in league action.
Torres notched two straight-set wins at the No. 5 singles slot on the week to improve to 6-4 on the year.
Eastern Nazarene wrapped up the regular season with a 9-5 overall record and a 3-0 mark in conference competition. The Lions will host fourth-seeded Regis in the GNAC Tournament semifinals April 30.