INDIANAPOLIS – Rockhurst junior Ella Coleman and Southwest Baptist senior Alejandro Beneyto Sanchez have respectively been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference/Athletic Solutions Player of the Week in women's and men's tennis, it was announced by the league office Wednesday.
WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#35 Ella Coleman, Rockhurst
Jr. | Bentonville, Ark.
Major: Exercise Science
Team Results: 6-1 W at Drury (4/17) | 5-2 W at Southwest Baptist (4/18)
- Won both matches at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles
- Recorded singles wins over Drury’s Leana Chanove (6-3, 6-4) and SBU’s Sammi Liu (6-4, 6-0)
- Paired with Marina Magai for doubles victories over Drury’s Chanove/Franca Piaggi (6-1) and SBU’s Liu/Isabella Canedo (6-4)
- Improved to 10-1 in singles and 10-3 in doubles this season
- Earns eighth career Player of the Week Award (4/1/26, 2/18/26, 4/16/25, 3/5/25, 2/19/25, 3/26/24, 3/5/24)
- Last Hawks’ Player of the Week: Ella Coleman (4/1/26)
MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alejandro Beneyto Sanchez, Southwest Baptist
Sr. | Valencia, Spain
Major: Business
Team Results: 7-0 W vs. William Jewell (4/17) | 4-3 W vs. Rockhurst (4/18)
- Won both matches at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles
- Notched singles wins against Jewell’s Wout Bleus (6-1, 6-0) and Rockhurst’s Alex Tikhonov (6-3, 6-3)
- Teamed up with Morresi for doubles victories over Jewell’s Ian Lewis/Patrick Terry (6-2) and Rockhurst’s Ollie Dickason/Diego Schtulmann (6-0)
- Earns second career Player of the Week Award (3/12/26)
- Last Bearcats’ Player of the Week: Romain Ramuz (4/1/26)