MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The SSAC announced the 2026 SSAC Men’s and Women’s Tennis Players of the Week. Cruz Yanez of Abraham Baldwin was named SSAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week and Victoria Vieten of William Carey was named SSAC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week. The awards are for the week of Feb. 9-15.
Cruz Yanez (Abraham Baldwin – FR - Argentina)
- This is his first-career weekly honor
- Yanez went 3-1 individually against a pair of tough opponents in (RV) Coastal Georgia and NCAA II Middle Georgia
- He won at No. 2 singles in both matches, including beating 2025 First-Team All-Conference selection Daniel Garcia Suarez 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 in a narrow 4-3 loss to the Knights
Victoria Vieten (William Carey – SR – Dusseldorf, Germany)
- This is her sixth-career weekly honor
- Vieten helped the Crusaders to a win over No. 18 Louisiana Christian with two individual wins
- She won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1 singles
Previous Winners (Men, Women)
Week 1: Luis Guilherme Cupertino de Santana (UT Southern), Lucia Rodriguez Garcia (BMCU)