2021 Men's Tennis Players of the Week

  • Jack Fishwick, Roanoke, Sr., #1 Singles/#1 Doubles
    April 26, 2021
    Fishwick, a senior from Roanoke, Va., put together a big week in helping Roanoke to a 2-2 showing including 2-1 against ODAC opponents. Fishwick went 4-0 in singles play at the #1 flight and 3-1 with partner Zach Kriebel at #1 doubles. The duo posted an 8-5 win in doubles play with Fishwick adding a 6-4, 2-6, 10-7 win over Rufus Nurminen in singles play to account for the Maroons two points in a 7-2 non-conference setback to Averett. After Fishwick and Kriebel lost, 8-5, to Washington and Lee in doubles action, Fishwick defeated Evan Brady, 6-3, 0-6, 10-8, to post RC's point in an 8-1 loss to the Generals. In an 8-1 team win over Emory & Henry, Fishwick and Kriebel won 8-1 and then Fishwick added a 6-2, 6-1 win over Brandon McGuire in singles play. In a 7-2 team victory over Shenandoah, RC's doubles duo won 8-4 with Fishwick posting a 6-4, 6-0 win over Keith Orr in singles action.
  • Elijah Gregory, Guilford, Sr., #2-3 Singles, #1 Doubles
    April 19, 2021
    Gregory, a senior from Advance, N.C., helped the Quakers to a 2-1 week in which he went a combined 6-0 between singles and doubles play. His efforts helped Guilford to a pair of ODAC wins to keep them in the hunt at the top of the league table. Gregory and doubles partner Joe Horne posted a trio of wins from the top flight. That began with an 8-3 triumph over Tyler Brice and Andrew Donelson in the Quakers' 9-0 at Hampden-Sydney. The duo earned an 8-2 victory over Canon Second and Nick Kiser in a 7-2 victory over Bridgewater. Gregroy and Horne then earned an 8-4 result over Trent Harner and Coleman Baker in GC's non-conference loss to Methodist, 6-3. Gregory's singles wins against H-SC and BC came from the #3 position. He defeated H-SC's Bryson Alley, 6-0, 6-3, and topped BC's Kiser 6-0, 6-2. He moved p to the #2 spot against Methodist and posted a 6-1, 6-4 win over Henry Murray.
  • Mitchell Perry, Virginia Wesleyan, Sr., #1 Singles, #1 Doubles
    April 12, 2021
    Perry, a senior from Johns Creek, Ga., picks up his second straight weekly award following a very busy and successful week for the Virginia Wesleyan men's squad. The Marlins went 3-2 in five team matches last week with Perry posting a 4-1 record at #1 singles and a 5-0 with partner Felix Bevc at #1 doubles. In a match against Division I Norfolk State (L, 7-0), Perry and Bevc posted a 6-4 win over Ignaio Guevel and Frederico Rebecchini. Perry accounted for two points in a 6-3 setback to Methodist. He and Bevc won 8-6 over Jordan Theron and Patrick Newsome in doubles play with Perry adding a 6-1, 6-3, win over Henry Murray in singles action. VWU posted an 8-1 win over Roanoke with Perry and Bevc winning 8-4 over Jack Fishwick and Grayson White in doubles action. Perry earned a 4-6, 6-1, 6-0, singles result over Fishwick. Virginia Wesleyan also posted a pair of 8-1 win over Emory & Henry and Lynchburg. Perry and Bevc earned an 8-1 win over Archer Marlow and Sean Given from E&H and an 8-0 victory over Daniel Christian and Carter McCleary from Lynchburg in doubles play. Perry picked singles wins over E&H Brandon McGuire, 6-3, 6-1, and LYN's Colton Mullins, 6-0, 6-0. Perry is 7-4 overall in singles matches and 10-2 overall in doubles matches.
  • Mitchell Perry, Virginia Wesleyan, Sr., #1 Singles, #1 Doubles
    April 05, 2021
    Perry, a senior from Johns Creek, Ga., helped Virginia Wesleyan pick up a 7-1 ODAC victory over Randolph College. Perry and Felix Bevc teamed up to earn an 8-4 win at #1 doubles over Alex Kulvivat and Nico Alvarado. Perry then earned a 6-0, 7-5, win over Alvarado at #1 singles. Perry is now 3-3 overall in singles matches and 5-2 with Bevc in doubles action.
  • Evan Brady, Washington and Lee, So., #1/2 Singles, #1/2 Doubles
    March 29, 2021
    Brady, a sophomore from Glen Head, N.Y., went 4-0 last week in helping Washington and Lee pick up a pair of team wins over Bridgewater and Hampden-Sydney. In an 8-1 win over Bridgewater, Brady and first-year doubles partner Connor Coleman earned an 8-0 win over Canon Secord and Matthew Gordon at #1 doubles. Brady then topped Gordon, 6-0, 6-1, at #2 singles. In the Generals 5-0 win over Hampden-Sydney, Brady and Coleman won 8-0 at #2 doubles. Brady added a 6-0, 6-1, win over Tyler Brice at #1 singles. For the season, Brady is 6-0 in singles play and 4-0 in doubles action.
  • Dalton Capobianco, Roanoke, Jr., #2-3 Singles, #2 Doubles
    March 22, 2021
    Capobianco, a junior from New York, N.Y., helped lead Roanoke to a pair of ODAC team wins over Bridgewater and Lynchburg. In a 5-4 at BC, Capobianco paired with Zach Kriebel for an 8-5 win over Nick Kiser and Gabe Edler at #2 doubles. Capobianco then posted a 6-0, 6-1, result over Kiser at #3 singles. In an 8-1 win at Lynchburg, Capobianco and Kriebel were again victorious at #2 doubles, this time via an 8-2 result over Colton Mullins and Vincent Oliver. Capobianco moved up a rung to #2 in singles play and earned a 6-3, 6-0, win over Daniel Christian. Capobianco is now 4-1 in singles play and 4-1 in doubles action including a 3-1 record with Kriebel.
  • Keith Orr, Shenandoah, Fy., #1 Singles, #1 Doubles
    March 15, 2021
    Orr, a first-year from Chantilly, Va., helped the Hornets to pair of team victories last week to get Shenandoah's season started at 2-0. In a 5-4 win over St. Mary's (Md.), Orr joined Vitali Rivera for an 8-1 win at #1 doubles. He then defeated Stephan Alam, 6-2, 6-4, at #1 singles. In another close 5-4 win, this time over Shepherd University, Orr and Rivera earned an 8-2 win at #1 doubles. Orr then took down Evan Dokken, 6-3, 6-4, at #1 singles to account for his fourth team-point of the week.
  • Vincent Oliver, Lynchburg, Sr., #5 Singles, #2 Doubles
    March 08, 2021
    Oliver, a senior from Springfield, Va, helped propel Lynchburg to a pair of team victories last week. In a 9-0 triumph over Ferrum, Oliver won 6-0, 6-0 at #5 singles and then joined Colton Mullins for an 8-1 victory at #2 doubles. In a 6-3 win over Randolph, Oliver posted an 8-0 super-set win at #5 singles and again paired with Mullins for an 8-6 result at #2 doubles.
  • Jack Fishwick, Roanoke, Sr., #1 Singles/#1 Doubles
    March 01, 2021
    Fishwick, a senior from Roanoke, Va., helped the Maroons open the season with a 1-1 showing against a pair of ODAC opponents. Fishwick claimed all four points in his #1 doubles and #1 singles match opportunities. He posted a 6-3, 6-3 singles win and joined Grayson White for an 8-3 doubles victory in Roanoke's 8-1 team victory over Hampden-Sydney. That marked the first time the Maroons have defeated the Tigers since the 2015-16 season. Fishwick and White again claimed a point against Guilford via an 8-6 doubles results. Fishwick added a 7-6, 6-1 singles triumph to account for two of RC's three-points in the Quakers' 6-3 team win.
  • ODAC Athletes of the Week | Baseball, Basketball, Football, Lacrosse, Softball, Swimming, Tennis
    March 01, 2021
    The largest reporting day of the season kicks off Week 7 of ODAC weekly awards. While this is the final report for basketball and swimming ahead of their postseason events this week, baseball and softball continue with the addition of football, lacrosse, and tennis augmenting this week's honorees. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards include (pictured from top and left): Grayson Overstreet from Emory & Henry football, Jared Medwar from Hampden-Sydney lacrosse, Hanna Hull from Virginia Wesleyan softball, Buzz Anthony from Randolph-Macon men's basketball, Daja Burgee from VWU softball, Trevor O'Neill from Lynchburg men's swimming, Christina Harris from LYN women's tennis, Brett Tharp from Bridgewater football, Kaitlyn Harley from Ferrum women's lacrosse, Owen Tappy from H-SC baseball, Alexis Hoppers from E&H women's basketball, Avery Neaves from LYN baseball, Claire Galloway from LYN women's swimming, and Jack Fishwick from Roanoke men's tennis.