Alex Cooper Named SAA Player Of Week
The Southern Athletic Association [SAA] has named the Men’s Tennis Player of the Week for the week of March 16 – 22, with Bermuda’s Alex Cooper, who attends Sewanee University in Tennessee, taking the honour.
The SCC website said, ”In two wins over nationally ranked opponents this weekend, senior Alex Cooper led Sewanee with a 4-0 record to a 5-4 win over #38 Christopher Newport University and a 6-3 win over #37 Washington and Lee University.
“Against CNU, Cooper paired with Scott Gallimore to earn the Tigers only doubles win at number 3, 8-2. With the team score knotted at 4-4 and Cooper down 4-1 in the third, then again down 5-4 and down double match point, Cooper prevailed 7-5 to clinch the win.
“Against W&L, Cooper played number one doubles with Eric Roddy defeating Holt and Hu, 8-6. He then won the fifth and deciding point at number six singles by defeating Joe Siami 6-4, 6-4.”
