Charlotte, N.C. – Charlotte 49ers sophomore men's tennis player Luca Keist was named Conference USA Player of the Week for the third time in his career. He earned the honor for his play in the 49ers road matches at #19 Tennessee and #22 Alabama this past week.
Keist defeated the 24th-ranked player in the country in Alabama's Mazen Osama in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, this past Monday. He split his doubles matches against the 41st-ranked doubles team from Tennessee last Saturday. He teamed with Constandinos Christoforou to defeat the nationally-ranked team of Tennessee's Preston Touliatos and Timo Stodder, 7-5.