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Aaron James Williams Named Sun Belt Men's Tennis Player of the Week

STATESBORO - Georgia Southern junior Aaron James Williams has been named the first Sun Belt Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week for the Spring 2025 season, announced today by league officials.

Williams enjoyed a strong 3-1 start to the Spring season in singles as Georgia Southern opened up the year on the road in Florida. He went 2-1 with wins over Alabama State's Alexandre Verlaguet 6-2, 7-6 (10-8) and FGCU's Jonathan Baron, 6-1, 6-2. On Monday, he picked up a 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 win over No. 24 Florida's JanMagnus Johnson in Gainesville.

The Dusseldorf, Germany, native also teamed with Laurent Julia Calac to notch a 6-3 doubles win over the Gators' duo of Johnson and Adhithya Ganesan.