DENVER – New Mexico State men's tennis senior Mauri Benitez was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Week in singles on Tuesday the league announced.
This is the first player of the week honor for Benitez and second singles player of the week honor for NM State – three if you include the fall, which is voted on monthly.
Benitez went 2-0 last weekend in singles at the H-E-B Tournament of Champions, including the match clinching point against UT Rio Grande Valley this past weekend.
The Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, product first took down Texas A&M – Corpus Christi's Okkie Kellerman in straight sets 6-3, 6-3.