Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Laalej of Men’s Tennis Chosen as C-USA Player of the Week
1/16/2019 1:48:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Helping to lead the Florida Atlantic University men's tennis team to a 2-1 showing and runner-up finish in the team's opening weekend of the spring, Mehdi Laalej was honored on Wednesday as Conference USA Men's Tennis Player of the Week.
Laalej, a native of Meknes, Morocco and newcomer to the squad as a grad transfer, went 2-0 in singles competition over the weekend at the FSU Spring Invitational. In Saturday's opener, a win over Nebraska, Laalej posted a straight-set victory at No. 4. Later that day, he combined with Thomas Guy for a 6-1 win to give the Owls the team's second doubles victory and key first point of the contest, and would later clinch the match with a come-from-behind three-set singles victory to push FAU past North Florida and into the tournament finals.
The Owls are right back at it again this weekend, with two matches in Orlando as part of the USTA National Campus Collegiate Series (against UNCW at 9 a.m., and BYU at 3 p.m.). Also, on Monday, the team travels south to Coral Gables to take on Miami at 11 a.m. Those three matchups, and four more contests on the road after that, preclude FAU's first matches at home in 2019, Feb. 16 vs. DePaul (9 a.m.) and Tennessee Tech (2 p.m.).
Laalej, a native of Meknes, Morocco and newcomer to the squad as a grad transfer, went 2-0 in singles competition over the weekend at the FSU Spring Invitational. In Saturday's opener, a win over Nebraska, Laalej posted a straight-set victory at No. 4. Later that day, he combined with Thomas Guy for a 6-1 win to give the Owls the team's second doubles victory and key first point of the contest, and would later clinch the match with a come-from-behind three-set singles victory to push FAU past North Florida and into the tournament finals.
The Owls are right back at it again this weekend, with two matches in Orlando as part of the USTA National Campus Collegiate Series (against UNCW at 9 a.m., and BYU at 3 p.m.). Also, on Monday, the team travels south to Coral Gables to take on Miami at 11 a.m. Those three matchups, and four more contests on the road after that, preclude FAU's first matches at home in 2019, Feb. 16 vs. DePaul (9 a.m.) and Tennessee Tech (2 p.m.).
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
Tuesday, May 12
Tuesday, May 05
Thursday, April 23
Wednesday, April 08