SEATTLE, Wash. - Veselin Kiselkov and Clement Hamel have been named the Western Athletic Conference Doubles Players of the Week for the week ending March 9.
"This is a very well deserved recognition for Veselin and Clement!" said Head Coach Kristina Hollander. "They've been playing extremely well at the number one doubles position, beating teams like Washington, Idaho State, and Weber State. I am proud of their hard work and excited for the upcoming matches!"
Kiselkov and Hamel received this award after their stellar play against Idaho State and Weber State. During their dual match against Weber State, Kiselkov and Hamel defeated Connor Kruger and William Zulch, 6-3. The next day, in their dual match against Idaho State, Kiselkov and Hamel pulled off a close win in a very competitive match against Andreas Kramer and Velentino De Pellegrin, 7-6(4).
The duo also has a win against Washington's pairing of Dzianis Zharyn and Cesar Bouchelaghem, who are currently ranked 44th in the nation in doubles. Additionally, in their match against Oregon's Quinn Vandercasteele and Joshua Charlton, Kiselkov and Hamel were up 5-4 and 40:15 before the doubles point was clinched. Vandercasteele and Charlton are ranked eighth in the nation for doubles.
Stay connected with Seattle U men's tennis and get all the latest team updates by downloading the GoSeattleU mobile app available now for free in the App Store or Google Play.
"This is a very well deserved recognition for Veselin and Clement!" said Head Coach Kristina Hollander. "They've been playing extremely well at the number one doubles position, beating teams like Washington, Idaho State, and Weber State. I am proud of their hard work and excited for the upcoming matches!"
Kiselkov and Hamel received this award after their stellar play against Idaho State and Weber State. During their dual match against Weber State, Kiselkov and Hamel defeated Connor Kruger and William Zulch, 6-3. The next day, in their dual match against Idaho State, Kiselkov and Hamel pulled off a close win in a very competitive match against Andreas Kramer and Velentino De Pellegrin, 7-6(4).
The duo also has a win against Washington's pairing of Dzianis Zharyn and Cesar Bouchelaghem, who are currently ranked 44th in the nation in doubles. Additionally, in their match against Oregon's Quinn Vandercasteele and Joshua Charlton, Kiselkov and Hamel were up 5-4 and 40:15 before the doubles point was clinched. Vandercasteele and Charlton are ranked eighth in the nation for doubles.
Stay connected with Seattle U men's tennis and get all the latest team updates by downloading the GoSeattleU mobile app available now for free in the App Store or Google Play.