INDIANAPOLIS – The regular season is coming down to a close as teams look to clinch playoff bids while new Great Midwest Athletic Conference Tennis Athletes of the Week honors were named on Wednesday. 
 
The Great Midwest Championship for the men and women will be held again in Owensboro, Ky., with the top four teams each advancing to the postseason.
 
Tiffin’s men have officially clinched a playoff spot, and at least a share of the regular-season title while chasing the top overall seed. The Dragons are 5-0 in the conference schedule 
 
Men’s Athlete of the Week
Carlos Blanco
Findlay
Senior
Caracas, Miranda (Fray Luis Amigo)
 
Playing to the point of decision can leave a few unfinished results to the box score, but Blanco helped the Oilers down defending conference champion Hillsdale and defeat Cedarville over the past week.
 
The senior was decisive in coming back and handing a John Ciraci a three-set loss, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3, while also competing at No. 2 doubles in a 5-2 Findlay win. 
 
Versus Cedarville, Blanco completed the singles and doubles sweep with a straight set finish over Timmy O’Brien in the No. 3 matchup, 6-1, 7-6. 
 
He worked with Nicolas Kopylec for a 6-3 win in doubles at the No. 2 position. The Oilers improved to 10-6 overall on the season. 
 
Women’s Athlete of the Week
Kamryn Matthews
Hillsdale
Junior
Midland, MI (Dow HS)
 
Matthews was critical to a pair of Hillsdale conference wins over Tiffin and Findlay. 
 
The Chargers were severely tested in road matches at Findlay and Tiffin over the weekend, and Matthews did everything she could to ensure her team stayed unbeaten in conference play and in first place. She went 4-0 across both singles and doubles competition, with her win over the Dragins proving key in a 4-3 win.

After a record-setting 2018 season when she won 30 matches, Matthews isn't slowing down in 2019. Entering the final weekend of the regular season, Matthews has a 9-2 singles record and a 10-2 doubles record, giving her an overall mark of 19-4 on the season, a .826 winning percentage. Individually, she is unbeaten in the G-MAC.