INDIANAPOLIS –  A pair of undefeated records at singles vaulted Findlay to a sweep of Great Midwest Athletic Conference Tennis Athletes of the Week awards as announced on Wednesday afternoon.
 
Men’s Athlete of the Week
Soh Kuyama
Findlay
Freshman
Findlay, OH
 
Kuyama has played either No. 1 or No. 2 singles for head coach Doug Linden in his rookie campaign, emerging with a 10-3 record so far in the 2019-20 season.
 
That season mark was boosted by a perfect 4-0 stretch over the past week as he bested opponents from Adrian, Eckerd, Concordia (N.Y.) and Southern New Hampshire during the Oilers’ Spring Break swing through Florida.
 
Kuyama played the No. 1 position in the team sweep vs. Adrian, winning 6-0, 6-0 in straight sets.
 
Against Eckerd, he helped contribute to the doubles team point and then went three sets to emerge as the victor in the No. 2 matchup vs. Pierre-Olivier Lassa. The third set went in Kuyama’s favor by a count of 11-9.
 
Kuyama also faced some of Concordia’s best in singles as the Oilers dropped the match. The freshman produced another three-set victory and bounced back after dropping the first set.
 
In another close matchup vs. Southern New Hampshire, Kuyama finished a tiebreaker in the second set to collect his fourth singles win of the week.  
 
Women’s Athlete of the Week
Laiying Alvarado
Findlay
Sophomore
Lara, Barquisimeto (Instituto Inmaculada Concepcion)
 
Wherever Alvarado was asked to play, the former conference freshman of the year simply delivered wins as the Oilers finished 4-0 on their Spring Break trip in Florida.
 
Similar to the UF men, the Oilers women faced Adrian, Concordia (N.Y.) and Southern New Hampshire, in order.
 
On Tuesday, Alvarado was paired with Samantha Sweet at No. 1 doubles as they swept their matchup.
 
Two days later, Alvarado and Sweet worked together again for a doubles win and Alvarado came through with a straight set victory at No. 1 singles.
 
To close the week vs. Southern New Hampshire, Alvarado won in the top flight of both singles and doubles again as UF won 6-1 to improve to 6-6 overall.