Wednesday, March 5, 2008
SMU’s Kuczer named men’s tennis player of the week
SMU senior David Kuczer has been named Conference USA Men's Tennis Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office Tuesday.
Kuczer, a native of Szcecin, Poland, went undefeated last weekend, playing against No. 32 Virginia Tech and at No. 21 VCU. Against Va. Tech, Kuczer notched a straight-set win over Nicolas Degado de Robles at No. 2, taking the match, 6-3, 6-4. In doubles, he paired with Adolfo Solares at No. 2 to defeat Brandon Corace and Albert Larregola, 8-4, helping the Mustangs win the doubles point.
At VCU, Kuczer dropped the first set to Damien Lacombe, 6-2, but overcame his slow start to take the next two sets, 7-5, 6-4. In doubles, he paired with Adham el-Effendi at No. 2 to defeat 48th-ranked Thibaut Charron and Martin Schulhauser, 8-5, to again help the Mustangs win the doubles point, and nearly upset the Rams.
With the wins, Kuczer is now 9-2 on the season in singles and riding a seven-match winning streak. Kuczer is also on a five-match doubles win streak. The C-USA weekly honor is the first of Kuczer's career.
The Mustangs are back in action Wednesday as they head north to face No. 15 Oklahoma State.
Source: SMU
