Katherine Carling | Posted: 12 Mar 2019 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

No. 25 BYU men's tennis sweeps WCC weekly honors

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SAN BRUNO, Calif. – No. 25 BYU men's tennis swept the West Coast Conference Player of the Week honors with Matthew Pearce and Mateo Vereau Melendez as the doubles team of the week while Jeffrey Hsu was honored as singles player of the week.

For the second time this season, Pearce and Vereau were honored as the doubles team of the week. The duo clinched the doubles point for the Cougars in their match against Boise State by defeating Simon Stenlund and Luka Soskic 6-3 at No. 3 doubles.

Hsu earns his first individual honor of the season after finishing first for the Cougars to put them up 2-0. He bested Jack Heslin 6-3, 6-4 at No. 2 singles, which proved crucial in their 4-0 sweep over the Broncos.

BYU is 12-2 on the season and will host WCC foes Pacific and St. Mary’s at the Indoor Tennis Courts this weekend. They face Pacific on Friday, Mar. 15, at 1 p.m. MDT following the women's match. Their match against St. Mary's will be on Saturday, Mar. 16, at 11 a.m. MDT. 

Read the full WCC release here.

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