Mary Washington Freshman Ryland Byrd Picks Up Men's Tennis Weekly Award
YORK, Pa. -- Mary Washington freshman Ryland Byrd claimed CAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week honors for April 4, 2017.
Player of the Week
Ryland Byrd | Mary Washington | Fr.
Jonesborough, Tenn. | Science Hill
Mary Washington freshman Ryland Byrd picked up CAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week accolades after winning all of his singles and doubles matches in a 4-1 week for the 16th-ranked Eagles. Byrd won all five of his singles and all five of his doubles matches, helping the Eagles improve to 14-5. He gained wins at No. 5 singles over Salisbury and Frostburg State, and won at No. 6 singles against Southern Virginia, TCNJ, and Swarthmore. He teamed with Michael Fleming to gain five wins at No. 1 doubles as well.
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WEEKLY HONOR ROLL (4/4)
CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT: Michael Dodd, Sr., Lubbock, Texas/Lubbock
FROSTBURG STATE: Shasta Braithwaite, So., Clarksville, Md.
ST. MARY'S: Connor McKissick, Jr., Leonardtown, Md./Leonardtown
SALISBURY: Colt Williamson, Fr., Harrington, Del./Milford
YORK: Joel Hess, So., Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown
NOTES AROUND THE CONFERENCE
In the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national ankings, Mary Washington is No. 16 and Christopher Newport is No. 33 ... In the ITA regional rankings, UMW is No. 3 and CNU is No. 8 ... In the ITA singles regional rankings, CNU's David Reed is No. 8 and Justin Cerny is No. 23, while UMW's Matt Miles is No. 12 ... Reed and Cerny are also in the doubles regional rankings at No. 3, while UMW's Ryland Byrd and Michael Fleming are No. 7 ... CNU senior Michael Dodd made his first appearances of the spring season with three straight wins in conference play, losing only one game in singles victories vs. St. Mary's, Penn State Harrisburg, and York. He also picked up three doubles wins, dropping just one game along the way ... St Mary's won its first CAC match of the season. Connor McKissick shutout Frostburg State's David Kramer at No. 3 singles after teaming up with Kyle Van Winter for an 8-4 win at No. 1 doubles ... Salisbury's Colt Williamson went 2-2 in both singles and doubles play at the top of the lineup for Salisbury during a busy five-match week. In CAC play, Williamson was 2-1 in three singles and doubles matches.
2016-17 CAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK