FRISCO, Texas – UIW's Estefania Gonzalez and Emilio Vila have won this week's Southland Conference Tennis Players of the Week awards, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
Men's Player of the Week: Emilio Vila, UIW – Gr. — Jalisco, Mexico (Preparatoria Cuauhtemoc)
Vila won both his singles and doubles matches against UT Arlington and UTSA this past weekend, helping the Cardinals extend their winning streak to seven in a row.
Women's Player of the Week: Estefania Gonzalez, UIW – Sr. – Caracas, Venezuela
González moved to 6-0 at the No. 1 position in both singles and doubles, helping the Cardinals with a big sweep of Lamar and their first conference win of the season.
2026 Southland Tennis Players of the Week
| Date |
Men's Player of the Week |
Women's Player of the Week |
| Feb. 3 |
Rintaro Shukuda, Lamar |
Salome Fluri, McNeese |
| Feb. 10 |
Jacob Rouleau-Mailly, New Orleans |
Ana Hollweg, McNeese |
| Feb. 17 |
Nicholas Niox Chateau, A&M-Corpus Christi |
Salome Fluri, McNeese |
| Feb. 24 |
Etienne Marty, A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sonja Rooth, SFA |
| March 3 |
Felipe Spagnuolo, Nicholls |
Ana Hollweg, McNeese |
| March 10 |
Emilio Vila, UIW |
Estefania Gonzalez, UIW |