Men's Tennis Anthony Goss (acgoss_11)

UIW's Vila and Gonzalez Named Southland Tennis Players of the Week

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