FREDERICKSBURG, Va. --Mary Washington junior Matt Miles was named the CAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week for Sept. 19, 2017.   

Player of the Week

Matt Miles | Mary Washington | Jr. 

Harrison, N.Y. | Harrison  

Mary Washington junior Matt Miles earned CAC Player of the Week accolades after going a perfect 4-0 to open the season as UMW hosted its annual Kickoff Classic with NC Wesleyan. Miles defeated Sebastian Sikh in flight one by a 6-3, 7-5 score, and then topped Ioannis Brokakis, 7-6, 6-3. In doubles, he teamed with Michael Fleming to down Sikh and J.D. Telles, 9-7, before topping Sikh and Iyer, 9-8.

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL (9/19)

FROSTBURG STATE: Shasta Braithwaite, Jr., Clarksville, Md./River Hill 

ST. MARY'S: Connor McKissick, Sr., Leonardtown, Md./Leonardtown

SOUTHERN VIRGINIA: Ben Spencer, So., Springville, Utah/Springville

NOTES AROUND THE CONFERENCE

Six CAC teams have opened their fall 2017 campaigns ... Frostburg State junior Shasta Braithwaite is undefeated on the fall season after winning all three singles matches at No. 1. Freshman Tim Goldring and sophomore Chad O'Neal posted two wins at No. 3 doubles ... Connor McKissick helped St. Mary's open up the 2017-18 campaign with a 2-0 record as McKissick went 3-1 between singles and doubles action. He dropped only two games in his first two matches of the season, going 6-0, 6-1 in both matches vs. Hood (No. 3) and at Catholic (No. 4). McKissick then 1-1 at No. 2 doubles with his partner, Kyle Van Winter. The duo won 8-3 vs. Hood before dropping a hard-fought 9-7 decision at Catholic ... Southern Virginia sophomore Ben Spencer went undefeated at No. 2 singles and No. 3 doubles this week against Division IIs Shepherd and Virginia Wise. He only dropped three games in six sets. 

2017-18 CAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK