NEW ORLEANS – Coastal Carolina’s Emiliano Gonzalez Balmaceda and App State’s Naledi Manyube each had impressive showings to earn Sun Belt Conference Tennis Players of the Week honors.
Men’s Tennis Player of the Week
Emiliano Gonzalez Balmaceda, Coastal Carolina
(Grad. | Guanajuato, Mexico)
Coastal Carolina’s Emiliano Gonzalez Balmaceda picked up the clinching point in a win over Troy at No. 5 singles. Gonzalez Balmaceda dropped the first set, but responded to win 6-4, 6-2 and win the match for the Chanticleers. He improved to 6-3 on the year and is 4-2 from the No. 5 position.
Women’s Tennis Player of the Week
Naledi Manyube, App State
(So. | George, South Africa)
App State’s Naledi Manyube had another undefeated weekend, starting strong with wins over #48 South Alabama. She secured the Mountaineers' lone doubles victory, winning 6-2 from the No. 2 position. She then earned a straight-set 6-0, 7-6 victory in singles from the same position, extending her singles winning streak to six matches. On Sunday, Manyube delivered another straight-set win against Southern Miss, helping the Mountaineers to a 4-1 victory and pushing her singles streak to seven consecutive wins, with a 9-1 record in both singles and doubles.
2025 Sun Belt Men’s Tennis Player of the Week
Week 1 – Aaron James Williams, Georgia Southern
Week 2 – Javier Montoya, South Alabama
Week 3 – Oriol Fillat Gimenez, Louisiana
Week 4 – Cosme Rolland de Ravel, Old Dominion
Week 5 – Pierre Mouesca, Georgia Southern
Week 6 – Cosme Rolland de Ravel, Old Dominion
Week 7 – Laurent Julia Calac, Georgia Southern
Week 8 – Curzio Manucci, Coastal Carolina
Week 9 – Emiliano Gonzalez Balmaceda, Coastal Carolina
2025 Sun Belt Women’s Tennis Player of the Week
Week 1 – Anna Grigoreva, Arkansas State
Week 2 – Emma Vanderheyden, Marshall
Week 3 – Sophia Hurrion, Marshall
Week 4 – Sophia Hurrion, Marshall
Week 5 – Sofia Johnson, Old Dominion
Week 6 – Lidiia Rasskouskaia, Old Dominion
Week 7 – Daria Munteanu, James Madison
Week 8 – Sofia Johnson, Old Dominion
Week 9 – Naledi Manyube, App State