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Lopez Villa Earns Conference USA Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week

Lopez Villa Earns Conference USA Men's Tennis Athlete of the WeekLopez Villa Earns Conference USA Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week

Feb. 12, 2013

IRVING, Texas - For the second time this year, Old Dominion University sophomore Carlos Lopez Villa was named the Conference USA Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week, the C-USA announced on Tuesday.

Lopez Villa went a combined 4-0 in singles and doubles action. He was 2-0 in singles, earning his second win over a ranked foe with a 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 victory over No. 76 Francisco Dias of George Washington. He made short work of Temple's Kacper Rams in a 6-1, 6-0 win on Sunday to move to 8-0 on the year.

In doubles, Lopez Villa and partner Can Cetinel started the week with an 8-7 victory against George Washington and dropped Temple 8-0 on Sunday. The duo is 5-2 so far this season.

Lopez Villa and the Monarchs are back in action this weekend at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center when they host Radford on Saturday at 10 a.m.