The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) has announced Saman Rezaeyan from Augustana as the Men’s Tennis Student-Athlete of the Week. Rezaeyan, a sophomore from Shiraz, Iran, was recognized for his outstanding performance that contributed to the Vikings securing a share of the CCIW regular-season championship.
Rezaeyan achieved a 4-0 record over the weekend, winning both singles and doubles matches against Illinois Wesleyan and Millikin. In the match against Millikin on Saturday, he teamed up with Tim Philip to claim a doubles victory with a 6-0 score against Esteban Durand and Max Macke. In singles, Rezaeyan overcame Clayton Maack with scores of 3-6, 7-5, 7-5.
The following day, Rezaeyan and Philip secured a 6-2 doubles win against Illinois Wesleyan’s Griffin Hammond and Chase Tomecki. Rezaeyan also won his singles match against Ben Vigneri, with scores of 6-3, 6-3.
The list of 2025 CCIW Men’s Tennis Student-Athletes of the Week includes the following:
– April 29: Saman Rezaeyan, Augustana
– April 22: Santiago Diaz, Augustana
– April 15: Elios Briand, Carthage
– April 8: Clayton Maack, Millikin
– April 1: Matthew Sengphommachanh, North Central
– March 25: Matthew Kordesh, Millikin
– March 18: Adrian Gomez, Carroll
– March 11: Ramon Vilarroig, North Central
– March 4: Ramon Vilarroig, North Central
– Feb. 26: Cyriac Cayuela, Carthage
– Feb. 11: Cole Phillips, Millikin
– Feb. 5: Myles Krzewinski, Carthage
