CANTON, Ga. – In week six of competition, Lucas Wrigley earned Men's Tennis Singles athlete of the week honor and Trinity earnes Men's Tennis Doubles athletes of the week honor.
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SAA Men’s Tennis Schedule/Results
SAA Men’s Tennis Standings
ITA Rankings
2026 SAA Men’s Tennis Championship Central
Athletes of the Week:
Singles:
Lucas Wrigley | Sewanee | FR | Ocean Springs, MS – Lucas Wrigley was 3-0 for the week, helping the Tigers defeat two nationally ranked opponents. Wrigley defeated Yang of No.31 Cal Tech 6-0, 6-3 at line six, helping the team to a 4-3 victory. The next day, the freshman defeated Kumar of No.25 Haverford 7-5, 6-3 at six, helping the Tigers to a 5-2 win. To close out the week, Wrigley defeated Ramirez of Chapman 6-1, 6-0 at six to help Sewanee secure a 4-1 victory.
Doubles:
Kishan Kersten | JR / Jared Perry | JR (Trinity) - Kersten and Perry led #14 Trinity to a 2-1 record against three top-15 opponents last week, falling 5-2 to #9 Swarthmore, but defeating #15 Wash U and #3 Case Western by identical 4-3 final scores. The Tiger duo went 2-1 last week, clinching the critical doubles point in the win over Wash U on Monday with a 7-5 victory at line one, then earned a 6-1 win to start doubles play against Swarthmore.
Notable Performances
Singles:
- Aashish Dhanani | Trinity | SR | Austin, TX – Dhanani led 14th-ranked Trinity to a 2-1 record against three top-15 teams this week, falling to #9 Swarthmore but earning 4-3 wins over both #15 Wash U and #3 Case Western over the last week. Dhanani was 2-1 as well this week from his #3 singles position. After the Tigers fell behind 2-1 to Wash U on Monday, Dhanani earned a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 win to even the team score and spark Trinity to the win. He lost 6-7 (5), 5-7 against Swarthmore, but bounced back to earn the clinching point in the upset win over Case Western by a final of 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.
Doubles:
- Andre-Remi Jakobi | SR / Samuel Schroerlucke | FR (Sewanee) - Andre-Remi Jakobi and Samuel Schroerlucke were 3-0 at line one doubles this week, helping the Tigers to a 5-0 spring break. Against No.31 Cal Tech, Jakobi and Schroerlucke collected a 6-2 win. Against Arboleda/Vazquez of No.25 Haverford, they won 6-4, securing a doubles sweep, and finished the week with a 6-3 win against Dewey/Izmirian of Chapman.
2026 Men’s Tennis Report Archive (AOW Singles/Doubles)
Week One - Feb. 10 (Roshin Kamath/Max Verellen & Lucas Wrigley)
Week Two - Feb. 17 (Andre-Remi Jakobi/Andre-Remi Jakobi & Samuel Schroerlucke)
Week Three - Feb. 24 (Henry Hyden/Kishan Kersten & Jared Perry)
Week Four - March 3 (Bernie Clemente/Sebastian Gonzalez & Brennan Pierce)
Week Five - March 10 (Max Verellen/Max Verellen & Drew Rukavina)
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