MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama Men's Tennis senior Javier Montoya has been named Sun Belt Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week.
 
Montoya's award comes after he defeated tow ranked opponents in back-to-back matches at South Alabama's tournament played on the campus of Ole Miss.
 
In South's first match, Montoya knocked off the No. 84 player in the nation in Georgia State's Dimitric Paliouras. Montoya got off to a good start by winning the first set 6-4 before dropping the second set 1-6. In a super tiebreak in the third set, Montoya took care of business by winning 10-8 for a 6-4, 1-6, 10-8 victory. The next day with the Jags facing Tulane, Montoya went up against Luka Petrovic who was the No. 101 ranked singles player in the nation. Montoya made quick work of him in 6-2, 6-1 fashion to lead the Jaguars to a 4-3 victory.
 
Montoya is now 3-0 in singles play on the season with all three victories coming in the No. 1 position in South's lineup. Montoya and the Jags will head north to Birmingham for their next pair of matches with contests at Samford and UAB on Feb. 2 and 3.
 
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