LANCASTER, Pa. – Swarthmore College's Michael Melnikov was named the Centennial Conference Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week for the second time this season on Tuesday. It is also the third week in a row that a Garnet athlete has won the award.
 
Melnikov was the lone Garnet player to win in both singles and doubles action in Swarthmore's victory over No. 22 Carnegie Mellon. Melnikov and Utham Koduri continued their strong start to the campaign as the 17^th-ranked doubles squad took down the 11^th-ranked duo from Carnegie Mellon, 8-5, at first doubles. Melnikov and Koduri are now 7-1 on the season, including 3-0 in dual matches. The sophomore then bested the nation's fifth-ranked player in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, in first singles.
 
Centennial Conference Weekly Awards
DATE             SPORT          NAME                                            AWARD
Feb. 20         MTEN           Michael Melnikov                         Athlete of the Week
Feb. 27         MTEN           Max Lindstrom                              Athlete of the Week
Mar. 5           MTEN           Michael Melnikov                         Athlete of the Week