Minguez Ribera named Peach Belt Men's Tennis Player of the Week

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Young Harris College's Chimo Minguez Ribera has been named the Peach Belt Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week ending Feb. 12.

Ribera went 2-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles play in a pair of Mountain Lion 4-3 wins last week. The sophomore from Rocafort, Spain, defeated Tusculum's Nathan Matsuguma 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 and Lincoln Memorial's William Johnson 6-1, 6-4; both at No. 3 singles. He partnered with Rodrigo Mendoza at No. 2 doubles to beat TC's Rhodi Atkinson and Will Gee 6-3 and LMU's Alexandru Giurea and Harper Mills 6-3. Ribera is currently 4-1 in singles play in dual matches and 6-0 in doubles. The Mountain Lions (5-1), who are on a five-match winning streak, returns to action Saturday (Feb. 18) when they travel to Tigerville, South Carolina, for a 1 p.m. match against North Greenville University.