HOUSTON, TX – University of St. Thomas sophomore Sawyer White has been named the SCAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week for matches played from Monday, March 2 through Sunday, March 8.

The Houston native delivered a strong weekend for the Celts, securing two key victories at line two singles to help power St. Thomas in conference play. White opened the weekend with a dominant performance against Austin College's Joel Colunga, cruising to a 6-0, 6-2 straight-set victory.

He followed that performance with another impressive win on Saturday, battling through a three-set match to defeat Dallas' Aidan Nguyen 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.

White's ability to secure critical singles points helped lead the Celts during the weekend slate and earned him conference weekly honors for his standout play.