CAA Men's Tennis Weekly Awards - Jan. 27
Rob Washburn
RICHMOND, Va. (January 27, 2026) – Victories over nationally ranked players allowed Elon to sweep the first CAA weekly award winners of the 2026 season in men’s tennis.
CAA Men’s Tennis Player of the Week
Rafael Ymer, So., Elon (Stockholm, Sweden)
Ymer got his spring season off to a strong start, defeating No. 73 Alexander Frusina of 11
th-ranked Texas A&M in straight sets on Jan. 21. Competing at No. 2 singles, the sophomore got a break in the ninth game of the opening set and served it out for a 6-4 victory before backing it up in the second set with another 6-4 win. Ymer also beat Santiago Valle of Saint Joseph’s, 6-7, 7-5, 10-8 on Jan. 10.
CAA Men’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
Veljko Krstic, Sr., Elon (Belgrade, Serbia)
Nikola Parichkov, So., Elon (Brandon, Fla.)
Krstic and Parichkov opened the spring season with an impressive win, knocking off 70
th-ranked Othman Bezzaz and Ernesto Ruy of Saint Joseph’s, 6-4, to help Elon defeat the Hawks, 6-1. The Phoenix’s top tandem also held a 4-3 advantage over Theo Papamalamis and Togan Tokac of No. 11 Texas A&M when the match was halted.