ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Tusculum freshman Franziska Funke has been selected as the South Atlantic Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week, announced today by the league office. It is her first career SAC weekly honor.

Funke went a combined 6-0 last week in singles and doubles play, including two key points in the victory over No. 28 Queens on Saturday. She knocked off Marta Gonzalez 7-5, 6-2 at No. 3 singles after teaming with Amanda Sumner in the top doubles flight. The duo defeated the ninth-ranked team in the Southeast Region, Carlotta Nassi and Melissa Laing, by an 8-3 margin.

Funke began the week with an 8-0 blanking of Carson-Newman's Jennifer Ott on Monday and earned a victory over LMU's Priscilla Bulandres on Thursday. Funke and Sumner were 8-1 winners over the Eagle duo of Mallory Jackson and Jill Corsato and defeated the Ralsplitter pairing of Elena Vasilyeva and Gemma Goodland 8-4.

The Bochum, Germany native has had a stellar rookie campaign for the Pioneers. She is 10-1 in singles playing primarily in the third position. Funke is a perfect 16-0 in doubles playing primarily with Sumner in the top flight.

Funke and the rest of the Pioneers will be back in action on Friday morning when they travel to face Brevard. First serve against the Tornados is set for 10 a.m.