Tusculum College sophomore Paul Wiederspahn was named the South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week in men's tennis for the week ending March 31, the SAC office announced Tuesday.

Wiederspahn went 2-0 at number-four singles and at number-three doubles as the Pioneers defeated Mars Hill and Lenoir-Rhyne to extend their winning streak to seven consecutive matches. He is the third straight Tusculum player to earn SAC Player of the Week honors, as Nicolas Planchard captured the award two weeks ago and Lukas Winkelmann claimed accolades last week.

The Wuppertal, Germany native posted a 6-0, 6-1 win over Zach High in Friday's 7-1 win over Mars Hill, and teamed with Joseph Elphingstone for an 8-5 doubles win over High and Sam Lee. On Saturday, the Pioneers shut out Lenoir-Rhyne 9-0 as Wiederspahn downed Jordan Lawson 6-0, 6-2 in singles and partnered with Elphingstone to defeat Lawson and Matthew Ledford 8-3 in doubles.

Wiederspahn has won six straight singles matches and is 9-2 overall this season, while he and Elphingstone have a 7-6 mark in doubles including three consecutive wins.

The Pioneers (10-4, 4-1 SAC) host first-place Lincoln Memorial University in a showdown for the conference lead on Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Nichols Tennis Complex.