Alvaro Ochoa Named Player Of The Week

West Virginia Wesleyan standout Alvaro Ochoa has been named WVIAC Players of the Week, as announced by the league office.

Ochoa guided the Bobcats to a perfect 4-0 week, including a huge win at Bluefield State on Thursday. Ochoa went 4-0 in doubles action and 3-0 in singles play, with the fourth match being halted early due to the weather.

In the win over D&E while playing No. 1, he posted a 6-3, 4-6, 10-4 win over Agustin Ochoa while teaming up to win an 8-3 doubles match at No. 2. Against BSC as the top doubles team, the squad won an 8-6 decision. At the No. 2 singles slot, he beat Marcin Majchrzak 6-2, 6-7, 6-4.

In the win over Shepherd, he and his teammate defeated the No. 1 Rams team 8-6. In singles play at No. 2, he was leading Michael Lesko 7-5, 0-2 before weather forced an early finish. Against West Liberty at the top doubles spot, WVWC won 8-6. In the No. 2 singles match, he downed Erik Jahreskog 6-1, 6-2.   

Other top performers: Sreeram Guatam (BSC), Fabien Mevs (Fairmont State), Erik Jahreskog (West Liberty)

Past Players of the Week:
4/11 – Alvaro Ochoa (West Virginia Wesleyan)
4/4 – Dusan Zivkovic (Bluefield State)
3/28 – Vlad Catlan (Bluefield State)
3/17 – Matt Sherba (Charleston)
3/8 – Sreeram Guatam (Bluefield State)
3/1 – Shukir Kapur (Bluefield State)





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