VALDOSTA, Ga. – Valdosta State senior men's tennis standout Takeshi Taco and freshman Julien Doitteau were named Gulf South Conference Player and Freshman of the Week, respectively, this week.  This is the first weekly honor of the year for Taco and the fourth for Doitteau.
 
Taco helped lead the undefeated Blazers to wins over Lander and No. 1-ranked West Florida last week.  In singles, the senior went 2-0 logging wins over Lander's Merlin Bellet (6-1, 6-2) from court two, before taking down sixth-ranked Miguel Cabrera from UWF (6-3, 7-6 (7-4)) while playing on court one. In doubles action, he and teammate Xaveam Van Wijk, registered back-to-back 7-6 (7-5) decisions against Lander's Max Barriere/Bellet and fourth-ranked Diego Duran/Sebastian Rotelo from West Florida. As a result, Taco improved to 4-1 on the season in singles, while going to 6-0 in doubles. 
 
Doitteau improved to 5-0 in singles action last week, tallying a 6-3, 6-4 decision over Lander's Ismail ElShafei from court five, before defeating West Florida's Alex Maulouet 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 in conference play. This is the rookie third consecutive GSC Freshman of the Week award and his fourth of the season.