VALDOSTA, Ga. – Valdosta State senior women's tennis player Carmelle Vial and baseball graduate pitcher Trey Jackson were named Steel's Jewelry Blazer Athletes of the Week.  
 
Vial, a native of Sommelonne, France, went 2-0 in doubles and 2-0 in singles this week as she helped VSU to a 1-1 record in a 4-3 loss to No. 17 Lynn and a 4-0 win over Tampa.  Vial and teammate Kitti Nemeth won 6-1 at No. 3 doubles against Lynn and then Vial gave VSU a 3-2 lead in the match with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Hailey Lizano.  Against Tampa, Vial and Nemeth won 6-2 at No. 3 doubles, while Vial won 6-3, 6-0 at No. 5 singles giving VSU a 2-0 lead in the match.  
 
With the win on Saturday, VSU assured itself of its first winning season since 2017 as the team is 10-8 on the year and went 5-3 in Gulf South Conference play.  The Blazers earned the No. 4-seed in the upcoming Gulf South Conference Championship, beginning Thursday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.  VSU will open with No. 5-seed Lee at 6 p.m. Thursday evening.  Vial is 10-10 this year in singles and 11-6 in doubles.  
 
Jackson, a native of Melbourne, Fla., started on the bump in the final game of a three-game set against Christian Brothers, going six strong innings.  He fanned a season-high nine batters and allowed just one run and one hit, while walking one.  He held CBU to a .056 average as the Blazers won 4-1 to win the series.  He retired the first 14 Bucs in the game before a hit batsmen broke up the perfect game and he didn't allow a hit or run until the sixth inning.  
 
This season, Jackson has made 11 appearances with eight starts and logged 30.2 innings, while allowing 42 hits, 35 runs – 33 earned, walked 19 and fanned 27.  He is 2-3 on the year.  
 
He and the Blazers head to Embry-Riddle for a midweek game Tuesday evening, before closing out the regular season Apr. 24-25 at West Florida in Pensacola, Fla.  
 
Steel's Jewelry Blazer Athletes of the Week
Oct. 20, 2025 – Eimy Negron Domenech (Volleyball) / Elad Sebbag (Men's Golf)
Oct. 27, 2025 – Kaitlyn Scherer (Women's Soccer) / Mark Robinson (Football)
Nov. 3, 2025 – Taylor Youmans (Women's Soccer) / Council Allen (Football)
Nov. 10, 2025 – Eimy Negron Domenech (Volleyball) / Corey Reddick, Jr. (Football)
Nov. 17, 2025 – Erin Whalen (Women's Basketball) / Matt Rolader (Football)
Nov. 24, 2025 – Aryana Hicks (Women's Basketball) / Blaise Wallace (Men's Basketball)
Dec. 1, 2025 – Aryana Hicks (Women's Basketball) / MJ Jones (Men's Basketball)
Dec. 8, 2025 – Alina Martin (Women's Basketball) / Samarion Bond (Men's Basketball)
Dec. 16, 2025 – Amaya Broadus (Women's Basketball) / Drew Mills (Men's Basketball)
Dec 22, 2025 –  Erin Whalen (Women's Basketball) / Drew Mills (Men's Basketball)
Jan. 5, 2026 – Erin Whalen (Women's Basketball) / Lucas Brown Jr. (Men's Basketball)
Jan. 12, 2026 – Erin Whalen (Women's Basketball) / Peter McKey (Men's Basketball)
Jan. 20, 2026 – Erin Whalen (Women's Basketball) / Drew Mills (Men's Basketball)
Jan. 26, 2026 – Erin Whalen (Women's Basketball) / Blaise Wallace (Men's Basketball)
Feb. 3, 2026 – Chardae Rumph (Women's Basketball) / Drew Mills (Men's Basketball)
Feb. 9, 2026 – Erin Whalen (Women's Basketball) / Peter McKey (Men's Basketball)
Feb. 17, 2026 – Charlotte Phillips (Softball) / Charlie Banks (Baseball)
Feb. 23, 2026 – Chloe Eichelberger (Softball) / Jack Butler (Baseball)
Mar. 9, 2026 – Saylor McNearney (Softball) / Drake LaRoche (Baseball)
Mar. 16, 2026 – Madison VanAllen (Softball) / Alexander Nilehn (Men's Golf)
Mar. 31, 2026 – Ivana Castillo Hurtado (Women's Tennis) / William Carestam (Men's Golf)
Apr. 6, 2026 – Saylor McNearney (Softball) / Brent Howard (Baseball)
Apr. 14, 2026 – Kitti Nemeth (Women's Tennis) / Pietro Casciola (Men's Tennis)
Apr. 20, 2026 – Carmelle Vial (Women's Tennis) / Tre Jackson (Baseball)