• Kennesaw State (12-4, 0-0 CUSA) at Howard (0-6, 0-1 MEAC)

           Takoma Park, MD | Takoma Park Tennis Courts | Friday, March 27 | 10:30 a.m. EDT

• Kennesaw State at Navy (17-15, 1-0 Patriot League)

            Annapolis, MD | Tose Family Tennis Center | Saturday, March 28 | 11 a.m.

KENNESAW, Ga. — No. 75 Kennesaw State men's tennis looks to continue its three-match winning streak on the road as it faces Howard and Navy March 27-28.

CUSA RECOGNITION
Kennesaw State men's tennis controlled Conference USA's weekly awards with Nathan Walters, Leon Peranovic and Kyvan Rietkerk each recognized by the league on March 25.

Walters earned CUSA Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week, while Peranovic and Rietkerk were named the conference's Men's Doubles Team of the Week.

The trio of Owls becomes KSU's first-ever CUSA weekly award winners, and first to win any such conference award since Raul Garcia was named ASUN Men's Player of the Week on April 17, 2024.

Behind the success of Walters, Peranovic and Rietkerk, the Owls went 3-0 a week ago with home wins over UAB (4-2), Lipscomb (5-2) and Presbyterian (4-3). KSU is now 12-4 overall, headed into its final five matches of the regular season.

Walters' week included a 3-0 mark in singles play, with each win coming in straight sets. Peranovic and Rietkerk were paired for their first doubles matches of the season and quickly made an impact, going 2-1 a week ago.

FRESHMEN FORCE
Three of the Owls' top four singles winners this season are true freshmen. The trio of Walters, Peranovic and Dominic Ducariu has combined for a 30-11 record through 16 team matches this season.

No CUSA team features more true freshmen singles matches played than KSU's 41. Walters, Peranovic and Ducariu make up the league's top three freshmen in singles wins as well. No. 43 Middle Tennessee is next closest with its four freshmen combining for a 16-5 record in 21 matches.

Walters boasts a team-best 12-2 singles record and a team-high six-match win streak. The Cirona, Spain native is 10-2 on court five, with wins on three and four as well. Peranovic and Ducariu are 9-5 and 9-4, respectively. Each of Ducariu's wins has come on court four, while Peranovic is 4-3 on two and 5-2 on three.

KNOW THE FOE
This weekend's Maryland road trip brings two first-time opponents for the Owls in Howard and Navy.

Howard enters the weekend having lost each of its six matches this season. The Bison are coming off a 4-0 loss versus Longwood on March 25.

Navy (17-15) has lost three of its last five matches, with defeats at the hands of UC San Diego (4-3), UC Irvine (7-0) and James Madison (6-1), along with wins over Air Force (4-1) and Boston (7-0). The Midshipmen have won five of the last seven Patriot League titles and finished first in the conference's regular season a year ago at 24-15 (8-0).

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