Xavier sweeps RRAC Tennis Player of the Week awards
WACO, Texas (April 6, 2026) – The RRAC has selected No.7/No. 1 (ITA) Xavier's (La.) Nereo Suarez as Men's Tennis Player of the Week and No. 6/No. 1 (ITA) Maja Brnic as Women's Tennis Player of the Week for the dates of March 30-April 5. This is the eighth set of weekly winners for the 2026 RRAC tennis season.
RRAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week – Nereo Suarez – No. 7/No. 1 (ITA) Xavier (La.)
Senior Nereo Suarez defeated ITA No. 21-ranked Piero Fernandez of No. 4/No. 15 (ITA) Southeastern (Fla.), 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in his only match of the week. The Gold Rush fell to Southeastern 5-2.
Suarez, a native of Sante Fe, Argentina, is ranked sixth in the ITA with a 14-2 record. This is his third player of the week award.
XULA is 12-6 and is ranked No. 7 in the NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches Top 25 Poll, and No. 3 in the ITA ratings.
Additional RRAC men's tennis player of the week nominee: Bastien Prod'homme from No. 11 Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)
RRAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week – Maja Brnic – No. 6/No. 1 (ITA) Xavier (La.)
Senior Maja Brnic led her team to a 5-2 victory over No. 4/No. 3 (ITA) Southeastern. She and partner McKenna Wheatley defeated Allessia Ciampi and Martina Picardi 7-6. Brnic won her singles match against Picardi 6-3, 6-3.
Brnic is ranked eighth in the ITA in singles. She and Wheatley are ranked third in doubles. This is Brnic's second player of the week award.
XULA is 14-5 and is ranked No. 6 in the NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches Top 25 Poll, and No. 1 in the ITA ratings.
Additional RRAC women's tennis player of the week nominee: Anja Pisar from No. 16 OLLU
RRAC Notebook
- OLLU junior Bastien Prod-homme won his singles match 6-1, 6-1, and lost his doubles match 3-6.
- OLLU freshman Anja Pisar won her singles match 6-1, 6-2, and her doubles match 6-4 against Hardin-Simmons (Texas).
2026 RRAC Tennis Weekly Selections:
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Date |
Men's Tennis Player of the Week |
Women's Tennis Player of the Week |
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Feb 9-15 |
Matis Nuziere (OLLU) |
Isabella Stuurman (LSUA) |
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Feb. 16-22 |
Eliot Costa (OLLU) |
Ana Gonzalez (TAMUT) |
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Feb. 23-March 1 |
Jose Rodrigues (TAMUT) |
Raquel Coelho Rodrigues (TAMUT) |
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March 2-8 |
Nereo Suarez (XULA) |
Maja Brnic (XULA) |
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March 9-15 |
Christian Sanchez (XULA) |
Marie Peters (OLLU) |
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March 16-22 |
Nereo Suarez (XULA) |
Valeria Callejo (LCU) |
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March 23-29 |
Christian Sanchez (XULA) |
McKenna Wheatley (XULA) |
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March 30-April 5 |
Nereo Suarez (XULA) |
Maja Brnic (XULA) |
This week in the RRAC:
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Thursday, April 9 |
W: LCU vs. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
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M/W: TAMUT vs. Texas Wesleyan |
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W: XULA vs. LSUA |
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April 9-12 |
W: LSUA Tournament |
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Friday, April 10 |
W: LCU vs. LSUS |
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W: XULA vs. LCU |
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Saturday, April 11 |
W: LCU vs. XULA |
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M/W: TAMUT vs. XULA |
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Sunday, April 12 |
M: TAMUT vs. William Carey |
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W: TAMUT vs. LSUA |
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M/W: XULA vs. William Carey |
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April 16-18 |
M/W: RRAC Championship Tournament at Xavier (La.), New Orleans, La. |











