This week's South Carolina Army National Guard Newberry College Players of the Week are sophomore tennis player
Lina Sarhan (Maadi, Egypt) and senior attacker
Matthew Burt (Delta, B.C.).
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Sarhan swept both her singles and doubles matches last week as the #19 ranked Wolves improved to 9-1 overall and 3-0 in the South Atlantic Conference while running the team's winning streak to seven consecutive matches. She won her #2 doubles match 6-1 and #3 singles match 6-1, 6-1 in the 4-0 win at Mars Hill and 6-2 in doubles and 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 in singles to clinch the victory in the 4-2 win at home over Tusculum. Sarhan is 8-1 in doubles and 9-1 in singles this spring.
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Burt scored seven goals, dished out an assist, and contributed two ground balls in the #17 ranked Wolves road sweep of #16 Catawba and #6 Lenoir-Rhyne. He had four goals and an assist in the victory at Catawba and added the game winning goal in the victory over Lenoir-Rhyne. Burt scored three of the team's final four goals in the 15-11 victory over the Indians and the game winning goal with one minute left in the third period to give the Wolves a 12-11 lead over the Bears, a lead their would never relinquish in the 16-15 win.
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