CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Gardner-Webb's Kaua Cressoni (Sao Paulo, Brazil) has been named the Big South Men's Tennis Player of the Week, while teammate Noah Zeiger (Heildberg, Germany) is the Men's Freshman of the Week honoree for matches played Jan. 19-25, it was announced today.
 
Cressoni earned GWU two points in the Runnin' Bulldogs' 5-2 season-opening win against Campbell last Monday. He teamed up with Boyd Schreiber to earn a 6-0 win at No. 1 doubles, and then tallied a straight-set win in singles, defeating Thomas Drapeau on the No. 3 court. 
 
Zeiger opened his collegiate career with a 7-6 (5-0), 6-0 win over Campbell's Matias Loafing at the No. 5 singles flight.  Zeiger and teammate Graham Bourne were also ahead, 5-2, at No. 3 doubles when the Runnin' Bulldogs clinched the doubles point.