Lukas Steffen<\/a>\u00a0was honored on Tuesday as the Coastal Athletic Association Player of the Week after going 3-0 and earning a win against a nationally ranked opponent.<\/p>\nSteffen, who ran his winning streak to four, opened his No. 1 singles match with 116th-ranked Yassine Dlimi with a 6-3 win in the first set. Dlimi, however, answered with a 6-2 victory to tie the match. Steffen answered with a 6-3 win in the deciding set.<\/p>\n
Steffen opened the season at number two singles, but after two matches, he was elevated to the top spot. Sitting at 4-2, both his setbacks came in the opening weekend ITA Kickoff event against nationally-ranked Texas and Washington.<\/p>\n
The Seahawks return to the road this upcoming week, beginning with a match at nationally-ranked Oregon on Mar. 1, in Eugene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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