{"id":182562,"date":"2026-02-27T06:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T06:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/182562\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T06:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T06:02:13","slug":"giese-stays-golden-junior-repeats-as-lsc-player-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/182562\/","title":{"rendered":"Giese Stays Golden: Junior Repeats As LSC Player Of The Week"},"content":{"rendered":"


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RICHARDSON, Texas (February 26, 2026) \u2014 The Lone Star Conference announced Thursday that Lubbock Christian University junior Kelly Giese<\/a> has been named LSC Men’s Tennis Singles Player of the Week for the second consecutive week.
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\nGiese, a management major from Manhattan Beach, California, posted a perfect 3-0 record at the No. 1 singles position during a three-match neutral-site stretch in Tyler, Texas. His performance helped lead LCU to victories over Southern Arkansas (5-2), No. 22 Mississippi College (4-3) and No. 24 Harding (6-1).
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\nRanked No. 4 nationally in singles, Giese opened the week with a commanding 6-2, 6-0 win over Southern Arkansas’ Lucas Nitzschke. He followed with a 6-4, 6-0 victory against Mississippi College’s Mattia Ricci, conceding just four games in the straight-set decision.
\nGiese closed the weekend with a resilient three-set win over Harding’s No. 31 Sebastian DeLasSalas, rallying for a 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1 triumph. After dropping a tightly contested second-set tiebreaker, Giese responded by surrendering just one game in the final set to secure the match-clinching point.
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\nAcross the three matches, Giese compiled a 1-0 record against nationally ranked competition, winning 36 total games while dropping just 15. He did not lose a set by more than two games all week.
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\nThe back-to-back honors come on the heels of last week’s award, which followed Giese’s 3-0 showing against nationally ranked opponents at the ITA NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships. The reigning LSC Player of the Year, who claimed a trio of weekly honors last season, has anchored the Chaparrals at the top of the singles lineup throughout the early spring season.
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