Roman Piftor Named Big South Men’s Tennis Freshman of the Week

Gardner-Webb's Roman Piftor has been named The Crons Brand Freshman of the Week for matches played Feb. 15-21, as announced by the Big South Conference. Piftor, a freshman from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, came up big for the Runnin' Bulldogs last week in their match against The Citadel. His straight-set victory over Derek Dickey (6-3, 6-4) was crucial, as it gave Gardner-Webb the deciding point for the 4-3 victory. This is the second time that Piftor has received this award this year. Gardner-Webb will return to action this Sunday as they take on USC-Upstate in Spartanburg, SC at 2:30 PM. (more)