GLIAC -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced its weekly awards following the fourth week of the 2026 tennis spring season. Wayne State swept the honors, with graduate student Luis Klaus and senior Malak Arafat receiving recognition.
MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Luis Klaus, Wayne State
Luis Klaus (Brühl, Germany / Archbishop's St. Ursula gymnasium [TH Köln]) of the Wayne State University men's tennis team has been selected as the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week for the first time this season. Klaus receives the honor after assisting WSU to wins over No. 23-ranked Tiffin University (5-2), Hillsdale College (6-1), and No. 5-ranked Division 3 Case Western Reserve University (5-2). Against TU, the graduate student posted a 6-2, 6-7 (7-9), 6-4 triumph in the No. 2 singles position and a 6-4 doubles win at the top flight with Harry Forsyth (Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia / The McDonald College [Mississippi College]). Klaus nabbed another singles win at the No. 2 slot at Hillsdale, posting a 6-4, 6-1 victory, while earning a 6-4 win in doubles with Forsyth. During the battle with the Spartans, the Wayne State student-athlete earned a 7-5, 6-3 win in singles. Klaus improved his singles record to an unblemished 8-0, including a 7-0 mark at the No. 2 position.
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Malak Arafat, Wayne State
Wayne State senior women's tennis student-athlete Malak Arafat (Alexandria, Egypt / Lycée Français d'Alexandrie) has been selected as the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week for the first time this year. She earns the recognition after helping the Warriors to a pair of wins over GLIAC foe Saginaw Valley State University (6-1) and in-region opponent Hillsdale College (4-3), while improving her singles mark this spring to a perfect 4-0, with a 3-0 record at the No. 1 slot. Against the Cardinals, Arafat collected a 6-3, 7-5 win at the No. 1 singles spot, alongside a 6-2 triumph in doubles with Selin Kayakent (Bursa, Turkey / Bilfen Anatolian). During the triumph over the Chargers, the senior posted a 6-3, 7-5 victory in the No. 1 singles position.
