UMKC's Smith, WIU's Griffin Collect Weekly Tennis Honors

UMKC's Smith, WIU's Griffin Collect Weekly Tennis Honors

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Patrick Smith, UMKC

Jr., Munich, Germany/Max-Planck Gymnasium HS

Smith collected his second Men's Player of the Week award this season after posting a perfect 5-0 combined record in singles and doubles at The Summit League Cluster. He won all three of his singles matches in straight sets, with of the six wins coming by a 6-0 score. Smith opened with a pair of victories at No. 2, besting Oral Roberts' Dmitry Suslov, 6-4, 6-0, and South Dakota State's Alex Lauseng, 6-0, 6-0, before disposing of Centenary's Jules Bourgon, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 1. In doubles, Smith teamed with Bret Berryman for a pair of 8-4 wins at No. 1 over ORU's Kotsuik/Suslov and CC's Magill/Dawson. Smith went 6-0 in league singles matches and owns a team-high 11 wins.

Also nominated:Ryan Vogt, IPFW; Oleksandr Kotsuik, ORU; James McGuire, WIU.

Previous winners:1/21 - E.J. Dechow, IUPUI; 1/28 - Serge Ristivojevic, UMKC; 2/3 - Patrick Smith, UMKC; 2/10 - Sean Ragee-Nelson, WIU; 2/17 - Ryan Vogt, IPFW; 2/24 – Luis Maselli, IPFW; 3/3 – Bret Berryman, UMKC; 3/10 – Gregory Sosa, IUPUI; 3/17 – Corey Paluch, SDSU; 3/24 – Jeff Hughes, SDSU; 3/31 – Bret Berryman, UMKC; 4/7 – Sean Ragee-Nelson, WIU.


Amanda Griffin, Western Illinois
Jr., Granite Bay, Calif./Granite Bay HS/Fresno State Univ.

Griffin claimed the Women's Player of the Week award after winning two singles matches and a pair of doubles matches, all at the No. 1 position, during the week. In singles play, she topped North Dakota's Emily Callison, 6-3, 6-0 and the following day defeated UND's Katie Callison, 7-6 (6), 6-4. In doubles, Griffin teamed with Zi Wang for two wins against UND duos, an 8-6 victory over Callison/Wessman before an 8-0 triumph the following day over E. Callison/Wischer. Griffin has won three of her last four singles matches and has not dropped a set in those victories. Her overall singles record for the season stands at 20-11.

Previous winners:1/21 - Amy Recht, IPFW; 1/28 - Hayden Rush, ORU; 2/3 - Zi Wang, WIU; 2/10 - Yuka Kobayashi, IPFW; 2/17 - Alexandra Forsyth, IPFW; 2/24 – Katie Brien, IPFW; 3/3 – Amy Recht, IPFW; 3/10 – Sachi Janek, IPFW; 3/17 – Ingrid Ballus, IPFW; 3/24 – Ana Costa, ORU; 3/31 – Daniela Amelunge, UMKC; 4/7 – Amy Recht, IPFW.

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