Western Illinois Sweeps Final Tennis Player of the Week Honors

Western Illinois Sweeps Final Tennis Player of the Week Honors

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Neil Lesinski, Western Illinois

Sr., Grayslake, Ill./Grayslake HS

Lesinski collected the Men's Player of Week award after a straight-set singles win and a doubles victory over SIU-Edwardsville. In his singles match, Lesinski rolled to a 6-0, 6-1, victory over SIUE's Cole Garrison at the No. 3 position for his fifth consecutive win and 10th of the season. Lesinski paired with Sean Ragee-Nelson at No. 1 doubles and scored an 8-6 win over SIUE's Gonzalez/Chamberlain.

Also nominated:Patrick Smith, UMKC.

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; 4/14 – Patrick Smith, UMKC.

Stephanie Baumer, Western Illinois
Jr., Troy, Ill./Triad HS

Baumer earned the Women's Player of the Week award after going a combined 4-0 during The Summit League Cluster in Macomb. Of her seven sets played, Baumer won five without allowing a game and yielded just five total games to her opponents over the weekend. Baumer collected three straight-set victories at No. 4 over ORU's Ana Costa, 6-0, 7-6 (3), Centenary's Arielle Schuman, 6-0, 6-0, and Oakland's Caitlin Young, 6-3, 6-0, and held a 6-0 advantage on South Dakota State's Nellie Bloomberg. In doubles play, Baumer teamed with Yana Meinert at No. 3 for an 8-2 triumph over SDSU's McDougall/Goeden. Baumer extended her singles win streak to four and improved her overall record to 21-12.

Also nominated: Emily Lindsay, UMKC; Tayler Pippin, ORU.

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; 4/14 – Amanda Griffin, WIU.

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