UMKC's Ristivojevic and IPFW's Recht Earn Final Player of the Week Honors

4/19/2011 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. - UMKC's Serge Ristivojevic and IPFW's Amy Recht were named men's and women's tennis players of the week as announced by The Summit League for their performances April 12-18. The honors mark the final weekly awards of the season.

Serge Ristivojevic, UMKC
Sr., Orchard Hills, Australia/Kingswood
Ristivojevic earns his first award of the season and second of his career after completing a 3-0 week, including a pair of league victories. Playing the No. 3 singles position, Ristivojevic notched a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Oral Roberts' Dmitry Suslov before closing out the regular season with a 6-1, 5-7, 10-6 triumph over Western Illinois' Patrick Hammers. In doubles play, Ristivojevic went 2-0, including a victory over WIU's No. 3 tandem. During the week, Ristivojevic extended his winning streaks to eight in singles and four in doubles. He enters The Summit League Championship with an 11-7 overall singles record for the top-seeded Kangaroos.

Also nominated: Jim Capalbo, Western Illinois.

Previous winners: Feb. 2 - Nino Hasandedic, UMKC; Feb. 9 - Nick Volz, IUPUI; Feb. 15 - Joel Modesitt, IUPUI; Feb. 22 - Roberto Cabrini, IPFW / Ivan Mojsejev, IUPUI; March 1 - Nick Volz, IUPUI; March 8 - Daniel Kang, IPFW; March 15 - Nino Hasandedic, UMKC; March 22 - Mikhail Trukshanin, Oral Roberts; March 29 - Patrick Hammers, Western Illinois; April 5 - Dan Klingenberg, IUPUI; April 12 - Mikhail Trukshanin, Oral Roberts.

Amy Recht, IPFW
Sr., Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead
Recht collects her third honor of the season, tying her for The Summit League record with 11 career Player of the Week awards. She posted perfect 3-0 records, all against league foes, in both singles and doubles play. At No. 1 singles, Recht notched a trio of straight-set wins over Western Illinois' Marcela Brandao (6-2, 6-2), Oral Roberts' Lina Semenova (7-5, 6-3) and South Dakota State's Jenny Blackburne (6-2, 6-0). In doubles competition, Recht teamed with Ingrid Ballus and posted wins over tandems from WIU (6-3), IUPUI (8-2) and SDSU (8-3). Along the way, Recht extended winning streaks to 12 in singles and 18 in doubles. She enters The Summit League Championship with a 23-4 singles record and 22-4 doubles mark for the top-seeded Mastodons.

Also nominated: Marcela Brandao, Western Illinois.

Previous winners: Feb. 2 - Ingrid Ballus, IPFW; Feb. 9 - Yuka Kobayashi, IPFW; Feb. 15 - Amy Recht, IPFW; Feb. 22 - Laura Bouet, UMKC; March 1 - Caterina Kiefer, IPFW; March 8 - Raquel Vescovi, IPFW; March 15 - Bryna Nasenbeny, South Dakota State; March 22 - Amy Recht, IPFW; March 29 - Alex Ivanova, Southern Utah; April 5 - Laura Bouet, UMKC; April 12 - Amanda Pettey, Oakland.

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