IUPUI’s Jaruvang Named Player of the Week
IUPUI’s Jaruvang Named Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI's Jason Jaruvang was named as The Summit League's men's tennis player of the week for his performance March 12-18.
Jason Jaruvang, IUPUI
Fr., Phoenix, Ariz.
Jaruvang garnered his first career award after a victory at No. 1 singles during the week. Against Wright State, he rallied for a 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 triumph over Lauri Makikalli. The win accounted for one of the Jaguars' two points in the match. Jaruvang has won four of his last five singles matches.
Also nominated: Gerard Guell, Fort Wayne.
Previous recipients: 1/21 – Bradley Holt, Western Illinois; 1/28 – Tomas Patino, Kansas City; 2/5 – Joel Modesitt, IUPUI; 2/12 – Joao Freitas, Fort Wayne; 2/19 – Tomas Patino, Kansas City; 2/26 Martin Muadi, Fort Wayne; 3/5 – Parker Lawley, South Dakota State; 3/12 Grant Fleming, Kansas City.
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Entering its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 144,000 at nine universities, four of which are located in top 58 U.S. metro populations (Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Omaha). Member institutions include: Fort Wayne (Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), Kansas City (University of Missouri-Kansas City), North Dakota State University, Oakland University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced 54 All-Americans, 37 Academic All-America selections and seven NCAA Championships. For more information about the league and its history, visit www.thesummitleague.org to "See The Summit" or follow on Twitter @thesummitleague.
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