DU’s Craig Named Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Henry Craig was named as The Summit League's Men's Tennis Player of the Week following his performances Jan. 21-27.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Henry Craig, Denver
So. // Murietta, Calif.
Craig received his first honor after recording singles and doubles victories over ranked opponents to help lead No. 57 Denver to a 4-1 win over No. 52 Middle Tennessee State at the ITA Kick-Off in Columbus, Ohio. Playing the No. 1 singles position, Craig defeated No. 98 David Fox, 6-5 (7-3), 6-5 (7-4). At No. 1 doubles, Craig paired with Diogo Rocha for a 6-4 win over MTSU's No. 22-ranked tandem of Fox/Cornea. Both Craig's matches against No. 5 Ohio State went unfinished, including competition against the No. 7 doubles team and No. 31 singles player. Craig is currently ranked No. 86.
Also nominated: Jacob Bradley, IUPUI; Daniel Kang, Fort Wayne.
Previous honoree: 1/21 – Gary Notkin, South Dakota State.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at eight institutions, including three located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State 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 eight NCAA Champions, 62 All-Americans and 50 Academic All-America selections.
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