Denver’s Van Genechten Named Tennis Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Evy Van Genechten was named as The Summit League's Women's Tennis Player of the Week following her performance Feb. 11-17.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Evy Van Genechten, Denver
So. // Antwerp, Belgium
Van Genechten received her first league honor after going 2-0 in singles play during the week. Against No. 55 Utah, Van Genechten rallied for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Paige Miles at No. 5 singles. Playing the No. 5 singles slot against BYU, Van Genechten was the lone Pioneer to win her match, posting a straight-set (2 and 4) win over Toby Miclat.
Also nominated: Mayu Sato, Fort Wayne; Alex Tran, Omaha; Tacy Haws-Lay, South Dakota State.
Previous honoree: 1/28 – Maureen Slattery, Denver; 2/4 – Kathryn Hughes, Denver; 2/11 – Mayu Sato, Fort Wayne.
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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