DU’s Hughes Named Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Kathryn Hughes was named as The Summit League's Women's Tennis Player of the Week following her performance Jan. 28-Feb. 3.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kathryn Hughes, Denver
So. // Wrexham, Wales
Hughes received her first league honor after posting a pair of singles victories and a doubles win during the week. Playing at No. 4 singles, Hughes recorded a 6-4, 6-7, 11-9 triumph over Tiana Takenaga of No. 51 Columbia. In Denver's 5-2 victory over No. 69 Princeton, Hughes defeated No. 62 Alanna Wolff 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 at No. 3 singles and teamed with Sonja Radosevic for a 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles over Muliawan/Wolff.
Previous honoree: 1/28 – Maureen Slattery, Denver.
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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