DU’s Rocha Named Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Diogo Rocha was named as The Summit League's Men's Tennis Player of the Week following his performance Jan. 28-Feb. 3.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Diogo Rocha, Denver
Fr. // Lisbon, Portugal
Rocha received his first league honor after recording 2-0 records in both singles and doubles play during the week. Against Air Force, Rocha notched a straight-set victory over Steven Young (3 and 1) at No. 2 singles and teamed with Henry Craig for a 6-5 (9-7) win over Andy Jackson/Young at No. 1 doubles. In Denver's 5-2 win over No. 49 BYU, Rocha rallied (4-6, 6-1, 6-4) to defeat Robin Pfister at No. 3 singles and partnered with Craig for a 6-2 victory at No. 1 doubles over Francis Sargent/Sterling Galli.
Also nominated: Patrick O'Neill, IUPUI; Karl Wangensten-Oye, Fort Wayne; Eric McKnight, Omaha; Parker Lawley, South Dakota State.
Previous honorees: 1/21 – Gary Notkin, South Dakota State; 1/28 – Henry Craig, 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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