USD’s Sidenko Named Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota's Yuliya Sidenko was named as The Summit League's Women's Tennis Player of the Week following her performance March 11-17.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Yuliya Sidenko, South Dakota
Fr. // Kharkiv, Ukraine
Sidenko received her first career award after posting a 6-0 singles record and adding three doubles victories during the week. All six of her singles wins came in straight sets, including five at the No. 3 position and one at No. 4. Sidenko's singles triumphs included victories over Evansville's Marino Moreno (1 and 1) at No. 4 and Siena's Jessica Macaluso (0 and 1) at No. 3. In doubles play, Sidenko teamed with Rymma Maslova for three wins, including an 8-4 victory over Siena's tandem. After her 6-0 week, Sidenko improved her season singles record to 9-4.
Previous honorees: 1/28 – Maureen Slattery, Denver; 2/4 – Kathryn Hughes, Denver; 2/11 – Mayu Sato, Fort Wayne; 2/18 – Evy Van Genechten, Denver; 2/25 – Sonja Radosevic, Denver; 3/4 – Mayu Sato, Fort Wayne; 3/11 – Sonja Radosevic, 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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