IUPUI’s Jaruvang Named Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI's Jason Jaruvang was named as The Summit League's Men's Tennis Player of the Week following his performance March 11-17.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jason Jaruvang, IUPUI
So. // Phoenix, Ariz.
Jaruvang collected his third career award and second of the season after winning both his singles matches during the week. Facing No. 59 Indiana, Jaruvang rallied for a 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-5) victory over Sam Monette at No. 1 singles to account for the Jaguars point in the match. In The Summit League opener against Western Illinois, Jaruvang notched a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 win over Mitch Granger at the No. 2 position to help lead his squad to victory.
Also nominated: Lovro Curcija, South Dakota State
Previous honorees: 1/21 – Gary Notkin, South Dakota State; 1/28 – Henry Craig, Denver; 2/4 – Diogo Rocha, Denver; 2/11 – Diogo Rocha, Denver; 2/18 – Gerard Guell, Fort Wayne; 2/25 – Alex Clinkenbeard, Denver; 3/4 – Jason Jaruvang, IUPUI; 3/11 – 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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