Fort Wayne’s Kang Named Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Fort Wayne's Daniel Kang was named as The Summit League's Men's Tennis Player of the Week following his performance March 18-24.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Daniel Kang, Fort Wayne
Sr. // Brampton, Ontario
Kang garnered his third career award and first this season after posting 2-0 singles and doubles records in league victories. Against South Dakota State, Kang won in straight-sets (1 and 3) over Andrea Boglic at No. 1 singles to help key the Mastodons' 4-3 victory in The Summit League opener. Earlier in the match, he teamed with Andres Cobos for an 8-4 No. 1 doubles victory over the SDSU tandem of Lawley/Moreira. Facing Western Illinois, Kang won in straight-sets (3 and 1) at No. 1 singles over Christoph Haertel and teamed with Cobos for an 8-5 win over WIU's Cederkall/Haertel at No. 1 doubles in a 7-0 Fort Wayne victory.
Also nominated: Parker Lawley, 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; 3/18 – Jason Jaruvang, IUPUI
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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