Omaha’s Miller Named Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha's Hylan Miller was named as The Summit League's Women's Tennis Player of the Week following her performance April 8-14.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Hylan Miller, Omaha
Fr. // Omaha, Neb.
Miller earned her first career honor after winning all three singles and double matches during the week. The award marked the initial weekly tennis honor for an Omaha player as a member of The Summit League. Playing the No. 2 singles position, Miller won all three matches in straight sets, including a league victory over South Dakota's Milica Pavlovic (3 and 3) in a 5-2 Maverick win. She posted wins against Bradley's Ashley Thai (4 and 4), in a 4-3 Omaha victory, and Creighton's Analese Snyder (1 and 2). At No. 2 doubles, Miller paired with Kenzie Hill for wins over tandems from Bradley (8-6), Creighton (8-7) and South Dakota (8-5).
Also nominated: Maureen Slattery, Denver; Miloslava Shustova, Fort Wayne
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; 3/18 – Yuliya Sidenko, South Dakota; 3/25 – Caroline Schnell, Denver; 4/1 – Iasmin Rosa, South Dakota State; 4/8 – 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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