Denver’s Craig Named Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Henry Craig was named as The Summit League's Men's Tennis Player of the Week following his performance April 15-21. The honor marks the final weekly awards of the season.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Henry Craig, Denver
So. // Murietta, Calif.
Craig collected his league-best third honor of the season after helping Denver win its first Summit League regular season title. With the title on the line, Craig defeated Fort Wayne's Daniel Kang (6-3, 6-7, 10-3) at No. 1 singles and teamed with Alex Gasson for an 8-4 victory at No. 2 doubles. Craig finished Summit League play undefeated in both singles and doubles competition. He entered the week ranked No. 106 in the ITA singles rankings.
Also nominated: Martin Muadi, Fort Wayne; Jason Jaruvang, IUPUI.
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; 3/25 – Daniel Kang, Fort Wayne; 4/1 – Daniel Kang, Fort Wayne; 4/8 – Gerard Guell, Fort Wayne; 4/15 – Diogo Rocha, 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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