Fort Wayne’s Guell Named Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Fort Wayne's Gerard Guell was named as The Summit League's Men's Tennis Player of the Week following his performance April 1-7.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Gerard Guell, Fort Wayne
So. // Barcelona, Spain
Guell earned his second career honor, both this season, after posting a 4-0 singles record and adding a pair of doubles victories during the week. In a Summit League match against Omaha, Guell scored a straight-set win (0 and 1) over Eric McKnight at No. 3 singles in a 5-2 Mastodon victory. Guell also notched victories against Creighton's Jake Norman (4 and 0), Valparaiso's Eric Honert (7-6 (7-5), 6-1) and Grace's Jacob Stump (2 and 1) during the week. Playing the No. 2 doubles position, Guell teamed with Martin Muadi for an 8-3 win over the Creighton duo and an 8-5 triumph against Grace's tandem. Guell has won nine consecutive singles matches and 14 of his last 15 and helped Fort Wayne increase its program-record season win total to 15.
Also nominated: Fabio Biasion, Denver; 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
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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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