Fort Wayne’s Sato Named Initial #SummitWTN Player of the Week
Fort Wayne’s Sato Named Initial #SummitWTN Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Fort Wayne's Mayu Sato was named The Summit League's Women's Tennis Player of the Week following her performance through Jan. 26. Her award marks the season's initial weekly honor.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mayu Sato, Fort Wayne
So. // Saitama, Japan
Sato garnered her third career Player of the Week accolade after opening the season with 2-0 records in both singles and doubles play while leading her team to a pair of dual match victories. Playing the No. 1 singles position, Sato notched straight-set victories over Chicago State's Caryanne Lloyd (4 and 1) and Shivani Patel (2 and 1) of St. Francis (Pa.). The Summit League's reigning Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year teamed with Marcy Huck at No. 1 doubles and scored a 6-1 win over Chicago State and a 6-3 triumph over St. Francis.
Also nominated: Jacqueline Baude, Omaha; Iasmin Rosa, South Dakota State
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 nine institutions, including four 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), Oral Roberts University, 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 along with over 65 All-Americans, 60 Academic All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow on Twitter @thesummitleague, download The Summit League's Front Row app, and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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