Denver’s Craig Named #SummitMTN Player of the Week
Denver’s Craig Named #SummitMTN Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Henry Craig was named The Summit League's Men's Tennis Player of the Week following his performance Feb. 10-16.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Henry Craig, Denver
Jr. // Murrieta, Calif.
Craig earned his fourth career Player of the Week award and first of the season after compiling 2-0 singles and doubles records while leading Denver to a pair of victories, including a nationally-ranked foe. Against BYU, Craig rallied for a 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Francis Sargeant at No. 1 singles. He also teamed with Jesse Ruder-Hook for a 6-3 win at No. 3 doubles to help the Pioneers to a 4-1 win. Facing No. 64 Utah, Craig registered a straight-set victory (0 and 4) over Slim Hamza at No. 1 singles. Teaming with Ruder-Hook, he notched a 6-4 win at No. 3 singles in DU's 6-1 victory. Craig is currently ranked No. 113 in the ITA's national singles rankings and No. 23 in the doubles rankings alongside teammate Alex Gasson.
Also nominated: Alex Toliver, IUPUI; Jan Pehnec, Oral Roberts.
Previous recipients: Jan. 20 – Adam Reinhart, IUPUI; Jan. 27 – Andres Cobos, Fort Wayne; Feb. 3 – Diogo Rocha, Denver; Feb. 10 – Andres Cobos, Fort Wayne.
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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