Denver’s Mboko Named #SummitWTN Player of the Week
Denver’s Mboko Named #SummitWTN Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Gracia Mboko was named The Summit League's Women's Tennis Player of the Week following her performance Jan. 27-Feb. 2.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Gracia Mboko, Denver
Fr. // Burlington, Ontario
Mboko earned her first career honor after leading Denver to an upset of No. 55 BYU. Against the Cougars, Mboko teamed with Sonja Radosevic for a 6-3 triumph over Jones/Miclat at No. 1 doubles that clinched the doubles point for the Pioneers. At No. 2 singles, Mboko rallied for a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory to help Denver to a 5-2 match win.
Also nominated: Sofia Sorokina, Fort Wayne; Valeriia Lavrenchuk, IUPUI; Michelle Lo, Omaha; Alice Scott, South Dakota.
Previous recipients: Jan. 27 – Mayu Sato, 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 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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