Fort Wayne’s Sato Tabbed #SummitWTN Player of the Week
Fort Wayne’s Sato Tabbed #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 March 10-16.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mayu Sato, Fort Wayne
So. // Saitama, Japan
Sato earned her second award of the season and fourth of her career after compiling 2-0 records in both singles and doubles play. In a league victory over Oral Roberts, Sato scored a straight-set win (1 and 0) over Andrada Gordan at No. 1 singles and teamed for an 8-3 triumph at No. 1 doubles. In a non-league win over Missouri State, Sato notched a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Ema Turudija at No. 1 singles. Sato has won six of her last seven singles matches this season, all in straight sets, and remains unbeaten in Summit League matches during her career.
Also nominated: Molly Matricardi, Omaha; Marizanne Bouwer, Oral Roberts; Yuliya Sidenko, South Dakota; Iasmin Rosa, South Dakota State
Previous recipients: Jan. 27 – Mayu Sato, Fort Wayne; Feb. 3 – Gracia Mboko, Denver; Feb. 10 – Sara Sherif, Fort Wayne; Feb. 17 – Valeriia Lavrenchuk, IUPUI; Feb. 24 – Jacqueline Baude, Omaha; March 3 – Andrada Gordan, Oral Roberts; March 10 – Carlota Trevino, 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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