WIU’s Lubbers Named #SummitWTN Player of the Week
WIU’s Lubbers Named #SummitWTN Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Western Illinois' Courtney Lubbers was named The Summit League's Women's Tennis Player of the Week following her performance March 17-23.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Courtney Lubbers, Western Illinois
Fr. // Wichita, Kan.
Lubbers garnered her first career honor after posting 3-0 singles and doubles records during the week. Against Valparaiso, she scored a straight-set (4 and 0) win over Kaitlyn Hamel at No. 1 singles and teamed with Jenna Wallace for a 6-3 victory at No. 1 doubles over Hamel/Hebble. Lubbers added wins at the No. 1 singles position over Quincy's Amy Kuhle (4 and 3) and Monmouth's Katherine Hinman (0 and 0) while also teaming with Wallace for victories at No. 1 doubles in both matches.
Also nominated: Sara Sherif, Fort Wayne; Florencia Magni, 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; March 17 – Mayu Sato, 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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