SDSU’s Souza Tabbed #SummitWTN Player of the Week
SDSU’s Souza Tabbed #SummitWTN Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State's Beatriz Souza was named The Summit League's Women's Tennis Player of the Week following her performance April 7-13.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Beatriz Souza, South Dakota State
Jr. // Parana, Brazil
Souza received her first award of the season and second of her career after compiling 2-0 singles and doubles records and leading her team to a pair of Summit League victories. In a 4-3 win over South Dakota, Souza teamed with Tacy Haws-Lay to clinch the doubles-point with an 8-5 win over Scott/Maslova at the No. 2 position. Souza won each of her singles matches in straight-sets, topping USD's Alice Scott (2 and 1) and Omaha's Allison Johnson (2 and 0) at the No. 5 position. She also scored an 8-4 doubles win alongside Haws-Lay over Omaha's Hill/Matricardi at No. 2. Souza improved to 4-1 in league singles matches and has won eight of her last 10 decisions.
Also nominated: Julia O'Loughlin, Denver; Valeriia Lavrenchuk, IUPUI; Michelle Lo, Omaha; Yuliya Sidenko, South Dakota
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; March 24 – Courtney Lubbers, Western Illinois; March 31 – Florencia Magni, South Dakota State; April 7 – 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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