Fort Wayne’s Sato Named #SummitWTN Player of the Week
Fort Wayne’s Sato Named #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 31-April 6.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mayu Sato, Fort Wayne
So. // Saitama, Japan
Sato collected her third Player of the Week honor of the season after winning three matches at No. 1 singles during Summit League action. Against Denver, Sato rallied for a 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 triumph over Maureen Slattery to account for the Mastodons point in the match against the nation's No. 67 ranked team. Facing Omaha's Michelle Lo, Sato scored a 7-5, 6-3 victory in IPFW's match victory. She also posted a straight-set win over South Dakota's Milica Pavlovic (3 and 0) and teamed with Marcy Huck for an 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles in the 'Dons 6-1 match win. Sato improved to 22-4 in dual match play this season.
Also nominated: Charlotte Derbyshire, Denver; Valeriia Lavrenchuk,, IUPUI; 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; March 17 – Mayu Sato, Fort Wayne; March 24 – Courtney Lubbers, Western Illinois; March 31 – Florencia Magni, South Dakota State.
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