Denver’s Gasson Earns #SummitMTN Player of the Week Honor
Denver’s Gasson Earns #SummitMTN Player of the Week Honor
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Alex Gasson was named The Summit League's Men's Tennis Player of the Week following his performance March 31-April 6.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alex Gasson
So. // Alton, United Kingdom
Gasson garnered his second Player of the Week honor of the season after posting 2-0 records in singles and doubles in a pair of Denver Summit League victories. Against Omaha, Gasson swept Erik Anderson at No. 2 singles (0 and 0) and teamed with Yannik James for an 8-1 win at No. 1 doubles over the tandem of Greteman/Buckley. Facing South Dakota State, Gasson scored a straight-set win (4 and 3) over Parker Lawley at No. 3 singles and paired with Diogo Rocha for an 8-2 doubles triumph over Boglic/Lawley at No. 1.
Also nominated: Andres Cobos, Fort Wayne; Jac Lewis, IUPUI; Alejando Capdequi, Oral Roberts
Previous recipients: Jan. 20 – Adam Reinhart, IUPUI; Jan. 27 – Andres Cobos, Fort Wayne; Feb. 3 – Diogo Rocha, Denver; Feb. 10 – Andres Cobos, Fort Wayne; Feb. 17 – Henry Craig, Denver; Feb. 24 – Alex Gasson, Denver; March 3 – Ciaran Lavers, Oral Roberts; March 10 – Daniel Cardenas, Fort Wayne; March 17 – Akshay Verma, IUPUI; March 24 – Karl Wangensten-Oye, Fort Wayne; March 31 – Diogo Rocha, Denver.
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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