Denver’s Fryer Named #SummitMTN Player of the Week
Denver’s Fryer Named #SummitMTN Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Zach Fryer was named Summit League Men's Tennis Player of the Week for his performance Feb. 2-8.
ZACH FRYER, DENVER
So. // Centennial, Colo.
- Earned first career Summit League Player of the Week award
- Teamed with Diogo Rocha to notch the doubles point clincher (7-6) and won in three sets (7-6, 6-7, 6-4) at No. 5 singles to clinch DU's 4-3 victory over No. 67 Wichita State
- Collected a victory at No. 2 doubles (6-3) against BYU in Pioneers 4-3 victory
- Extended doubles win streak to three for perfect season record
- Owns a 2-1 singles mark this season for the No. 52 Pioneers
Also nominated: Patrick McAuley, IUPUI; Matt Dunn, Omaha
Previous recipients: 1/19 - Lovro Curcija, South Dakota State; 1/26 – Jan Pehnec, Oral Roberts; 2/2 – Diogo Rocha, Denver
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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 75 Academic All-Americans, 65 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. In 2014-15, The Summit League ranked first for NCAA Graduation Success Rate in women's basketball and second in baseball. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org website, follow The Summit League on Twitter @thesummitleague and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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