SDSU’s Davies Tabbed #SummitWTN Player of the Week
SDSU’s Davies Tabbed #SummitWTN Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State's Ffion Davies was named Summit League Women's Tennis Player of the Week for her performance March 8-14.
FFION DAVIES, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Sr. // Pontarddulais, Wales
- Collected third career Player of the Week honor and first of the season
- Posted 5-0 singles and doubles records while leading team to 5-0 mark during week
- Posted four wins at No. 2 singles position and one at No. 3
- Won four of five matches in straight-sets and scored the clinching win in two matches
- Teamed for doubles wins in all five matches by a combined score of 32-9
- Extended singles win streak to seven and doubles to six
Also nominated: Samantha Mayer, IUPUI; Allison Johnson, Omaha; Anastasia Bondarenko, South Dakota
Previous recipients: 1/19 – Valentina Gisberg, Oral Roberts; 1/26 – Julia O'Loughlin, Denver; 2/2 – Maureen Slattery, Denver; 2/9 – Bianca Mok, Denver; 2/16 – Hylan Miller, Omaha; 2/23 – Rachel Swartwood, IUPUI; 3/1 Ceijenia, Cornelius, Oral Roberts; 3/8 – Courtney Lubbers, Western Illinois
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