ORU’s Saletovic Nets #SummitMTN Player of the Week Award

3/15/2016 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – Oral Roberts' Amar Saletovic was named Summit League Men's Tennis Player of the Week for his performance March 8-14.

AMAR SALETOVIC, ORAL ROBERTS
Jr. // Tuzla, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Received first career Player of the Week honor
Went 2-0 in singles and added a doubles win during week
Defeated Wichita State's Jocelyn Devilliers (7-5, 6-1) and Arkansas Pine-Bluff's Haif Fudaell (0 and 1) at No. 3 singles
Teamed for a 6-0 win at No. 2 doubles against UAPB
Has won three consecutive singles matches and owns a 3-1 record at the No. 3 position

Previous recipients: 1/19 - Lovro Curcija, South Dakota State; 1/26 – Jan Pehnec, Oral Roberts; 2/2 – Diogo Rocha, Denver; 2/9 – Zach Fryer, Denver; 2/16 – David Beasley, IUPUI; 2/23 – Henry Craig, Denver; 3/1 – Patrick McAuley, IUPUI; 3/8 – Yannik James, Denver

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