Denver’s James Claims #SummitMTN Weekly Honor

2/14/2017 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Yannik James was named Summit League Men's Tennis Player of the Week for his performance Feb. 7-13.

YANNIK JAMES, DENVER
Sr. // St. Georges, Grenada

Collected his third career Player of the Week award and first of the season
Defeated South Dakota State's Marco Paulo Castro, 3 and 2, at No. 2 singles
Teamed for a 6-0 victory at No. 1 doubles over SDSU's tandem of Higham/Styles
Helped Denver post a 7-0 victory in its Summit League opener

Also nominated: Steven Christie, IUPUI; Nathan Reekie, Omaha; Jan Pehnec, Oral Roberts; Emerson Styles, South Dakota State

Previous recipients: Jan. 24 – Razvan Grigorescu, Omaha; Jan. 31 – Bradley Luetschwager, IUPUI; Feb. 7 – Razvan Grigorescu, Omaha

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