South Dakota State’s Romero Tabbed #SummitWTN Player of the Week

South Dakota State’s Romero Tabbed #SummitWTN Player of the Week

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South Dakota State’s Romero Tabbed #SummitWTN Player of the Week

ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State's Laura Romero was named Summit League Women's Tennis Player of the Week for her performance Feb. 14-20.

LAURA ROMERO, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Fr. // Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

  • Earned her first career Player of the Week honor
  • Went 2-0 in singles matches, competing at No. 5 and 6 positions, for her first two career victories
  • Scored a straight-set (1 and 4) win over Montana's Anabel Carbo at No. 5 in a 5-2 team win
  • Rallied for a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 triumph against North Dakota's Alysse Nakasato at No. 6

Also nominated: Michelle Lo, Omaha; Jovana Antonijevic, Oral Roberts; Barbora Kollarova, South Dakota; Cary Milanes, Western Illinois

Previous recipients: Jan. 24 – Julia O'Loughlin, Denver; Jan. 31 – Michelle Lo, Omaha; Feb. 7 – Bianca Mok, Denver; Feb. 14 – Julia O'Loughlin, Denver

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Celebrating its 35th season 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 80 Academic All-Americans, 75 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league, 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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