Ancona, Lazarevic earn athlete of the week honors
Ancona, Lazarevic earn athlete of the week honors
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. –Valparaiso's Brandon Ancona and South Dakota's Jana Lazarevic secured the Summit League Men's and Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week honors after helping their respective teams to victories in conference play. This is the third honor of the season for Ancona and the first for Lazarevic.
Brandon Ancona, Valparaiso
Junior | Belvidere, Ill.
- Improved his singles record to 21-4 and doubles mark to 18-5
- Helped Valparaiso extend its win streak to six
- Ranks ninth in program history with 59 career singles wins
- Has won 12 straight singles matches and five straight doubles victories
Also nominated: Daniel Krulig (Denver), Diego Emilio Moura Herrera (Illinois State), Tom Hands (Drake)
Jana Lazarevic, South Dakota
Sophomore | Belgrade, Serbia
- At the No. 1 spot in singles, improved her win streak to four matches
- Helped the Coyotes to their sixth straight match, allowing just one team point against in that span
- Teamed up with Luana Stanciu to improve their doubles win streak to four
Also nominated: Natlie Lorentz (Omaha), Bianca Mok (Denver)
2018-19 The Summit League Athlete of the Week
January 22
M: Vinny Gillespie, Drake
W: Arisha Ladhani, Denver
January 29
M: Mattia Ros, Denver
W: Habiba Aly, South Dakota
February 5
M: Aleksa Lazarevic, Illinois State
W: Bianca Mok, Denver
February 12
M: Brandon Ancona, Valparaiso
W: Anna Riedmiller, Denver
February 19
M: Tom Hands, Drake
W: Arisha Ladhani, Denver
February 26
M: Tom Hands, Drake
W: Bianca Mok, Denver
March 5
M: Vinny Gillespie, Drake
W: Janelle Wilson, Omaha
March 12
M: Brandon Ancona, Valparaiso
W: Natka Kmošková, South Dakota
March 19
M: Johnnie Carmichael-Plester, North Dakota
W: Isa Sullivan, North Dakota
March 26
M: Nejc Sitar, North Dakota
W: None
April 2
M: Brandon Ancona, Valparaiso
W: Jana Lazarevic, South Dakota
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