SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Denver’s Matt Summers and South Dakota’s Jana Lazarevic took home this week’s TicketSmarter Summit League Men’s and Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week honors, league officials announced Tuesday.
 
Summers helped guide the No. 55 Pioneers to a 1-1 weekend against nationally-ranked No. 66 Boise State (L, 4-3) and Loyola Marymount (W, 4-1). Against Boise State, Summers teamed up with James Davis and helped clinch the doubles point for the Pios with a 6-3 victory on the top court. In singles play, Summers took his match on the No. 3 court in three sets (3-6, 6-0, 6-1).
 
In the win over Loyola Marymount, Summers and Davis improved to 7-3 on the season as a duo. They captured their doubles match with a 6-2 victory on the No. 1 court. He carried that momentum into singles action where he notched his second win of the weekend with a 6-1, 6-2 victory on the No. 3 court.
 
Lazarevic helped pace South Dakota to a 1-1 weekend in league play against No. 48 Denver (L, 5-2
0 and Kansas City (W, 4-3). Against the Pioneers, Lazarevic teamed up with Habiba Aly on the top court of doubles and was ahead 5-3 before having to go unfinished because of Pio wins on the other two courts. In singles action, she met Denver’s Britt Pursell on the No. 2 court and clinched one of USD two points with a 6-2, 6-1 victory.
 
In the victory over the Roos, Lazarevic and Aly teamed up again and dropped a tough doubles match, 6-4, on the top court. With the doubles point followed by a singles victory, the Roos took an early 2-0 lead. Teammate Aly secured a win to get the Coyotes on the board and Lazarevic evened the score 2-2 with a 6-4, 6-2 win on the No. 2 courts. Lazarevic's evening of the score helped propel the Coyotes to a come-from-behind 4-3 win over the Roos.
 
Matt Summers, Denver
Gr | Maidstone, U.K.

• Earned his fourth career athlete of the week honor and first this season
• Improved to 7-3 on the season in doubles with teammate Davis
• Is now 9-4 in singles play, improving to 8-3 on the No. 3 court this season

Also nominated: Matija Matic, Drake
 
Jana Lazarevic, South Dakota
Sr | Belgrade, Serbia

• Earned her fourth career athlete of the week honor and first this season
• Has won five straight singles matches and is now 5-1 at No. 2 singles on the season
• Posted straight-set victories over Denver and Kansas City

Also nominated: Andrea Burguete Beltran, Denver
 
2022 Tennis Athletes of the Week
January 18
M: Daniel Krulig, Denver
 
January 25
W: Estella Jaeger, South Dakota
 
February 1
M: Edmond Aynedjian, North Dakota
W: Camille Verden-Anderson, Denver
 
February 8
M: Nicholas Herrero Cuesta, Denver
W: Habiba Aly, South Dakota
 
February 15
M: Todd Chen, Omaha
W: Oleksandra Nahurska, Oral Roberts
 
February 22
M: Mikhail Korkunov, Omaha
W: Sapir Sela, North Dakota
 
March 1
M: Cian McDonnell, North Dakota
W: Britt Pursell, Denver
 
March 8
M: Nico Herrero Cuesta, Denver
W: Britt Pursell, Denver
 
March 15
M: Matt Summers, Denver
W: Jana Lazarevic, South Dakota