SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Drake’s Matija Matic and Omaha’s Natalie Lorentz had impactful performances over the weekend securing them this season’s final TicketSmarter Summit League Men’s and Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week accolades, league officials announced Tuesday.
 
Matic won both his doubles and singles matches against North Dakota to help the Bulldogs secure the No. 2 seed over the Fighting Hawks at the Summit League Tennis Championship. Matic teamed up with Evan Fragistas on the top court of doubles and defeated Nikita Snezhko and Gerhard Sullwald 7-6 (7-5) en route to the Drake doubles point.
 
He then went on to face Sullwald on the No. 1 court of singles play and defeated him 6-4, 6-2. Matic's two wins helped the Bulldogs to a 6-1 victory over the Fighting Hawks to close out the regular season.
 
Lorentz went 3-1 on the weekend, winning both her singles and doubles matches against the Leathernecks (W, 7-0) and posting a doubles win against South Dakota (L, 5-2). Against the Leathernecks, she teamed up with Keegan VanPelt on the No. 3 doubles court and defeated Paige Grice and Agatha Carbonell 6-2.
 
On the No. 5 singles court, she picked up a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Maria Rybka. Her wins against Western Illinois helped the Mavericks clinch a spot at the Summit League Tennis Championship.
 
Matija Matic, Drake
R-So | Nicosia Cyprus

• Earned his second career athlete of the week honor and second this season
• Went undefeated to help the Bulldogs secure the No. 2 seed at the Summit League Tennis Championship
• Owns a 10-1 doubles record with teammate Evan Fragistas

Also nominated: James Davis, Denver; Todd Chen, Omaha
 
Natalie Lorentz, Omaha
Gr | St. Louis Park, Minn.

• Collected her third career weekly accolade
• Went 3-1 on the weekend to help the Mavericks secure a spot at the Summit League Tennis Championship
• Became Omaha’s career leader by reaching 121 overall wins in Omaha’s victory over WIU

Also nominated: Britt Pursell, Denver; Oleksandra Nahurska, Oral Roberts
 
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
 
March 22
M: Evan Fragistas, Drake
W: Michela Xibilia, Kansas City
 
March 29
M: Matija Matic, Drake
W: Andrea Jansson, North Dakota
 
April 5
M: Nikita Snezhko, North Dakota
W: Anna Riedmiller, Denver
 
April 12
M: Melker Isaksson, Illinois State
W: Ines Absisan, Omaha
 
April 19
M: Matija Matic, Drake
W: Natalie Lorentz, Omaha