SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Denver’s Peter Sallay and Omaha’s Jessica Aragon garnered the season’s final TicketSmarter Summit League Men’s and Women’s Tennis Peak Performers of the Week awards, League officials announced on Tuesday.
Sallay won both of his singles matches and added a doubles win in the final week of the regular season, helping the Pioneers secure their fourth straight Summit League regular season title. The Budapest, Hungary native defeated Omaha’s Hugo Piles Ballester, 6-2, 6-1, at the No. 3 spot and won in straight sets against North Dakota’s Edmond Aynedjian, 6-3, 6-4.
Sallay added a third win, doing so with a 6-3 decision at the No. 1 doubles spot with teammate Anish Sriniketh against the Fighting Hawks.
Aragon went a combined 2-0 with wins at the No. 1 doubles spot and No. 2 singles position to help the Mavericks secure the final spot in the 2023 Summit League Championship. The Plano, Texas native teamed up with Ines Absisan to collect a 6-2 win in doubles play and added a 6-2, 6-3 singles win to earn the Mavericks the third point in the match with South Dakota.
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Men’s Peak Performer of the Week
Peter Sallay, Denver
Jr. | Budapest, Hungary
- Received the first peak performer accolade of his career
- Won both of his singles matches and added a doubles win to help the Pioneers secure the regular season title
- Defeated Omaha’s Hugo Piles Ballester, 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 3 spot and won in straight sets against North Dakota’s Edmond Aynedjian, 6-3, 6-4
- Added a third win at the No. 1 doubles spot, 6-3, with teammate Anish Sriniketh
Also nominated: Jeremy Schifris (Drake), Riley Odell (North Dakota), Quintan Van Wijk (Omaha).
Women’s Peak Performer of the Week
Jessica Aragon, Omaha
Gr. | Plano, Texas
- Collected her first peak performer award of her career
- Went a combined 2-0 with wins at the No. 1 doubles spot and No. 2 singles position to put the Mavericks in the Summit League Championship
- Teamed up with Ines Absisan to collect a 6-2 win in doubles play and added a 6-2, 6-3 singles win
Also nominated: Chara Grammatikaki (Oral Roberts), Louise Wikander (Denver), Marthe Degeorges (St. Thomas), Nore Heinitz (North Dakota), Michela Xibilia (Kansas City).
2023 Peak Performers of the Week
January 17
M: Gerhard Sullwald, North Dakota
W: Jule Schulte, North Dakota
January 24
M: Cian McDonnell, North Dakota
W: Andrea Burguete Beltran, Denver
January 31
M: Jeremy Schifris, Drake
W: Taylor Melville, Denver
February 7
M: Markus Bolin, Drake
W: Britt Pursell, Denver
February 14
M: Daniel Sancho Arbizu, Denver
W: Taylor Melville, Denver
February 21
M: Nicolas Herrero Cuesta, Denver
W: Claudia Martinez de Velasco, Denver
February 28
M: Conner Olsen, Drake
W: Louise Wikander, Denver
March 7
M: Daniel Sancho Arbizu, Denver
W: Britt Pursell, Denver
March 14
M: Gerhard Sullwald, North Dakota
W: Britt Pursell, Denver
March 21
M: Nam Pham, Illinois State
W: Luna Morini, Oral Roberts
March 28
M: Daniel Sancho Arbizu, Denver
W: Claudia Martinez de Velasco, Denver
April 4
M: Nicolas Herrero Cuesta, Denver
W: Andrea Jansson, North Dakota
April 11
M: Reid Jarvis, Drake
W: Taylor Melville, Denver
April 18
M: Peter Sallay, Denver
W: Jessica Aragon, Omaha
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