Tennis Fall Release #2

Oct. 1, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS -

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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Pjtors Necajevs
Detroit
Junior
Riga, Latvia


In the Titans' first competition since 1995, Necajevs claimed the No. 1 singles flight by posting a 4-0 record at the Detroit Fall Invite. He followed that effort up with another 4-0 singles outing at the Valpo Fall Classic, with all four victories coming against League opponents.

Natali Jaimes
Butler
Sophomore
Downers Grove, Ill.


Jaimes cruised to four-straight wins in the top singles flight of the Ball State Fall Invite, earning the flight championship. Her victories included a 6-1, 6-2 triumph over Milwaukee's Kelly Drvaric, and a 6-0, 7-6 championship match win over teammate Molly Casperson. She also picked up two wins in the Flight B doubles bracket.

Other Men's Top Performers

Matt Clegg
Green Bay
Jr., Stevens Point, Wis.
Clegg went 7-1 in singles action during the last two weeks, claiming the No. 4 singles title at the Bradley Invitational and then placing second at No. 1 singles with a 3-1 mark at the Valpo Fall Classic. In doubles play, Clegg paired with Matt Keesey in the top flight at both tournaments to post a 3-4 mark overall.

Bastian Harbo
UIC
Jr., Oslo, Norway
At the Bradley Invite, Harbo went 4-0 in the top singles flight, defeating two League opponents. He also went 3-0 at No. 3 doubles with teammate Tim O'Brien. Harbo then advanced to the semifinals in the "A" singles bracket and placed third in the "B" doubles bracket at the Valpo Fall Classic.

Alex Lau
Valparaiso
Sr., Bloomington, Minn.
Lau posted a 2-3 record over two weekends while playing in "A" singles flights at two invitationals. He defeated YSU's Michael Kathary in straight sets before falling to Green Bay's Clegg in the quarterfinals of the Valpo Fall Classic.Other Women's Top Performers

Other Women's Top Performers

Catrine Bjerrehus
Cleveland State
Fr., Aarhus, Denmark
Bjerrehus finished first in her singles flight at the Bowling Green Invite, playing at No. 3 singles for Cleveland State. She was also the only Viking player to score in singles play at the Spartan Invitational, where she went 2-1 at the No. 2 singles position, bringing her season record to 8-1 in singles play.

Morgan Weuve
Green Bay
Fr., Green Bay, Wis.
Weuve went 2-0 in Green Bay's win over UW-Eau Claire, teaming with Emily Lawent for an 8-2 victory at No. 1 doubles before posting a 6-4, 6-4 sweep at No. 4 singles.

Ilinca Cristescu
UIC
So., Bensenville, Ill.
Cristescu won the "A" singles flight at the UIC Invitational after defeating opponents from Chicago, Western Illinois and Northern Illinois. She also teamed with Jenna Reisch to win the doubles flight. Cristescu then advanced to the top flight consolation finals at the Bronco Invite.

Kim Sajevic
Valparaiso
Sr., Woodbury, Minn.
Against St. Joseph's, Sajevic posted a 6-0, 6-0 shutout over her opponent at the No. 1 singles position, and teamed with Julie Wingstrom to post an 8-4 victory at No. 1 doubles.

Anna Volkova
Youngstown State
Jr., Sochi, Russia
Volkova claimed second-place in the No. 2 singles flight of the Bowling Green Invitational, defeating opponents from IUPUI and Cincinnati. She also earned fifth-place in doubles with partner Gretchen Cloern.