Tennis Release #10

TENNIS ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Ben Raynauld
Butler
Junior
Montreal, Quebec

Raynauld teamed with Lenz Theodor to post a pair of doubles wins last week, as the duo defeated Indiana State at the No. 3 slot, 8-0 and then took down Illinois State at No. 2, 8-6. Raynauld also notched an impressive win at No.1 singles against Illinois State, 6-0, 6-1.

Cam Thompson
Butler
Freshman
Bloomington, Ind.

Thompson went undefeated last week in singles and doubles play. She paired up with Ashley Breitenbach at No. 3 doubles to post an 8-6 victory against Evansville and an 8-0 sweep over Valparaiso. Thompson also tallied wins at No. 5 singles, downing her Evansville foe 6-4, 6-2 and Valpo's Stephanie York, 6-4, 6-1.

Other Men's Top Performers

Rob Fox
Cleveland State
Sophomore, Netherlands
Fox brought his record to 11-3 at No. 5 singles with a three-set win over his Florida Atlantic opponent (6-7(5), 6-3, 6-1).

Chris Leson
Youngstown State
Junior, Boardman, Ohio
Leson picked up the only point for the Penguins against Toledo as he defeated his opponent at No. 6 singles, 0-6, 7-5, 7-6(5).

Other Women's Top Performers

Melissa Holzinger
Cleveland State
Sophomore, Dallas, Texas
Holzinger posted two victories at No. 3 singles and another at third doubles last week. She teamed with Jackie Tabb to sweep Fairleigh Dickinson, 8-0, while also notching singles wins against Coastal Carolina (6-4, 6-2) and Fairleigh (6-3, 6-4).

Zeljka Minic
Detroit
Senior, Zagreb, Croatia
Minic helped the Titans capture their seventh-straight victory with two wins against League foe Youngstown State. She won in straight sets over YSU's Sarah Lynch (6-3, 6-3) at No. 2 singles after pairing with Annie Moore to down the Penguins' Anna Volkova and Nicole Harambopoulos 8-2 at the top doubles slot.

Ilinca Cristescu
UIC
Sophomore, Bensenville, Ill.
Cristescu won three out of four matches against Bowling Green and Illinois State last week, capturing two singles wins and a doubles triumph, all at the second position. She defeated her Bowling Green foe, 6-1, 6-2 before downing her Illinois State opponent in three sets, 6-1, 3-6, 7-5. Cristescu also teamed with Elena Antakova to win against ISU, 8-7.

Christine Antrobus
Valparaiso
Junior, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Antrobus earned Valpo's only point against Butler, defeating Kahfii King 6-2, 6-1 at No. 6 singles.

Tanisha Welch
Youngstown State
Junior, Cleveland, Ohio
Welch went undefeated at No. 4 singles last week, posting wins against Pitt (6-1, 6-1) and then over Detroit's Svetlana Flankova (2-6, 7-6(2), 10-5).