Tennis Release #11

April 1, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS -

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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Chris Herron
Butler
Freshman
Greenwood, Ind.


Herron went 3-1 at No. 3 singles and 4-0 with teammate Eric Breitenbach at No. 1 doubles to help the Bulldogs post three dual-match victories last week. He helped Butler to victories over Dayton (5-2) and Indiana State (4-3), and played a significant role against League foe Wright State, defeating Pip Rehg (6-1, 6-2) as the Bulldogs beat the Raiders 5-2.

Molly Casperson
Butler
Sophomore
Neenah, Wis.


Casperson scored a victory in the Bulldgos' top singles spot against League rival Wright State, defeating Jessica Lee 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday (Mar. 30). She also teamed with Becky Jenkins at No. 2 doubles for a 8-1 victory over Lee and Christa Ames.

Other Men's Top Performers

Phil Orno
Cleveland State
Sophomore, Snekkersten, Denmark
Orno defeated his Dayton opponent at No. 1 singles (6-1, 6-2) after teaming with Ryan Hamning at No. 1 doubles to beat Dayton's top duo 8-2. Orno has now won 12 consecutive singles matches.

Adriano Liccardo
UIC
Junior, Oslo, Norway
Liccardo extended his winning streak to nine matches with a pair of wins over Youngstown State and Southern Illinois last week. On Saturday (Mar. 29), he claimed his second League win of the season, defeating Diego Cerzosimo at No. 3 singles (6-4, 6-0) before teaming with Eric Fey to earn the doubles victory at No. 2 over Cerzosimo and Christopher Leson (8-3). Liccardo also posted a victory at No. 2 singles against SIU (6-4, 6-2).

Dan Brunette
Valparaiso
Senior, Carmel, Ind.
Brunette extended his singles winning streak to four matches at No. 5 with two victories last week. He downed his Bradley opponent (6-4, 6-2) on Saturday before defeating Christopher Leson of Youngstown State on Sunday in three sets (6-1, 3-6, 7-5). He also split a pair of doubles contests, teaming with Kyle Stump at the No. 3 slot.

Scott Kathary
Youngstown State
Senior, Dublin, Ohio
Kathary went undefeated at No. 1 singles play last week against League foes UIC and Valparaiso. He rallied to defeat Sebastian Lystad of UIC (4-6, 6-3, 10-1) on Saturday after teaming up with Ryan Trapp to win at No. 1 doubles against Lystad and Bastian Harbo, 8-4. Kathary then earned his sixth victory of the season by defeating Valpo's Mike Shideler 7-6, 6-2 on Sunday.

Other Women's Top Performers

Jenna Felsher
Milwaukee
Pewaukee, Wis.
Felsher went 4-0 last weekend, winning two singles matches at the No. 5 spot and taking a doubles match at both the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. She did not drop a game in her singles victory over Upper Iowa, and she pulled out a tight match against Southeast Missouri State (7-5, 6-3).

Jackie Tabb
Cleveland State
Freshman, Minneapolis, Minn.
Tabb defeated Youngstown State's Emily Thayer (6-3. 6-3) at No. 3 singles after teaming with Melissa Holzinger to beat the No. 3 Penguin duo of Irena Lanc and Hannah Patten (8-3).

Lindsey Gustafson
Valparaiso
Junior, Naperville, Ill.
Gustafson earned a 6-4, 6-2 victory over her No. 4 singles opponent from Oakland after joining teammate Laura Lawson for an 8-6 win at No. 3 doubles.

Tanisha Welch
Youngstown State
Sophomore, Cleveland, Ohio
Welch picked up her first League win of the season by defeating Cleveland State's Jenn Meyers 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 2 singles spot.

Previous Players of the Week
January 23,Tony Teufel, Wright State & Jackie Tabb, Cleveland State
January 31,Ryan Hamning, Cleveland State & Zeljka Minic, Detroit
February 6,Phil Orno, Cleveland State & Melissa Holzinger, Cleveland State
February 13,Eric Breitenbach, Butler & Sami Schoen, Milwaukee
February 20,Diego Cerzosimo, Youngstown State & Natali Jaimes, Butler
February 27,Ben Raynauld, Butler & Karina Presti, Wright State
March 4,Brandon Bayliss, Butler & Zeljka Minic, Detroit
March 11,Sebastian Lystad, UIC & Lubica Nadasska, UIC
March 18,Ryan Trapp, Youngstown State & Ilinca Cristecu, UIC
March 25,Ben Raynauld, Butler & Annie Moore, Detroit