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Feb. 27, 2008

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TENNIS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Ben Raynauld
Butler
Sophomore
Montreal, Quebec



Raynauld turned in a 3-0 record in singles last week. He won at No. 2 singles against Xavier (6-3, 6-1) before pulling off two victories at No. 1, including a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(7-3) thriller against Duquesne and an hour later, a 6-4, 6-4 win over his Bradley foe. Raynauld also won a pair of matches at No. 2 doubles.

Karina Presti
Wright State
Junior
Barquisimeto, Venezuela


Presti won both of her singles matches and both of her doubles matches last weekend. At No. 2 singles, she defeated Milwaukee's Martina Schnapp (3-6, 6-3, 11-9) and at No. 3 singles she beat her Lipscomb opponent 6-4, 6-0. She won at No. 2 doubles (8-5) against the Panthers and at No. 1 doubles against Lipsomb (8-5).

Other Men's Top Performers

Phil Orno
Cleveland State
Sophomore, Snekkersten, Denmark

Orno won two matches at No. 1 singles, beating his Toledo foe 7-6(5), 7-6(4) and his Robert Morris opponent 6-1, 6-2. He also won a doubles match at No. 1 against Toledo (8-5).

Adrianno Liccardo
UIC
Junior, Oslo, Norway

Liccardo picked up three singles and two doubles victories last week. He claimed the Flames' sole wini against Drake, defeating his opponent at the No. 3 slot 6-4, 7-5. He added a 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 victory against Graceland and a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Bradley to sweep the weekend. Liccardo also teamed up with Eric Fey to win at the No. 2 doubles spot against Drake (8-4) and Bradley (8-6).

Tony Teufel
Wright State
Senior, Cincinnati, Ohio

Teufel picked up the win in the No. 1 singles spot against Dayton on Wednesday (Feb. 20), 6-4, 6-4. He also posted a victory at No. 2 doubles.

Other Women's Top Performers

Molly Casperson
Butler
Sophomore, Neenah, Wis.

Casperson went 3-1 on the week, winning two matches as part of the Bulldogs' No. 2 doubles team. She also went 1-1 at the No. 1 singles position, beating Anna Volkova from League rival Youngstown State 6-4, 6-1.

Sanda Bjelan
Cleveland State
Freshman, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland

Bjelan went 2-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles last week against Akron and Robert Morris. She won at both the No. 2 and 3 positions in doubles and at the No. 2 and No. 4 slots in singles. Bjelan has now won seven straight singles matches this season.

Aneta Maricevic
Detroit
Junior, Hamilton, Ontario

Maricevic moved up to the top spot last week, as two of her teammates were sidelined with injuries. She led her team to victory over League rival Green Bay 7-0 by defeating Emily Lawent 6-3, 7-6(2) at the No. 1 position.

Jenna Felsher
Milwaukee
Freshman, Pewaukee, Wis.

Felsher won all four of her matches last week, taking two singles matches and two in doubles. She defeated Wright State's Kelly Lybrook at the No. 6 singles position 6-0, 6-1 and at No. 3 doubles 8-0. Her performances helped the Panthers to a pair of 5-2 victories.

Kristen McPhillips
UIC
Sophomore, Willoughby, Ohio
McPhillips pushed her Western Michigan opponent at the No. 2 position in a 6-3, 6-4 loss on Saturday. She also played at the No. 1 doubles slot, only to fall 8-3 against the Broncos' nationally ranked duo.

Anna Volkova
Youngstown State
Senior, Sochi, Russia

Volkova picked up the team's only point last weekend, beating Ball State's No. 1 opponent in singles, 6-1, 6-1. She has a 5-3 record at No. 1 singles this season.

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