Tennis Weekly Release #9
March 20, 2007
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Horizon League Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week
Mark Goldin
UW-Green Bay, Jr., Bayside, Wis.
Goldin picked up four wins last week, including two at No. 2 singles and two at No. 1 doubles with Tim Prudlow. Goldin blanked Fairleigh Dickinson's Priit Gross 6-0, 6-0 while also recording a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Dave Bukowski to earn the only Phoenix point in a team loss to Valparaiso.
Horizon League Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week
Lubica Nadasska
UIC, Jr., Bratislava, Slovakia
Nadasska won both of her singles contests and doubles matches during the Flames' two victories that extended their winning streak to six. Nadasska downed North Texas' Megan Schmulbach in straight sets, 6-0, 6-3, on March 16 before earning a victory over Collin County's Irene George on March 18. The junior has now won four consecutive singles contests.
Other Top Performances
Rob West
Cleveland St., So., Guernsey, U.K.
West compiled a 2-2 record last week as the Vikings concluded their spring break swing through Hawaii. He defeated Lars Melskins of Hawaii-Hilo 6-3, 6-4 at No. 5 singles while also picking up a victory at No. 3 doubles with Steven Wipprecht. With the singles win, West improved his season record to 17-6.
Eric Breitenbach
Butler, Jr., Northbrook, Ill.
Breitenbach scored the Bulldogs' only win in singles play on Wednesday (March 14), topping Brett Rodgers of Air Force by a score of 6-4, 2-6, 10-6. He is now 17-8 at singles this season.
Jason Trapp
Youngstown St., Sr., Howland, Ohio
Trapp wrapped up the spring break weekend defeating Fairfield's Glenn Gannon 6-4, 6-1 at No. 6 singles. Trapp also joined teammate Jason Trapp to win 8-3 at No. 2 singles. Despite losing the final spring break match to nationally ranked Stetson, Trapp extended his singles match to three sets with the final score of 5-7, 6-3, 3-10. Trapp bounced right back on Sunday at home against Robert Morris with his 6-2, 6-2 over Cyrus Manouchehrian. Sunday's 7-0 win was the Penguins third shut-out in the last four matches.
Tiffany McLoughlin
Butler, Jr., Bradenton, Florida
McLoughlin notched a pair of singles wins at No. 2 last week, scoring a 6-1, 6-1 decision against Metro State and adding the Bulldogs' lone win against Air Force with a 6-4, 2-6, 10-8 match. She also teamed up with Michelle Hawes for an 8-4 No. 2 doubles win over Metro State.
Jenn Myers
Cleveland St., Jr., Chillicothe, Ohio
Myers picked up four victories last week, including a 6-2, 6-1 triumph over Justine Abella of Hawaii- Hilo and three wins at No. 3 doubles with Kristen Chamberlain. Myers is now 10-7 on the season at the No. 4 and 5 ingles spots.
News & Notes from Around the League
Both the Butler University men's and women's tennis teams traveled to Colorado last week, with men taking on Air Force and the women battling the Falcons and Metro State. Junior transfer Tiffany McLoughlin led the way for the women's team, picking up a victory at the No. 2 spot against Metro State and earning the only point for the Bulldogs in the loss to Air Force, using three sets to defeat Kelly Morgan 6-4, 2-6, 10-8 .
The Cleveland State University men return to Horizon League play on Friday with a match against Youngstown State. The two teams also squared off in the fall portion of the schedule, with the Vikings taking a 7-0 win. Last season, the CSU men finished the Horizon League regular season with a 2-3 record, then took third in the championship with a 4-0 win over UW-Green Bay. The CSU women will be idle until an April 6 match-up with UIC.
Mother Nature handed the University of Detroit Mercy some time off last week as forecasted chilly temperatures postponed the Titans' scheduled match with future League foe Valparaiso. Up next for Detroit is a quick swing through Florida, where the Titans will face Nova Southeastern and Lynn March 25-26.
With two victories on a Texas road trip last weekend, the University of Illinois at Chicago women ran their winning streak to six matches. The Flames defeated North Texas 6-1 and swept Collin County Community College 7-0. UIC will look for a seventh-consecutive win this Saturday against Eastern Michigan.
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay women return to Horizon League play this week as they travel to Indianapolis to face Butler. The match will be the fourth League tilt for the Phoenix while only the second for the Bulldogs. On the men's side, UW-Green Bay is idle until a doubleheader on March 31 with South Dakota State (9 a.m) and Marquette (2 p.m.)
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women will end March quietly, as the Panthers have only two matches scheduled during the final three weeks of the month. UWM returns from an idle week to take on Illinois State this Sunday, March 25, followed by a contest with South Dakota State on March 31. The Panthers will then begin a busy April as they face three League foes in the first two weeks.
Both the Wright State University squads returned to action briefly last week, with each team playing in one contest. The Raider men fell to nationally-ranked Western Michigan, while the women were blanked by Bowling Green. Both teams will be idle this week as they prepare for the bulk of the League schedule.
After winning only one match all of last season, the Youngstown State University men's tennis team has strung together five victories, including three wins on the team's spring break trip and a home defeat of Robert Morris last weekend. The only loss for the Penguins in the last five matches has been a 7-0 loss to nationally-ranked Stetson. Up next for the Penguins is the opening match of League play against Cleveland State on Friday.
The Valparaiso University men's tennis team picked up its second consecutive victory last week, downing Fairleigh Dickinson 4-3. The streak was stopped there, however, as the Crusaders fell to Florida Gulf Coast in the final match of their spring break trip. On the women's side, the Crusaders picked up wins over Manhattan and Fairleigh Dickinson to up the team's record to 6-7.
