Tennis Release #4

Feb. 13, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS -

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MALE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Eric Breitenbach
Butler
Senior
Northbrook, Ill.


Breitenbach was instrumental in helping the Bulldogs secure their first dual victory of the season, winning at both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles. He teamed with Chris Herron to score an 8-6 victory over the undefeated and 47th-ranked duo from Illinois State, before scoring a three-set decision in his singles match, winning 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

FEMALE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Sammi Schoen
Milwaukee
Freshman
Brookfield, Wis.


The freshman went 2-0 in singles at the No. 4 position, and 1-1 in doubles in two Panther victories on Friday (Feb, 8). Against IPFW, she captured a doubles win at the No. 3 spot 9-8(6) before winning her singles match 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. After losing at No. 2 doubles to Dayton, Schoen came back to win her singles match 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 to finish off a UWM comeback from a 3-0 deficit. Both of her singles wins were match-clinchers.

Other Men's Top Performers

Chris Klepatz
Cleveland State
Freshman, San Antonio, Tex.
Klepatz won both of his singles matches last weekend, defeating an opponent from St. Francis (PA) 6-2, 6-7 (4), 10-8 at the No. 2 position on Saturday (Feb.9), after winning at No. 3 against Duquesne on Friday (Feb. 8) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. He also won his doubles match at No. 2 against St. Francis (8-2), but dropped the match against Duquesne at No. 3 doubles (8-5).

Bastian Harbo
UIC
Sophomore, Oslo, Norway
Harbo clinched the victory for the Flames on Saturday against Xavier by winning his match at No. 2 singles (5-7, 6-4, 7-6). He also teamed with Sebastian Harbo on Friday to take the top doubles team from No. 46-ranked SMU to a tie-breaker, but eventually lost 8-7.

Dan Brunette
Valparaiso
Senior, Carmel, Ind.
Brunette earned both a singles and a doubles victory against Eastern Illinois on Sunday, defeating his No. 5 opponent 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 after winning the No. 3 doubles match 9-7.

Other Women's Top Performers

Becky Jenkins
Butler
Sophomore, Elmhurst, Ill.
Jenkins scored one of the Bulldogs' two singles victories against Illinois State on Friday (Feb. 8), topping her No. 4 opponent 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. She currently leads the team with eight singles victories.

Melissa Holzinger
Cleveland State
Freshman, Dallas, Tex.
Holzinger won at No. 1 singles against St. Francis (PA), defeating her opponent 6-0, 6-0 on Saturday (Feb, 9). She also teamed with Morgan Ungerott to win at No. 2 doubles 8-0.

Lubica Nadasska
UIC
Senior, Bratislava, Slovakia
Nadasska played in the second position for both matches against Toledo and Bowling Green, losing to Bowling Green 7-5, 2-0 before retiring. She bounced back the following day aganst Toledo to defeat her opponent in the No. 2 spot 6-3, 7-5 after taking down the No. 1 doubles team 8-2.

Kim Sajevic
Valparaiso
Junior, Woodbury, Minn.
Sajevic won both of her singles matches this weekend at the No. 2 spot, defeating her Ball State opponent on Friday 6-4, 7-6 (3) before taking down her Bradley foe 6-3, 6-1 on Saturday.

Anna Volkova
Youngstown State
Sophomore, Sochi, Russia
Volkova was the only team member to win both of her singles matches last weekend, defeating her foe from Albany 7-5, 6-2 at the No. 1 position. She then went on to beat her opponent from St. Bonaventure 6-1, 6-2, also in the top slot.