Feb. 27, 2008

Elmhurst, IL - IPFW Tennis dominates The Summit League Weekly Player of the Week Honors as Freshman Francisco Sigaud is named Men's Player of the Week and senior Stacy Lish grabs her second consecutive Women's Player of the Week nod.

Sigaud earns Athlete of the Week honors after going undefeated in IPFW's 4-2 win over Lipscomb. He moved up from his normal No. 4 singles spot to defeat Jeff West at No. 2 singles, 6-4, 6-3. At No. 3 doubles, he paired with Herman Kuschke to beat West and John Murell, 8-4. IPFW has won three meets in a row and is now 5-6 on the season.

Also nominated: Seva Kostelanetz, Centenary; Gabriel Garica, IUPUI; Oleksandr Kotsuik, Oral Roberts; Martin Boström, Western Illinois.

Previous winners: Feb. 20 - Gabriel Garcia, IUPUI; Feb. 12 - Zach Frisch, Western Illinois; Feb. 5 - Gregory Sosa, IUPUI; Jan. 29 - Martin Boström, Western Illinois; Jan. 23 - Gregory Sosa, IUPUI.

Lish receives Athlete of the Week honors for the second week in a row after winning all of her matches in two dual meets last week. At No. 5 singles, she defeated Detroit's Kelly Davis, 6-4, 6-2. She also beat Lipscomb's Caitlin Khouri, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4. Lish and Ashley Coulson teamed to beat Detroit's Davis and Svetlana Flankova, 8-7 (3), and Lipscomb's Claire Landry and Kara Jackson, 8-1, at No. 1 doubles.

Also nominated: Andrea Burkhardt, IUPUI; Kirrily Burdern, Southern Utah.

Previous winners: Feb. 20 - Stacy Lish, IPFW; Feb. 12 - Ashley Clark, Western Illinois; Feb. 5 - Ashley Coulson, IPFW; Jan. 29 - Amy Recht, IPFW; Jan. 23 - Kim Lennartsson, Western Illinois.

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