Fabian Frank

  • Award
    Men's Tennis Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/12/2016
  • Sport
    Men's Tennis
  • School
    Missouri-St. Louis
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Salzkotten, Germany
  • High School

University of Missouri-St. Louis freshman Fabian Frank has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Week in the sport of men's tennis, the Conference announced Tuesday.

Frank Helped No. 46 ranked UMSL to a 3-0 week with two wins in GLVC play and a regional win over Lindenwood.

In No. 1 doubles, the freshman teamed up with Cobi Ho in an 8-2 win over Lindenwood's pair, and then he partnered with Max Heath for both league wins by scores of 8-3.

Frank's singles victories also came at No. 1, defeating Lindenwood's Filip Bogic 6-3, 6-3 on April 5, which he followed with 6-1, 6-3 and 6-1, 6-0 wins back-to-back at Quincy on April 8 and then at Truman State on April 9, respectively.

Thanks to Frank's efforts, the Tritons took a 5-4 regional win past Lindenwood and an 8-1 win over Quincy before the 9-0 sweep versus Truman to close out the undefeated week.

This is the Salzkotten, Germany, native's first career weekly honor, and he his the second Triton selected this season as Robert White earned the nod on March 16.