INDIANAPOLIS – Lewis University graduate student Brooklyn Ross and McKendree University graduate student Leonardo Schmitz Frederico have respectively been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Player of the Week in women's and men's tennis, it was announced by the league office Tuesday.
WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brooklyn Ross, Lewis
Gr. | Littleton, Colo.
Major: Digital Marketing Masters
Team Results: 5-2 W vs. Davenport (2/22) |
2-5 L vs. Grand Valley State (2/23) |
5-2 W vs. Ferris State (2/24)
- Went 3-0 in singles and 2-1 in doubles
- Collected wins at No. 2 singles over DU’s Willemien Coetzee (7-6, 6-4), GVSU’s Taylor Barrett (6-4, 6-3), and FSU’s Morgan Walker (6-3, 6-1)
- Improved to 6-1 in singles this season
- Teamed up with Casey Smith for wins at No. 1 doubles over GVSU’s Barrett/Neus Ramos (6-4) and FSU’s Walker/Ana Sofia Hernandez Ferrer (7-5)
- Earns first career Player of the Week Award
- Last Flyers’ Player of the Week: Anastasiya Salenko (3/14/23)
MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Leonardo Schmitz Frederico, McKendree
Gr. | Tijucas-Santa Catrina, Brazil
Major: Business Administration
Team Results: 7-0 W vs. Missouri Baptist (2/23) |
7-0 W vs. Quincy (2/24)
- Won both of his doubles and singles matches
- Third-straight win in singles and doubles
- Joined forces with Bendix Schroder to go 2-0 at No. 1 doubles
- Defeated MBU duo Luca Ebenriter/Dragan Omcikus (6-2)
- Beat Hawks’ Inigo Villcampa/Zach Willing (6-1)
- Conquered MBU’s Omcikus (6-0, 6-1) and QU’s Villcampa (6-1, 6-2) at No. 1 singles
- Earns second career Player of the Week Award (2/27/24, 3/28/23)
- Last Bearcats’ Player of the Week: Lorenzo del Biondo (2/6/24)