DENVER Rices Richard Barker has been named the Western Athletic Conference mens tennis Player of the Week.
Barker, a junior from Solihull, England, helped the Owls advance to the semifinals of the Blue/Gray National Collegiate Classic. Barker picked up a win over 12th-ranked Daniel Klementz of Middle Tennessee State, 6-1, 6-3. He earned another win from the No. 1 singles spot, knocking off Indiana States Vedran Vidovic, 6-1, 6-2. His only loss came to VCUs Morton Ott, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5).
Other nominees included: Thomas Schoeck, Boise State; Greg Shearer, Fresno State; Johan Brunstrom, SMU; Ryan Livesay, Tulsa.