DENVER Rices Richard Barker has been named the Western Athletic Conference mens tennis Player of the Week. This is Barkers first honor of the spring.
Barker, a senior from Solohull, England, stayed undefeated in both singles and doubles over the weekend, helping the Owls to a pair of wins over ranked teams. He teamed with brother William Barker to beat Oregon's Kost and Bieri 9-8 and Washington's Slovic and Vlaski 8-4. In singles, Richard Barker swept the Ducks' Thomas Bieri 6-1, 6-2, then clinched the team victory over the Huskies with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 win against Daniel Chu.
OTHERS NOMINATED Thomas Schoeck, Boise State.