This Week in WAC Men's Tennis - March 4
This Week in WAC Men's Tennis - March 4
NOVAK, WORN AND KRAUSE NAMED PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Grand Canyon's Jiri Novak, Seattle U men's doubles team Julian Worn and Mats Krause have been named the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Tennis Athletes of the Week for Feb. 23 through March 1.
Novak, a freshman from Protejov, Czech Republic, earned his second straight singles victory as he out-dueled his New Mexico counterpart. Novak dominated in the No. 3 flight, taking the singles point by a score of 6-1, 6-3 over Sergio Molina. Novak now hoists the Lopes best record in singles play at 3-4.
Worn, a freshman from Frankfurt, Germany, and Krause, a freshman from Bad Soden am Taunus, Germany, managed their third doubles win of the year as they moved to 3-2 on the year. The rookie tandem combined to earn the win over George Fox's Camden Camacho and Hunter Fujimori 6-3. The win was also Seattle U's lone doubles win against the Bruins on Friday.
Other men's singles nominees: Seattle U's Mats Krause notched his second singles win of the season as he prevailed over George Fox's Vahag Pashayan in two sets (6-3, 6-1).