MAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week
Jared Miller ? Toledo
Senior - Parkersburg, W.Va. (Parkersburg)
In UT's three matches over the weekend, Jared won five matches, posting 2-0 records in singles and 3-0 in doubles. On Friday vs. Wright State, Miller defeated Brian Dredge in singles, 6-1, 6-3, and teamed with Knot Likitkumchorn in doubles to win 8-2. On Sunday against Butler, Miller defeated Ben Raynauld (6-3, 6-4) and won in doubles 8-5 with Likitkumchorn. Miller also picked up No. 1 doubles wins against IUPUI.
Additional Nominees
Kristof Custers ? Buffalo
Freshman - Balen, Belgium (European School of Mol)
Custers won all four of his matches and clinched the winning point in both doubles contests (with teammate Octavian Stane) at number three with 8-4 wins over their Duquesne and Colgate opponents. He also scored the match-clinching point with his win over Colgate when he moved up a notch to third singles.
Shaun Stewart ? Northern Illinois
Junior - London, Ontario (A.B. Lucas Secondary School)
Stewart did not drop a set last week, cruising to singles wins over Eastern Illinois and IUPUI at the No. 4 singles slot. Teaming up with Javier Bernabe at No. 3 doubles, Stewart helped the Huskies win their third and fourth-consecutive dual-matches by claiming two-straight pro-set decisions.
Kevin Hayward ? Western Michigan
Senior - Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pioneer)
Kevin Hayward went 2-2 for the Broncos in a weekend road trip to No. 75 DePaul and 9-1 Northwestern of the Big Ten. Hayward came back from one set down to defeat Austin Doerner at No. 1 singles 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 against DePaul and then he won 8-3 at No. 2 doubles against the Wildcats.
Previous Honorees
Jan. 20: Jurica Grubisic ? Northern Illinois
Jan. 27: Sven Buurus, Toledo; and Michael Calderone, Western Michigan
Feb. 4: Michael Calderone, Western Michigan
Feb. 11: Jose Perdomo, Ball State
Feb. 18: Kazuya Komada ? Western Michigan
Upcoming Schedule
February 27 ? Friday
Chicago State at Cleveland State, 7:00
February 28 ? Saturday
Northern Illinois at UW-Green Bay, 4:00
Western Michigan at Minnesota, 11 a.m.
March 1 ? Sunday
Purdue at Ball State, 1:00
Buffalo vs. Bucknell, 10 a.m. (at St. Bonaventure, N.Y.)
Western Michigan vs. East Tennessee State, 12:00 (at Minneapolis)
Last Week’s Results
February 20 ? Friday
at Buffalo 6, Duquesne 1
at Northern Illinois 6, Eastern Illinois 1
at Toledo 7, Wright State 0
at DePaul 4, Western Michigan 3
February 21 ? Saturday
Michigan State 5, at Ball State 2
at Ball State 7, Valparaiso 0
Northern Illinois 6, at IUPUI 1
at Northwestern 5, Western Michigan 2
February 22 ? Sunday
at Buffalo 6, Colgate 1
Toledo 6, at Butler 1
at Toledo 7, IUPUI 0