MAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week
Eduardo Pavia ? Ball State
Sophomore - Carolina, Puerto Rico
Pavia helped the Cardinals go 2-0 in Mid-American Conference action last weekend with a 6-1 road win at Buffalo and a 4-3 win at Toledo. Pavia won at No. 2 singles over Buffalo Friday. Then on Sunday it came down to Pavia's three set victory match over senior Jared Miller to notch the 4-3 win for the Cardinals over the Rockets. With the wins Pavia improved to 12-4 overall and 3-0 in the MAC.
Additional Nominees
Jurica Grubisic ? Northern Illinois
Freshman - Sibenik, Croatia (Gimnazija Kraljica jelena)
Grubisic recorded his team-leading eighth singles win in NIU's MAC-opening win over Chicago State, before falling in a hard-fought 7-5, 6-2 decision against two-time first-team All-MAC selection Kevin Hayward from Western Michigan. In doubles action, Grubisic teamed with Shaun Stewart to post an 8-6 win over Chicago State.
Knot Likitkumchorn ? Toledo
Sophomore - Yala, Thailand/Triam Udom Suksa
Likitkumchorn picked up a 7-5, 6-2 win over Ball State’s Cliff Morrison. Likitkumchorn’s win came in a tightly contested battle with the Cardinals.
Kevin Hayward ? Western Michigan
Senior - Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pioneer)
Hayward led Western Michigan to its fifth consecutive victory and fourth straight shut out in a 7-0 victory over Northern Illinois. Hayward started by winning his fourth in a row with freshman Zeyad Montasser and improved to 25-15 overall this season with an 8-3 win at No. 2 doubles. Hayward then won his fifth consecutive match at No. 1 singles by coming back from 4-0 down and trailing 40-15 in the fifth game to win 7-5, 6-2 over Jurica Grubisic, who had only lost three times in dual matches prior to playing Hayward. With his two wins, Hayward took sole possession of seventh place all-time in career wins with 185.
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
Feb. 25: Jared Miller ? Toledo
Mar. 4: Kazuya Komada ? Western Michigan
Mar. 11: Casey Cullen, Western Michigan
Mar: 18: Eduardo Pavia, Ball State; and Jonathan Sutjiadi, Chicago State
Mar. 25: Kazuya Komada ? Western Michigan
Apr. 1: Cliff Morrison ? Ball State
This Week’s Schedule
Saturday ? April 11
Western Michigan at Ball State, 1:00
Northern Illinois at Toledo, 1:00
Sunday ? April 12
Northern Illinois at Buffalo, 10 a.m.
Monday ? April 13
Notre Dame at Ball State, 1:00
Last Week’s Results
April 1 - Wednesday
Olivet Nazarene 5, at Chicago State 4
April 2 ? Thursday
Northern Illinois 7, at Chicago State 0
April 4 ? Saturday
Ball State 6, at Buffalo 1
at Western Illinois 4, Chicago State
April 5 ? Sunday
Ball State 4, at Toledo 3
Western Michigan 7, at Northern Illinois 0
Southwest Baptist 6,. Chicago State 1 (at Macomb)