INDIANAPOLIS - TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES TO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON HLN
The No. 1 doubles and No. 1 singles matches of Sunday's men's and women's championship bouts will be streamed live on the Horizon League Network. The men's and women's matches will air simultaneously, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time:
Men's Championship: WATCH ON HLN
Women's Championship: WATCH ON HLN
TENNIS PAIRINGS
Friday, April 24
10 a.m.: Women's Matches:
#4 Cleveland State vs. #9 Valparaiso
#5 Youngstown State vs. #8 Wright State
#6 Milwaukee vs. #7 Green Bay
1 p.m.: Men's Matches:
#1 Cleveland State vs. #8 Youngstown State
#4 Green Bay vs. #5 Wright State
#2 UIC vs. #7 Detroit
#3 Butler vs. #6 Valparaiso
Saturday, April 25
9 a.m.: Women's Matches: P,Q,U
11:30 a.m.: Men's Matches E,F
2 p.m.: Women's Matches R,S,V, W
4:30 p.m.: Men's Matches H, I
Sunday, April 26
9 a.m.: Women's 3rd-place match (X)
Men's 5th-place match (J)
Men's 3rd-place match (G)
10:30 a.m.: Women's Championship (T)
Men's Championship (K)
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Phil Orno
Cleveland State
Junior
Snekkersten, Denmark
Orno went 4-0 against Wright State and Valparaiso last week, defeating Brian Dredge of Wright State (6-2, 6-1) and Alex Lau of Valparaiso (6-2, 6-4) to conclude the regular season with a 17-4 singles record. He and partner Ryan Hamning defeated WSU (8-4) and Valpo (8-2) to end the season with an 18-2 mark.
Ilinca Cristescu
UIC
Sophomore
Bensenville, Ind.
Cristescu continued her dominant League play as she went six-for-six against Valpo, Detroit and Green Bay last week. She posted three wins at second singles and paired with Elena Antakova to dominate at No. 2 doubles. She closed out the regular season undefeated in singles play for the second consecutive year.
Other Men's Top Performers
Bryce Warren
Butler
Sophomore, Columbus, Ohio
Against Valparaiso, Warren picked up an 8-4 win at No. 1 doubles with partner Zach Ervin before claiming a two-set victory at No. 2 singles over Tom Litscher (6-3, 6-0).
Matt Keesey
Green Bay
Senior, Northfield, Mich.
Keesey played two close contests in singles and doubles against UIC, losing at No. 5 singles to Dave Robare, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 and at second doubles with Matt Clegg, 8-7.
Bastian Harbo
UIC
Junior, Oslo, Norway
Harbo won at second doubles and singles last week against Green Bay. He posted a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Paul Swanson after edging the Phoenix 8-7 with partner Danny Wilson.
Adam Whitmer
Valparaiso
Freshman, Shipshewana, Ind.
Whitmer went 2-1 at No. 3 singles and 1-2 at doubles last week. He won singles matches against Butler's Brandon Bayliss (6-4, 7-6(4)) and Youngstown State's Patrick Hamning (6-3, 6-2) and teamed with Kevin DeHerrera for an 8-6 win over YSU at second doubles.
Other Women's Top Performers
Gabriella Bobrowski
Butler
Sophomore, Niles, Ill.
Bobrowski picked up a victory at No. 2 doubles with partner Natali Jaimes against Milwaukee, 8-2. She also defeated Kelly Drvaric at No. 1 singles, 6-4, 6-2.
Catrine Bjerrehus
Cleveland State
Freshman, Aarhus, Denmark
Bjerrehus won her No. 1 singles and doubles matches against Wright State, defeating Karina Presti 6-2, 6-1 after teaming with Charlotte Gibbons for the 8-4 victory.
Zeljka Minic
Detroit
Zagreb, Croatia
Minic posted singles wins against Oakland (6-1, 6-1) and Valparaiso (6-0, 6-0) at No. 2 singles while narrowly losing to UIC's Ilinca Cristescu (4-6, 7-5, 10-7). She also paired with Annie Moore to win 8-5 against Oakland, and 8-3 against Valpo at the No. 1 doubles slot.
Anna Volkova
Youngstown State
Junior, Sochi, Russian
Volkova was undefeated last week, winning her No. 3 singles matches against Green Bay (6-1, 6-1) and Milwaukee (6-4, 6-3). She also teamed with Tanisha Welch at third doubles to win 8-4 against Phoenix and 8-3 against the Panthers.
