Tennis Release #12

April 8, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS -

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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Ben Raynauld
Butler
Sophomore
Montreal, Quebec


Raynauld went undefeated at No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles last week to guide the Bulldogs to two League victories over Youngstown State and Cleveland State. On Saturday (Apr. 5), he swept YSU's Ryan Trapp (6-1, 6-1) after teaming with Bryce Warren for a dominant 8-0 doubles win over Chris Leson and Diego Cerzosimo. A day later, Raynauld defeated CSU's Ryan Hamning (6-1, 6-4) after scoring an 8-4 victory over Rob Fox and Rob West.

Molly Casperson
Butler
Sophomore
Neenah, Wis.


Casperson went undefeated at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles, helping the Bulldogs to wins over Valparaiso and Cleveland State. She teamed with Becky Jenkins for an 8-0 sweep against Kim Sajevic and Julie Wingstrom of Valpo before sweeping Sajevic 6-0, 6-4 in singles. Against the Vikings, Casperson and Jenkins clinched the doubles point with an 8-3 win over Sanda Bjelan and Denisa Muntean before Casperson swept Melissa Holzinger 6-0, 6-1.

Other Men's Top Performers

Brad Groleski
Cleveland State
Senior, Springboro, Ohio
Groleski went 4-0 last week, including 2-0 at No. 3 singles, defeating Pip Regh of Wright State (6-3, 6-1) and Chris Herron of Butler (6-2, 6-2). He also teamed with Chris Klepatz for victories over the Raiders and Bulldogs at the No. 3 doubles spot.

Matt Clegg
Green Bay
Sophomore, Stevens Point, Wis.
Clegg posted two singles victories and a doubles win last week, including a straight-set triumph versus UW-Oshkosh at the No. 1 singles position. He also played a vital role in the Green Bay's first League victory of the season, defeating Valparaiso's Mike Wagner 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 singles.

Bastian Harbo
UIC
Sophomore, Oslo, Norway
Harbo won two matches at No. 3 singles, defeating his Chicago State opponent 5-7, 7-6, 10-7 on Saturday before beating Wright State's Pip Rehg 6-1, 6-1 on Sunday. Harbo also paired with Adriano Liccardo to go 1-1 at No. 1 doubles last week.

Nick Camilleri
Wright State
Junior, Melbourne, Australia
Camilleri posted victories at the No. 2 singles position against League foes UIC and Cleveland State. He defeated CSU's Ryan Hamning (6-7 (4), 6-2, 10-6) before topping Adriano Liccardo of UIC (6-3, 6-3). Camilleri also won twice at the No. 2 doubles position with teammate Landon Neuman.

Scott Kathary
Youngstown State
Senior, Dublin, Ohio
Kathary teamed with Ryan Trapp to earn their seventh win of the season at the No. 1 doubles position, defeating Butler's Eric Breitenbach and Chris Herron on Saturday (8-6). Kathary fought a tough battle against Breitenbach at No. 1 singles, but eventually fell 6-3, 7-6 (8-6).

Other Women's Top Performers

Jenn Myers
Cleveland State
Senior, Chillicothe, Ohio
Myers defeated Kenisha Webb of Wright State (6-4, 6-4) at No. 3 singles on Saturday before coming back on Sunday to beat Gabriella Bobrowski of Butler (6-3, 4-6, 6-1).

Zeljka Minic
Detroit
Junior, Zagreb, Croatia
Minic posted a comeback victory at No.2 singles over UT-San Antonio (1-6, 6-2, 12-10) after teaming with Annie Moore to win at No. 1 doubles, 8-5.

Emily Lawent
Green Bay
Freshman, Milwaukee, Wis.
Lawent led Green Bay to its first win of the season, a 4-3 victory over Valparaiso on Sunday. She partnered with Lauryn Grimando to post an 8-0 shutout at No. 1 doubles against Jenny Schwartz and Molly Keifer before registering a 6-3, 6-0 win over Kim Sajevic at No. 1 singles.

Kari Kastenholz
Milwaukee
Sophomore, Racine, Wis.
Kastenholz went a perfect 2-0 against Valparaiso on Saturday, defeating Molly Keifer 6-1, 6-3 in the No. 2 position after pairing with Sammi Schoen to post an 8-3 win over Kim Sajevic and Julie Wingstrom at No. 1 doubles.

Ilinca Cristescu
UIC
Freshman, Bensenville, Ill.
Cristescu opened up League action last weekend by going 4-0. At No. 1 singles, she recorded wins over Green Bay's Emily Lawent (6-2, 6-0) and Youngstown State's Anna Volkova (5-7, 6-3, 10-8). Cristescu also teamed with Jenna Reisch to win twice at No. 3 doubles.

Christa Ames
Wright State
Senior, Springfield, Ohio
Ames posted a victory at No. 2 singles against Bradley, winning 6-0, 6-1. She also teamed with Kenisha Webb to go 3-0 at No. 1 doubles, defeating duos from Xavier, Bradley and Cleveland State.

Anna Volkova
Youngstown State
Sophomore, Sochi, Russia
Volkova fought hard in a competitive match against UIC's No. 1 player, Ilinca Cristescu, before falling 7-5, 6-3, 10-8.

Previous Players of the Week


January 23,Tony Teufel, Wright State & Jackie Tabb, Cleveland State
January 31,Ryan Hamning, Cleveland State & Zeljka Minic, Detroit
February 6,Phil Orno, Cleveland State & Melissa Holzinger, Cleveland State
February 13,Eric Breitenbach, Butler & Sami Schoen, Milwaukee
February 20,Diego Cerzosimo, Youngstown State & Natali Jaimes, Butler
February 27,Ben Raynauld, Butler & Karina Presti, Wright State
March 4,Brandon Bayliss, Butler & Zeljka Minic, Detroit
March 11,Sebastian Lystad, UIC & Lubica Nadasska, UIC
March 18,Ryan Trapp, Youngstown State & Ilinca Cristecu, UIC
March 25,Ben Raynauld, Butler & Annie Moore, Detroit
April 1,Chris Herron, Butler & Molly Casperson, Butler