INDIANAPOLIS -- Youngstown State sophomores Silviu Mistreanu (Iasi, Romania) and Paula de Man (Eemens, Netherlands) have been named the Horizon League tennis Players of the Week.
It is the second honor of the season for both.
Mistreanu went 4-0 on the week as the Penguins beat UIC 6-1 and Valparaiso 7-0. The sophomore won at No. 1 singles 6-4, 6-1 and No. 3 doubles 9-8 against the Flames and beat the Crusaders 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 at No. 1 singles and 8-5 at No. 3 doubles.
He is now 4-1 in Horizon League play at No. 1 singles and 10-6 in dual play. The win over UIC was the team's first in conference play and their first since March 1985. Youngstown State has won 10 matches for the first time since 1990-91.
The Penguins are scheduled to play Dequesne and Wright State this week.
de Man also went 4-0 on the week. In a team loss to UIC, she won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1 singles and 9-8 at No. 2 doubles, YSU's lone doubles win in the match. In a 7-0 win over Valpo, de Man won at No. 1 singles 6-4, 6-0 and at No. 3 doubles 8-0.
The freshman has now racked up 13 consecutive singles wins and is 6-0 in Horizon League action. The Penguins' 13 wins are the most since 2004-05.
Youngstown State returns to action against Wright State this weekend.
Men’s Tennis Athletes of the Week:
January 15: Michal Lyzwa, Wright State
January 22: Maurizio Feoli, UIC
January 29: Michael Tenzer, Green Bay
February 5: Alex Latosinsky, Detroit
February 12: Ali Shabib, Cleveland State
February 19: Silviu Mistreanu, Youngstown State
February 26: Jorg van der Vloet, Cleveland State
March 5: Silviu Mistreanu, Youngstown State
March 11: Lauri Makikalli, Wright State
March 19: Hayden Joblin, Wright State
March 26: Hayden Joblin, Wright State
April 2: Ali Shabib, Cleveland State
Craig Cox, Green Bay
April 9: Eric Honert, Valparaiso
April 16: Silviu Mistreanu, Youngstown State
Women’s Tennis Athletes of the Week:
January 29: Maddy Soule, Milwaukee
February 5: Valeryia Kulikouskaya, Detroit
February 12: Christina Colarossi, Milwaukee
February 19: Annina Brendel, Youngstown State
February 26: Ellen Folkers, Cleveland State
March 5: Kristin Kurer, Milwaukee
March 11: Paula da Man, Youngstown State
March 19: Chloe Karoub, Detroit
March 26: Margarita Sadkovinkova, Youngstown State
April 2: Mariana Palacios, UIC
April 9: Irina Slizovskaya, Detroit
April 16: Paula de Man, Youngstown State
