Antkowiak Earns KCAC Women's Tennis Weekly Honor
WICHITA, Kan. — Michael Beltran of No. 19 McPherson College and Natalia Antkowiak of Sterling College have earned the KCAC Men's and Women's Tennis Player of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Monday. The two student-athletes were selected for their performances from March 11-17 by a vote of conference sports information directors. All KCAC Player of the Week honors are presented by Equity Bank.
Michael Beltran - #19 McPherson College
Sr. | Ibague, Tolima, Colombia
Overall: 3-3
Week: 1-2
|
NAIA National Ranking |
Opponent (W-L rec) |
Singles Position |
Doubles Position |
Team Result |
H/A/N |
Singles Opponent |
Doubles Opponent |
|
#11 |
Reinhardt University |
1 |
1 |
L, 4-3 |
A |
Luciano Fisicaro W, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 |
Partner: Martin Millos |
|
Point University |
N/A |
1 |
W, 7-0 |
A |
N/A |
Partner: Martin Millos |
|
|
#1 |
Georgia Gwinnett College |
1 |
1 |
L, 7-0 |
A |
Aleksa Ciric #2 ITA National Ranking, L, 6-1, 6-4 |
Partner: Martin Millos |
Beltran had a successful Spring Break trip to Georgia, picking up a pair of wins in the Bulldogs' narrow loss to 11th-ranked Reinhardt. Beltran, along with partner Martin Millos, took care of business in their doubles match against Point, before coming up just short in their doubles match against top-ranked Georgia Gwinnett. The GGC duo included Santiago Villarruel, who is part of the ITA's top doubles pairing.
Natalia Antkowiak - Sterling College
So. | Zimbabwe, Africa
Overall: 6-0
Week: 3-0
|
Opponent (W-L rec) |
Singles Position |
Doubles Position |
Team Result |
H/A/N |
Singles Opponent |
Doubles Opponent |
|
Hendrix College (3-5) |
5 |
3 |
W 5-4 |
A |
Huckelbury (W 6-0, 6-0) |
Partner: Giovana Gaoardi |
|
U. of Ozarks (0-7) |
5 |
3 |
W 9-0 |
A |
Jones (W 6-0, 6-0) |
Partner: Giovana Gaoardi |
|
Saint Mary (3-7) |
5 |
3 |
W 5-2 |
A |
A. Rojas (W 6-0, 6-0) |
Partner: Giovana Gaoardi |
Antkowiak was electric this week, going 3-0 in singles and 3-0 in doubles. She did not relinquish a point in any singles match this week from the No. 5 singles position. Her doubles pairing is the only pair that won all three of their matches this week, as well. She had a dominant performance this week heading into conference play.
Previous Winners:
- Week 1 (Sept. 18): Bryce Ware, Kansas Wesleyan (Men) | Isidora Hrnjak, Ottawa (Women)
- Week 2 (Oct. 2): Bryce Ware, Kansas Wesleyan (Men)
- Week 3 (Feb. 27): Sofia Tominaga, Sterling (Women)
- Week 4 (March 6): Milan Bucek, Bethel (Men) | Ana Alvarez, Sterling (Women)
- Week 5 (March 11): Milan Bucek, Bethel (Men) | Silva Avakian, Friends (Women)
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