2009 Men's Tennis Players of the Week

Apr 13-19
Josh Brown (Westminster (Mo.))
Westminster College's Josh Brown, a junior from Springfield, Mo. (Kickapoo), has been named the SLIAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week for the week of April 13-19.

Brown went undefeated (2-0) at both #4 Singles and #2 Doubles to help lead Westminster to a 2-0 record for the week. He recorded straight set singles wins versus both Maryville University and Principia College. He also partnered with teammate Andrew Darkow for 8-1 and 8-2 doubles victories respectively.

Brown's two victories versus Principia helped the Blue Jays secure a 6-3 victory over the Panthers and gave Westminster the top seed in the forthcoming SLIAC Tournament.

Apr 6-12
Cooper Payne (Westminster (Mo.))
Westminster College's Cooper Payne, a junior from Ozark, Mo., has been named the SLIAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week for the week of April 6-12.

Payne went undefeated (2-0) at both #1 Singles and #1 Doubles to help lead Westminster to a 2-0 record for the week. He posted a 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 singles win in the Blue Jays 7-2 victory over Greenville College. Payne also won in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0, in Westminster's 9-0 win versus Fontbonne University. In doubles action, Payne and teammate Chris Claypool partnered for an 8-5 decision versus Greenville and an 8-0 decision versus Fontbonne.

Mar 30-Apr 5
Joe Newlin (Greenville)
Greenville College's Joe Newlin, a sophomore from St. Louis, Mo. (McCluer), has been named the SLIAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week for the week of March 30-April 5.

Newlin posted a 3-1 record in singles play, including 2-1 at #1 Singles last week. He also had a 6-0, 6-1 victory at #2 Singles in the Panthers 9-0 win versus Fontbonne University. Newlin and teammate Taylor Dunnington also posted a 3-1 record at #1 Doubles., including an 8-1 win versus Fontbonne.

Greenville went 3-1 overall last week and 1-0 in conference play. Their 9-0 victory versus Fontbonne improved their conference record to 2-0.

Mar 23-29
Justin Arnold (Westminster (Mo.))
Westminster College's Justin Arnold, a freshman from Farmington, Mo., has been named the SLIAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week for the week of March 23-29.

Arnold went 3-0 at #6 Singles and 2-0 at #3 doubles in three matches last week. He recorded straight set singles wins in all three matches, and he and teammate David Berry posted an 8-0 victory over the College of Staten Island and an 8-2 victory over Centre College.

Westminster went undefeated for the week, defeating Staten Island, 7-2, Centre, 7-2 and Elmhurst College 6-3.

Mar 16-22
Aaron Rapp (Eureka)
Eureka College's Aaron Rapp, a senior from Normal, Ill. (Normal West), has been named the SLIAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week for the week of March 16-22.

Rapp went undefeated (2-0) at both #1 Singles and #1 Doubles last week, while the Red Devils went 0-2 on the week. He posted a 6-2, 6-1 win against non-conference opponent, Ripon College, and then went on to record a 6-4, 6-0 win in SLIAC play versus Maryville University (Mo.). In doubles play he partnered with teammate Patrick Howard to win 8-4 versus Ripon and 8-2 versus Maryville.

The victories were Rapp's first of the season in both singles and doubles play. Eureka lost 6-3 to Ripon and 5-4 to Maryville, improving from last year's 8-1 loss to the Saints.

Mar 9-15
Andrew Darkow (Westminster (Mo.))
Westminster College's Andrew Darkow, a senior from Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge), has been named the SLIAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week for the week of March 9-15.

Darkow went 2-0 at #1 Doubles and 1-1 at #1/2 Singles as Westminster lost two matches last week. The Blue Jays lost 5-4 to Cornell College and dropped a 6-3 decision to Wartburg College. Darkow and teammate Cooper Payne led the Blue Jays with #1 Doubles victories in both matches; they won 8-1 versus Cornell and 8-3 versus Wartburg. Darkow also tallied a 6-3, 6-1 win at #2 Singles against Cornell before losing 4-6, 6-0 and 10-2 at #1 Singles versus Wartburg.

Mar 2-8
Paul Sanderude (Principia)
Principia College's Paul Sanderude, a freshman from Ridgefield, Conn., has been named the SLIAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week for the week of March 2-8.

Sanderude went undefeated at #1 Singles and #1 Doubles last week. He posted a 6-3, 6-2 victory in singles play and an 8-5 win in doubles play versus Cornell College. He then won 6-4, 7-5 at #1 Singles and 8-6 at #1 Doubles versus Central College (Iowa).