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2008 SLIAC Women's
Tennis
Players of the Week |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Apr 14-20 |
Ashley
Ragnow |
Principia |
Sr |
Chesterfield, Mo./Principia Upper |
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Principia College's Ashley Ragnow, a senior from Chesterfield,
Mo. (Principia Upper), has been named the SLIAC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week
for the week of April 14-20.
Ragnow
went 2-1 last week at both #2 singles and #3 doubles. She posted
victories versus both Maryville and Blackburn to remain undefeated in
conference action. Ragnow's one loss at both singles and doubles came
against nationally ranked No. 14 Washington University-St. Louis.
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Mar 31-Apr
6 |
Cory
Sprague |
Principia |
Sr |
San Diego,
Calif./Francis W. Parker |
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Principia College’s Cory Sprague, a senior from San
Diego, Calif. (Francis W. Parker), has been named the SLIAC
Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for the week of March 31-April
6.
Sprague won all six of her matches during the week including
three matches at #1 singles and three at #1 doubles with Juliana
Ko, including a three-set singles win over Greenville (3-6,
6-2, 10-8). Principia posted a 3-0 record at the Greenville
Lady Panthers Invitational as Sprague and her Panther teammates
posted wins over Stephens, Eureka and Greenville. |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Mar 24-30 |
Laila
Wessel |
Webster |
Sr |
Evansville,
Ind./F.J. Reitz |
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Webster
University’s Laila Wessel, a senior from Evansville, Ind.
(F.J. Reitz), has been named the SLIAC Women’s Tennis Player of
the Week for the week of March 24-30.
Wessel went 2-1 at
both #1 singles and #1 doubles. In singles, she defeated
Westminster’s Abby Stuck in three sets (3-6, 6-2, 6-2) and
Eureka’s Alyssa Wetterauer (6-4, 6-1). Wessel teamed with
Alexandra Meyer to post an 8-3 win over Westminster (Stuck/Dori
Craighead) and an 8-2 win over Eureka (Wetterauer/Ebony
Thomas). Webster defeated Westminster, 6-3, and Eureka, 8-1.
Both of Wessel’s losses came in the Gorloks’ 9-0 loss to
Concordia (Neb.). |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Mar 10-16 |
Dori
Craighead |
Westminster
(Mo.) |
So |
Fulton,
Mo./Fulton |
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Westminster
College’s Dori Craighead, a sophomore from Fulton, Mo.,
has been named the SLIAC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for
the week of March 10-16.
After
falling in two matches to Missouri Baptist University, Craighead
won twice in the Blue Jays’ 6-3 win over Piedmont. She won 6-4,
6-2 at #1 singles and teamed with Abby Stuck for a 9-8 (7-5) win
at #1 doubles. |
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Week |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown/High School |
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Mar 3-9 |
Abby Stuck |
Westminster
(Mo.) |
Jr |
Booneville,
Mo./Booneville |
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Westminster College's Abby Stuck, a
junior from Boonville, Mo., has been named the SLIAC Women's Tennis
Player of the Week for the week
of March 3-9.
Stuck was 1-0 at #2 singles and 1-0
at #1 doubles to help lead the Blue Jays to a season opening 5-4 victory
versus Stephens College.
Stuck partnered with teammate Dori
Craighead for an 8-4 doubles victory. After all the other matches were
complete and the score tied at 4-4, Stuck came back from a set down to
win 6-7 (2-7), 7-5, 10-6, and give Westminster the victory. |
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