Sato Tabbed Summit League Tennis Player of the Week
4/7/2015 3:59:00 PM | Women's Tennis
ELMHURST, Ill. – IPFW women's tennis sophomore Mayu Sato, the defending Summit League Player of the Year, has been named the Summit League Women's Tennis Player of the Week following her performance against Denver and Omaha during the week of March 31 – April 6.
Sato collected her third Player of the Week honor of the season after winning three matches at No. 1 singles during Summit League action.
Against Denver, Sato rallied for a 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 triumph over Maureen Slattery to account for the Mastodons point in the match against the nation's No. 67 ranked team.
Facing Omaha's Michelle Lo, Sato scored a 7-5, 6-3 victory in IPFW's match victory. She also posted a straight-set win over South Dakota's Milica Pavlovic (3 and 0) and teamed with Marcy Huck for an 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles in the 'Dons 6-1 match win.
Sato improved to 22-4 in dual match play this season—all at No. 1 singles during the spring—and holds an overall record of 30-7.
The Mastodons, now 19-7 and 3-1 in league play, return to action on April 17 at home with as they host Western Illinois and South Dakota State. The matches get underway at 2 p.m.
~Feel the Rumble~
Sato collected her third Player of the Week honor of the season after winning three matches at No. 1 singles during Summit League action.
Against Denver, Sato rallied for a 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 triumph over Maureen Slattery to account for the Mastodons point in the match against the nation's No. 67 ranked team.
Facing Omaha's Michelle Lo, Sato scored a 7-5, 6-3 victory in IPFW's match victory. She also posted a straight-set win over South Dakota's Milica Pavlovic (3 and 0) and teamed with Marcy Huck for an 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles in the 'Dons 6-1 match win.
Sato improved to 22-4 in dual match play this season—all at No. 1 singles during the spring—and holds an overall record of 30-7.
The Mastodons, now 19-7 and 3-1 in league play, return to action on April 17 at home with as they host Western Illinois and South Dakota State. The matches get underway at 2 p.m.
~Feel the Rumble~
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