Baylor senior tennis player Julian Lenz was named Big 12 Player of the Week by officials Thursday after winning five-straight matches to take the 2016 Sherwood Collegiate Cup Singles Title on Monday in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
“I am happy for Julian. He played really well all weekend,” said head coach Matt Knoll on Monday following the Sherwood Collegiate Cup. “This was a significant step for him. He was hurt in the fall and to come out with the focus and professionalism and the hunger that he did was a great sign for him for the spring.”
Lenz, who advanced to the tournament’s semifinals his junior year and to the quarterfinals his sophomore year, finally took the title his senior year after hard work and determination paid off.