Official Site of the Big East · Apr 12, 2017
DePaul and Georgetown Share Tennis Weekly Awards
BIG EAST Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week
Boris Spanjaard, DePaul, Fr.
Spanjaard was effective for DePaul this weekend as the Blue Demons earned victories over Butler and Xavier last week. Against the Bulldogs, the rookie clinched the match point after he defeated Ari Gerstein 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 in a hard fought battle at No. 5 singles. In doubles, he paired with Tim Corwin to defeat Mikhail Khmiadashvili and Aviv Ben Shabat at No. 2. Against Xavier, Spanjaard took on Gabriel Araujo at No. 5 to claim a 6-4, 6-1 victory. He paired with Corwin again at No. 2 doubles to best Connor LaFavre and Jeremy Schneider 6-1.
BIG EAST Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week
Victoire Saperstein, Georgetown, Sr.