HILLSBORO, Ore. - The Northwest Conference is proud to announce its Student-Athletes of the Week in Tennis for the week of March 25th through April 1st.
Women’s Tennis- Student-Athlete of the Week
Sascha Wells I Whitman | SO | Ashland, Ore. | Ashland
Wells was absolutely dominant in four appearances in Whitman's two wins over the weekend…went 4-0…won both singles matches 6-0, 6-0…with partner Ilina Jha, won 8-0 in doubles against Willamette…won 8-1 in doubles with Jha against Pacific
Men’s Tennis- Student-Athlete of the Week
Lars Schmassmann I George Fox | 5th | Basel, Switzerland | WMS Reinach
Schmassmann went 5-3 against three nationally ranked opponents with an impressive 4-1 in doubles play.
Redlands No. 21 won his doubles match 7-6 and narrowly lost to the No. 34 ranked singles player, 2-6, 6-2, 4-6. Schmassmann won both of his matches when the Bruins nearly knocked off No. 8 Williams, winning doubles 8-7 and singles 6-4, 6-3.
Schmassmann turned around the next day to win his doubles match, 8-4, against No. 28 Caltech before losing his singles match, 6-4, 6-4. After returning home, he took on the Loggers, winning the final match of this weekend, 8-6 in number two doubles.