MARY CARDONE OF SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, a junior from San Antonio, Texas, has been named the SCAC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for matches played from Monday, March 11 through Sunday, March 17.
Cardone earned a perfect 4-0 mark last week at the No. 1 position, which included wins over opponents from three ranked teams. The junior earned straight-set victories over Alexi Popovich of Concordia (Tex.), Rachel Summers of No. 17 Mary Washington and Hannah Sweeney of No. 40 Bates. Though No. 31 Gustavus Adolphus’ Briana Hartmann managed to force an extra set, Cardone persevered and took the game 6-3, 2-6, 6-0.
Other Outstanding Performances:
Senior Caroline Kutach led Trinity to a 9-0 victory over St. Mary’s in its only match of the week, sweeping Meredith Heckert 6-0, 6-0.
| SCAC Women's Tennis Singles Players-of-the-Week | ||
| Week 1 | Hailey Feuer, Trinity University | |
| Week 2 | Ashley DeBauge, Trinity University | |
| Week 3 | Esther Bowers, Southwestern University | |
| Week 4 | Cecile Wilde, Southwestern University | |
| Week 5 | Nina Elez, Southwestern University | |
| Week 6 | Mary Cardone, Southwestern University | |
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