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Currie and Laun Named Horizon League Tennis Players of the Week
March 28, 2002 Sophomore Christina Laun and senior Brandon Currie were named the Horizon League Tennis Players of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. Laun went 2-0 in singles action, picking up wins against her Detroit and Louisville counterparts, and went 1-1 in doubles. Currie won both his singles and doubles match against Valparaiso, improving his record to 21-11 at No. 1 singles and 15-8 at No. 1 doubles. Laun was named the women's tennis player of the week after going 2-0 in No. 2 singles action on the weekend. Laun defeated Louisville's Kelly Kiehns 6-0, 6-1 on Saturday (Mar. 22) and then knocked off Detroit's Andrea Buter 6-3, 6-1 on Sunday. Laun and doubles partner Molly Figel went 1-1 in No. 1 doubles on the weekend, downing the Titans' Vicki Parker and Bianca Savarino 8-6, but losing to Louisville's Melija San Martin and Kiehns 8-5. Brandon Currie and teammate Jimmy Borendame teammed up to take a 9-8 (4) win over Valparaiso's Nate Buckert and Nick Vuko in No. 1 doubles. Currie also improved his all-time school record mark to 107 singles wins by defeating Buckert 6-2, 6-3 in No. 1 singles play. |
