March 16, 2015
April Weaver, Junior, Washington College
Weaver went 2-0 at both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles as the Shorewomen went 2-0 during their Spring Break trip to Tampa last week. In an 8-1 win against Daemen, Weaver cruised to a 6-1, 6-0, win in singles and teamed with junior Marielle McIntyre to record an 8-1 win in doubles. The next day, in a 7-2 win over Northwestern (Minn.), Weaver was involved in two tight matches. She and McIntyre pulled out a 9-8(4) win in doubles. She then rallied for a 3-6, 6-4, 11-9, win in singles.
PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS:
March 9, 2015
Maria Cuervo, Fr, Swarthmore
Cuervo was a double winner for the Garnet in a 8-1 win over Westminster (Pa.) on March 8. She teamed with Alli Wong for an 8-2 win at first doubles and had a convincing 6-3, 6-1victory at third singles.
March 2, 2015
Jody Law, Soph, Johns Hopkins
Law helped Johns Hopkins win its third straight ITA National Team Indoor Championship this past weekend as she went undefeated in singles and doubles. She clinched each of the three wins at fourth singles. She went a combined 5-0 on the weekend. Against Sewanee, Law won 8-0 at third doubles and then won in straight sets in singles. On Saturday versus Chicago, she came from behind to win in three sets at fourth singles. In the championship match, she and Megumi Chen won six of the final seven games to win 9-7 at third doubles. Law then won in straight sets, serving out the match, to win at fourth and clinch the title for Hopkins.