Klassen, Celan Earn Weekly Tennis Awards
MAAC Sports
MAAC
Men's Player of the Week
DALEN
KLASSEN, MARIST
So.,
5-11, St. Louis, Mo./Christian Brothers
Klassen
was phenomenal this past week, going a perfect 7-0 between singles and doubles
action, leading the Red Foxes to a 4-0 week that saw them finish the MAAC
regular season undefeated for the third straight season. Playing primarily at
the fifth singles' spot, he only dropped a combined four points in three of his
matches, including a 6-0, 6-1 win at the third position against Rider on
Monday. He also was victorious in a hard-fought, three-set tilt against a good
Lehigh opponent, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1. Klassen went 3-0 in doubles, playing at the
second and third spots, including a spirited 9-7 win over Big East foe UConn.
MAAC
Women's Player of the Week
IVA
CELAN, NIAGARA
Fr.,
5-8, Mountain View, Calif./Mountain View High School
Freshman Iva Celan
went 4-0 in singles and doubles action to help the Niagara Purple Eagles to
wins over Rider and Manhattan. Celan cruised in both of her matches in third
singles. She breezed past Rider's Michelle Caravaglio without dropping a game
on Saturday and followed that performance with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Manhattan's
Caitlin Bricketto. Celan and doubles partner Hilary Hansen also recorded
identical 8-2 wins in No. 2 doubles over the weekend as NU finished its
regular-season schedule on Sunday.