Ohio Northern seniors Mackenzie Wills (Ada HS grad) and Katie Curry (Oxford/Talawanda) were named Co-Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Players of the Week for the week of Feb. 10-16.
Wills and Curry each went 6-0 as the Polar Bears (5-2 overall) won two of three matches in Nicholasville, Ky.
ONU began the weekend with a 5-4 loss to host Transylvania (Ky.) before sweeping LaGrange (Ga.) and Roanoke (Va.) 9-0.
Wills went 2-0 at No. 3 singles and 1-0 at No. 4 singles and was 3-0 at No. 2 doubles in the three matches, while Curry was 2-0 at No. 4 singles, 1-0 at No. 5 singles and 3-0 at No. 3 doubles.
This marks the second time that Wills has won the award in her career and is the first Player of the Week honor for Curry.
The Polar Bears will return to action on March 1 against Seton Hill (Pa.) in Orlando, Fla. on its annual spring break trip.
Lacrosse honor
Ohio Northern freshman Cole Zaferakis (Liverpool, N.Y.) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 10-16.
Zaferakis had a school record 17 saves in his first collegiate appearance in an 8-6 victory over Southern Virginia on Friday.
He followed that up with a 19-save performance on Saturday, breaking his own record, in a 9-5 win over Elmhurst (Ill.)
In the two games, Zaferakis stopped 36 of 47 shots, an amazing save percentage of .766.
The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday when they host Alma (Mich.) at 2 p.m. at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
Men's tennis honor
Ohio Northern junior Vinh Thai (Galloway/Saint Charles) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Players of the Week for the week of Feb. 10-16.
Thai went 6-0 as the Polar Bears (3-2 overall) won two of three matches in Nicholasville, Ky.
ONU began the weekend with a 5-4 loss to Wittenberg before defeating LaGrange (Ga.) 7-2 and host Transylvania (Ky.) 8-1.
Thai went 3-0 at No. 1 singles and was 3-0 at No. 1 doubles on the weekend.
This marks the third time in his career that Thai has won the award.
The Polar Bears will return to action on March 2 against Midway (Ky.) in Orlando, Fla. on its annual spring break trip.
