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By Andrew Korba

Ohio Northern women's basketball coach Michele Durand has been named 2013 RUSSELL ATHLETIC /WBCA NCAA Division III Region 6 Coach of the Year.

This is the second time Durand has earned this honor, also winning the award for the 2007-08 season.

She is now a finalist for the 2013 RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA NCAA Division III Nation Coach of the Year Award, which will be announced on Monday, April 8 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Durand led the Polar Bears to their first OAC Regular Season and Tournament Championship since the 1987-88 season. She also guided Northern to a program record 27-2 mark, including a 25 game winning streak.

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By Andrew Korba

Senior Joanna Snyder and junior Cenzie Yoder have been named Second Team All-Great Lakes Region by D3hoops.com.

This is the first All-Great Lakes Region selection for both layers.

Snyder was named Co-OAC Player of the Year, First Team All-OAC and MVP of the OAC Tournament.

She was second on the team in scoring (13.1 ppg), rebounding (5.8 rpg) and blocks (19).

Snyder concludes her career ranked fifth in school history with 414 field goals made and tenth in scoring with 1,059 points.

Yoder earned her second straight All-OAC honor and was named First Team All-OAC for the first time.

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ByAndrew Korba

The Ohio Northern men's and women's tennis team's matches have been moved to Westwood Tennis & Fitness Center in Lima, Ohio on Friday and Saturday.

The women's team will take on regionally ranked Oberlin at the regularly scheduled time on 4:30 pm on Friday.

On Saturday, both the men's and women's team will host Wittenberg at 9 am at Westwood, which is an hour earlier than the previous scheduled time of 10 am.

The women will then open OAC play at 1 pm on Saturday against Wilmington at Westwood Tennis Center.

Stay tuned to ONUsports.com for any other changes regarding Ohio Northern's 21 varsity sports.

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By Andrew Korba

Junior Carly Olmstead has been named Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week.

This is the second straight week that Northern (9-2) has garnered in the award, as sophomore Brittany Miller was named player of the week last week (March 3).

Olmstead posted a perfect 2-0 record in doubles play.

On Tuesday, she teamed with junior Lauren Rife to win 8-4 at No. 3 doubles against Biola (Calif.).

She posted the lone doubles victory at No. 3 doubles with freshman Meghan Letizia in Northern's 6-3 loss to Whitter (Calif.).

Olmstead posted a 4-0 doubles record on the trip and is now 7-1 in doubles play on the season.

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By Andrew Korba

Junior Do Thai has been named OAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week for the week of March 11.

Thai posted a 7-1 record last week as the Polar Bears (3-4) went 3-1 on their spring trip in Orlando, Fla.

On Tuesday against Wartburg (Iowa), Thai won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3 singles and 9-7 at No. 2 doubles.

Against Wabash (Ind.) on Wednesday, Thai teamed with junior Josh Saunders to win the clinching match at No. 2 doubles by a 9-7 score. He also won 2-6, 6-0, 6-3 at No. 3 singles.

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By Andrew Korba

The Ohio Northern men's tennis team dropped a tough 5-4 contest to regionally ranked Coe (Iowa) on Thursday afternoon in Orlando, Florida.

The Polar Bears fall to 2-4, while the Kohawks stay perfect on the season at 16-0.

In doubles play, freshman John Mostowy and sophomore Sam Prewitt scored a tight 9-8(5) victory at No. 3 doubles to get ONU on the board.

In singles, the Polar Bears got two three set victories.

Junior Do Thai scored a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles and junior Blake Troller won 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 at No. 4 singles.

Mostowy picked up a solid 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 5 singles.

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