Men's Tennis

UW-W Subway Athletes of the Week

For the week of February 4-10, 2019:

UW-W SUBWAY ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:
MEN'S TENNIS - SINGLES
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Alex Gray (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville), Freshman
Gray finished 3-0 in singles over the weekend as the Warhawks opened the 2019 spring season at Lake Geneva Tennis in Lake Geneva. He opened the stretch Saturday morning with a 6-2, 6-1 triumph at No. 3 over Greg Schwoeppe to help UW-Whitewater to a 9-0 victory over Millikin (Ill.). Later that afternoon, Gray topped Yousef Abdo 7-5, 6-0 at the third position in the Warhawks' 8-1 win over Illinois Tech. On Sunday, he didn't drop a game in his 6-0, 6-0 triumph over Jordon O'Kelly of No. 37 Carleton, which edged UW-Whitewater 5-4. Gray improved his season record to 6-3 with his performance.

        
WOMEN'S TRACK
23697 Abbie Felton (Burlington, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran), Junior
Felton topped a field of 29 competitors in the 400-meter dash Saturday to help the No. 24 Warhawks place seventh at the Midwest Elite Invitational at Kachel Fieldhouse. Her season-best time of 57.74 seconds currently leads the WIAC and ranks eighth in NCAA Division III after conversion for track size. Felton also helped UW-Whitewater's top 4x400-meter relay team finish fifth out of 15 with a time of 4:07.80, which ranks sixth in the conference.


HONORABLE MENTION:
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
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Olivia Freckmann (Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI), Senior, Forward
Freckmann enjoyed another strong week, averaging 17.3 points on 55.2 percent shooting to go along with 9.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game to help the Warhawks extend their win streak to eight games with three more victories. On Monday, Freckmann registered 14 points, 13 rebounds and four assists to help UW-Whitewater knock off No. 11 UW-Oshkosh 78-70 in overtime. In Wednesday's 70-58 triumph at UW-Stevens Point, she tallied a career-high 27 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor and 13-of-16 at the free-throw line while adding six rebounds. Freckmann posted 18 points in the second half of the game, including nine in the third quarter, when UW-Whitewater outscored the Pointers 19-11. On Saturday, she celebrated her senior day with her ninth double-double of the year, an 11-point, 10-rebound effort to help the Warhawks to a 74-60 victory over UW-Stout.

                                        
GYMNASTICS - SPECIALIST
23719 Abigail Missiaen (Muskego, Wis./Muskego), Freshman
Missiaen scored a 9.550, her second-highest mark of the season, on vault on Friday night to help the Warhawks to a 185.350-179.875 victory over Hamline (Minn.) at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. She placed second overall in the event, her third finish among the top two and fourth among the top five in four meets this season. Missiaen opened the season with a career-best 9.650 at UW-Stout on Jan. 18, recorded a 9.400 against Gustavus Adolphus and Winona State on Jan. 26 and collected a 9.375 on Feb. 1 at UW-La Crosse.
                                                
MEN'S TENNIS - DOUBLES
23093 Robert Rider (Annapolis, Md./South River), Sophomore and Noah Guillermo (Muskego, Wis./Marquette University HS), Freshman
Playing together for the first time this season, Rider and Guillermo finished 3-0 as a doubles pair over the weekend as the Warhawks opened the 2019 spring season with three dual matches. The duo topped Greg Schwoppe and Logan Bennett 8-5 at No. 2 doubles to help UW-Whitewater defeat Millikin (Ill.) by a 9-0 score. Later that afternoon, Rider and Guillermo combined for an 8-5 victory at No. 3 doubles to help the Warhawks best Illinois Tech by an 8-1 count. On Sunday, the pair provided UW-Whitewater's lone doubles point with an 8-1 win over Sahil Chhugani and William Walsh of No. 37 Carleton (Minn.).
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MEN'S TRACK
23741 David Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger), Sophomore
Fassbender placed third in the 5,000-meter run with a personal record time of 14:39.94 to help the No. 5 Warhawks place second at the Midwest Elite Invitational on Saturday at Kachel Fieldhouse. His mark ranks second in the WIAC and 12th in NCAA Division III after conversion for track size (14:30.62).
MEN'S FIELD
23842 Zach Jasinski (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton), Junior
Jasinski won the pole vault Saturday to help the No. 5 Warhawks place second at the Midwest Elite Invitational at Kachel Fieldhouse. His season-best height of 16-06.00 (5.03 meters) currently leads the WIAC and ranks third in the nation.
                                                         
WOMEN'S FIELD
23721 Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln), Sophomore
Nickels placed third out of 34 competitors in the long jump with a mark of 18-02.50 (5.55 meters) Saturday to help No. 24 UW-Whitewater finish seventh at the Midwest Elite Invitational at Kachel Fieldhouse. She currently ranks second in the WIAC and fourth in the nation in the event. Nickels also ran the 60-meter dash Saturday and placed 10th out of 27 runners with a time of 8.13 seconds.
               
 
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Players Mentioned

Abbie Felton

Abbie Felton

Long Sprints
Sophomore
David Fassbender

David Fassbender

Distance
Freshman
Zach Jasinski

Zach Jasinski

Pole Vault
Sophomore
Shelby Nickels

Shelby Nickels

Sprints
Freshman
Abigail Missiaen

Abigail Missiaen

Multi-Events
Freshman
Olivia Freckmann

#23 Olivia Freckmann

F
5' 11"
Senior
Robert Rider

Robert Rider

6' 0"
Sophomore
Alex Gray

Alex Gray

6' 4"
Freshman
Noah Guillermo

Noah Guillermo

5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Abbie Felton

Abbie Felton

Sophomore
Long Sprints
David Fassbender

David Fassbender

Freshman
Distance
Zach Jasinski

Zach Jasinski

Sophomore
Pole Vault
Shelby Nickels

Shelby Nickels

Freshman
Sprints
Abigail Missiaen

Abigail Missiaen

Freshman
Multi-Events
Olivia Freckmann

#23 Olivia Freckmann

5' 11"
Senior
F
Robert Rider

Robert Rider

6' 0"
Sophomore
Alex Gray

Alex Gray

6' 4"
Freshman
Noah Guillermo

Noah Guillermo

5' 11"
Freshman