Men's Tennis

UW-W Subway Athletes of the Week

For the week of April 8-14, 2019:

UW-W SUBWAY ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:
MEN'S TENNIS
23094 Zach Wood (Downers Grove, Ill./South), Junior and Noah Guillermo (Muskego, Wis./Marquette University HS), Freshman
Wood and Guillermo combined for two victories over in-state opponents at No. 3 doubles over the weekend to help the Warhawks to a 2-0 record. The duo topped UW-La Crosse 8-3 to help the Warhawks to an 8-1 triumph in La Crosse on Saturday. One day later, Wood and Guillermo teamed up for an 8-5 triumph over UW-Eau Claire to account for UW-Whitewater's only doubles point in a 6-3 team victory. The pair is now 5-1 playing together this season.
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SOFTBALL - POSITION
23886 Kayla Seymour (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way West), Senior, Outfielder
Seymour finished 6-for-12 at the plate with one double, one home run, two runs scored and five runs batted in last week to help the Warhawks finish with a 3-1 mark in conference play. In the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader at UW-Oshkosh, she finished 3-for-4 with a double and one run scored after giving UW-Whitewater the lead for good in the opening game with a sacrifice fly. On Saturday, Seymour posted two hits, including one home run, and added one walk, one run scored and three RBI in the Warhawks' 5-0 triumph over UW-River Falls. She reached base twice more in the nightcap, a 12-5 UW-W win, on a hit and a walk, and scored one run.


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BASEBALL - PITCHER
23959 Jim Perkins (Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove), Senior
Making his first start of the season, Perkins allowed only one run on five hits and three walks while striking out four batters over six innings in the Warhawks' 9-1 victory at UW-Platteville last Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader. He induced 12 groundouts in the 92-pitch performance to hold the Pioneers in check and allow UW-Whitewater pick up its fourth conference win of the year.
BASEBALL - POSITION
23962 Nick Santoro (Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley), Sophomore, Shortstop
Santoro finished 9-for-18 at the plate with three doubles, one triple, one home run, seven runs scored and four runs batted in last week to help the No. 23 Warhawks to a 4-0 record. He collected two hits, one stolen base and one run scored Tuesday in UW-Whitewater's 9-1 triumph at UW-Platteville in the first game of a doubleheader. In the nightcap, he recorded two hits, including one triple, drew one walk and added two runs scored and one RBI in the team's 10-3 win. On Saturday in the Warhawks' 11-9 Game 1 victory over UW-Stout, Santoro registered three hits, including two doubles and one home run, and added three runs scored and two RBI. He finished 2-for-4 with a double and one run scored and plated the go-ahead RBI with a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning of the team's 4-3 triumph in the second game of the doubleheader.
                                        
SOFTBALL - PITCHER
23877 Bella Matthias (Greenfield, Wis./Greenfield), Junior
Matthias posted a 2-0 record and didn't allow a run in three appearances last week to help the Warhawks to a 3-1 record in WIAC play. She tossed a one-hit shutout, striking out 10 while allowing only two walks on Tuesday in UW-Whitewater's 5-0 triumph at UW-Oshkosh. On Saturday against UW-River Falls, Matthias pitched a four-hit shutout, collecting 10 more strikeouts with only two walks along the way in the team's 5-0 win at van Steenderen Softball Complex. In the second game of Saturday's doubleheader, she tossed 1 2/3 innings of relief in the Warhawks' 12-5 victory. Matthias enters the week having not allowed an earned run in her last five appearances, including 24 2/3 straight innings without allowing any runs.
                                                
MEN'S TENNIS - SINGLES
23091 Brendan Pietila (Sussex, Wis./Arrowhead), Freshman
Pietila fought through two tiebreakers Sunday on his way to a critical 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) triumph at No. 5 singles to help the Warhawks defeat UW-Eau Claire 6-3 in an in-state match-up at Menard Family YMCA Tennis Center in Eau Claire. He improved his season record to 12-10 with the win.
                                        
WOMEN'S TRACK
23688 Jessie Braun (Wales, Wis./Kettle Moraine), Sophomore
Braun posted a personal-record time of 18:29.59 in the 5,000-meter run to finish 36th out of 88 runners at the UW-Platteville Invitational on Saturday. Her mark currently ranks 16th in the WIAC.
WOMEN'S FIELD     
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Ashton Doll (Lancaster, Wis./Lancaster), Junior
Doll tied for fourth out of 30 competitors in the high jump with a height of 5-00.25 (1.53 meters) on Saturday at the UW-Platteville Invitational. She is currently tied for fourth in the conference in the event.
                 
MEN'S TRACK
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Dwayne Ford (Racine, Wis./Case), Sophomore
Ford placed fifth in the 100-meter dash and helped the 4x100-meter relay place first in a highly competitive field Saturday at the UW-Platteville Invitational. His preliminary time of 10.79 currently ranks fourth in the WIAC and 31st in NCAA Division III, and the 4x100 relay recorded a time of 41.64 and currently ranks second in the conference and fifth in the nation. Ford added a time of 22.53 in the 200-meter dash, good for a tie for 17th in the WIAC.
MEN'S FIELD
23776 Tanner Stephens (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa), Senior
Stephens placed third out of 20 competitors in the triple jump and added a 12th-place finish out of 42 entries in the long jump on Saturday at the UW-Platteville Invitational. Stephens' mark of 45-04.25 (13.82 meters) currently ranks third in the conference and tied for 31st in the nation. His long jump of 21-08.25 (6.61 meters) is tied for 13th in the conference.
                                
 
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Players Mentioned

Tanner Stephens

Tanner Stephens

Jumps
Sophomore
Dwayne Ford

Dwayne Ford

Sprints
Freshman
Bella Matthias

#11 Bella Matthias

P
Sophomore
R/R
Kayla Seymour

#2 Kayla Seymour

OF
Junior
L/R
Nick Santoro

#2 Nick Santoro

INF
6' 0"
Freshman
R/R
Jessie Braun

Jessie Braun

Distance
Freshman
Ashton Doll

Ashton Doll

Sprints/Jumps
Sophomore
Zach Wood

Zach Wood

6' 2"
Junior
Noah Guillermo

Noah Guillermo

5' 11"
Freshman
Brendan Pietila

Brendan Pietila

5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tanner Stephens

Tanner Stephens

Sophomore
Jumps
Dwayne Ford

Dwayne Ford

Freshman
Sprints
Bella Matthias

#11 Bella Matthias

Sophomore
R/R
P
Kayla Seymour

#2 Kayla Seymour

Junior
L/R
OF
Nick Santoro

#2 Nick Santoro

6' 0"
Freshman
R/R
INF
Jessie Braun

Jessie Braun

Freshman
Distance
Ashton Doll

Ashton Doll

Sophomore
Sprints/Jumps
Zach Wood

Zach Wood

6' 2"
Junior
Noah Guillermo

Noah Guillermo

5' 11"
Freshman
Brendan Pietila

Brendan Pietila

5' 11"
Freshman