Subway Athletes of the Week

Gymnastics

UW-W Subway Athletes of the Week (Feb. 24-March 1)

For the week of February 24-March 1, 2020:

UW-W SUBWAY ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:
MEN'S TENNIS - SINGLES
Alex Gray 2019-20 head shot

Alex Gray (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville), Sophomore
Gray recorded a pair of victories at No. 1 singles over the weekend as the Warhawks extended their dual win streak to 10. In the team's first match Saturday in Delaware, Ohio, he posted a 6-2, 6-2 triumph over Ben Stein to provide the match-clinching point in UW-Whitewater's 9-0 sweep at Ohio Wesleyan. Later that day, he tallied a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Alon Liberman as the Warhawks defeated Wooster (Ohio) by an 8-1 score. For the season, Gray is now 9-6, including a 6-3 mark at the No. 1 singles position.

        
GYMNASTICS - ALL-AROUND
Emily North 2020 head shot Emily North (Oklahoma City, Okla./Moore), Sophomore
North tied the No. 20 all-around score in program history and established her personal record Saturday with a 38.300 to help the Warhawks tie the program's No. 7 score in program history with a 192.125 and defeat UW-La Crosse at Russell Arena. Her performance included fourth place on balance beam, sixth on floor exercise, tied for seventh on uneven bars and tied for eighth on vault. North tied or set career bests on vault (9.550) and floor (9.600), and posted scores of 9.500 on bars, her second-best of the season, and 9.650 on beam, her third-best performance of the year.


HONORABLE MENTION:
GYMNASTICS - SPECIALIST
Jessi Rondeau 2020 head shot

Jessi Rondeau (Norwood Young America, Minn./Central), Junior
Rondeau finished third on uneven bars Saturday to help the Warhawks to a 192.125-191.975 win over UW-La Crosse at Russell Arena. She scored a career-best 9.625 in the event during the final home meet of her career to help the team record a season-best 47.775 on bars, the 16th-best score in the school record book. Rondeau's performance helped UW-Whitewater tie the program's No. 7 total team score in program history.

                                        
MEN'S TENNIS - DOUBLES
Rory Calabria 2016-17 head shotZach Wood 2019-20 head shot Rory Calabria (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove), Senior and Zach Wood (Downers Grove, Ill./South), Senior
Calabria and Wood paired up for two victories at No. 2 doubles over the weekend as UW-Whitewater extended its dual win streak to 10. In the team's 9-0 triumph at Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday, the duo downed Miller Buckholz and Omar Santiagonunez by an 8-1 score. Later that day, Calabria and Wood combined for an 8-5 win over Austin Hanna and Nivaan Lobo in the Warhawks' 8-1 victory over Wooster (Ohio). The duo improved to 5-2 playing together this season with the unbeaten weekend.
               
 
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Players Mentioned

Jessi Rondeau

Jessi Rondeau

All-Around
Sophomore
Emily North

Emily North

All-Around
5' 5"
Freshman
Alex Gray

Alex Gray

6' 4"
Sophomore
Zach Wood

Zach Wood

6' 2"
Senior
Rory Calabria

Rory Calabria

6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Jessi Rondeau

Jessi Rondeau

Sophomore
All-Around
Emily North

Emily North

5' 5"
Freshman
All-Around
Alex Gray

Alex Gray

6' 4"
Sophomore
Zach Wood

Zach Wood

6' 2"
Senior
Rory Calabria

Rory Calabria

6' 0"
Senior