INDIANAPOLIS - The final Great Midwest Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Tennis Athletes of the Week were named after Hillsdale won both tournaments in Owensboro, Ky.
 
The Chargers men and women completed an undefeated run through the conference portion of the regular-season schedule and the Great Midwest Championships.
 
The Hillsdale women are continuing their run in the NCAA Championship Midwest Regional bracket as the No. 6 seed and will face No. 3 Missouri-St. Louis on Saturday at 10 a.m.
 
Men’s Athlete of the Week
Dugan Delp
Hillsdale
Senior
Toledo, OH (Central Catholic HS)
 
Delp was a key contributor for the Chargers all season and that continued in the conference tournament as he picked up his second honor of the season.
 
He started off in Owensboro taking on Tristram Spitsnaugle (Davis & Elkins) and after taking the first set, 6-2, he was well on his way to winning the second set, but the Chargers had sealed the point of decision.
 
He also paired up with John Ciraci to take on Spitsnaugle again as well as Andrew Shand in a doubles match for an 8-3 win as the top-seeded Chargers blanked the Senators in semifinal action.
 
The championship match was no different for the Chargers as this time they faced off against No. 3 Walsh. Delp also won his doubles match to get an early point on the board in favor of Hillsdale.
 
He then clinched the victory for Hillsdale, getting the final point in singles action against Rodrigo Garcia by taking him down 6-1, 6-0. The point of decision officially clinched the championship trophy for the Hillsdale men’s program.
 
Women’s Athlete of the Week
Madeline Bissett
Hillsdale
Junior
Grand Rapids, MI (Forest Hills Northern HS)
 
Bissett also played a large part in the Hillsdale women’s team taking the conference championship. The junior made quick work of her opponents in the tournament starting with the No. 4 Findlay in the semifinals.
 
She and doubles partner Kamryn Matthews were in control of the whole time against Kaylee Davis and Hannah Essick as they took down the Oilers pairing, 8-1.
 
She also matched up against Davis in singles play and after taking the first set 6-0, the Chargers won the match leaving the second set unfinished.
 
In the championship finale against Walsh, Bissett also paired with Matthews to take down Sofia Khairutdinova and Parvanee Karimpour and blanked them 8-0.
 
She also took home the first singles victory of the day as she defeated Karimpour again 6-2, 6-1, in straight sets with the Chargers taking the match 5-1 to earn their first women’s tennis conference championship in the Great Midwest.