INDIANAPOLIS - Hillsdale men and Tiffin women take home Great Midwest Tennis Athlete of the Week honors announced Wednesday afternoon.

Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week
Tyler Conrad
Hillsdale 
Sophomore
Midland, MI (Dow)

Hillsdale defeated conference opponents Findlay (4-0) and Tiffin (4-1) last week to improve to 3-0 in the league, 11-2 overall. Tyler Conrad was a perfect 4-0 in his matches, picking up two wins at No. 1 singles and two at No. 1 doubles. 

Against Findlay, Conrad swept No. 1 singles (6-2, 6-4) against Jorge Barnuedo. Conrad and Sean Barstow defeated Findlay’s No. 1 doubles team 6-2. Conrad and Barstow then won against Tiffin’s No. 1 doubles pair 6-4. Conrad polished off the weekend with a come-back win over Tiffin’s Nair Adi in No. 1 singles (4-6, 6-2, 6-2). 

Conrad is 8-4 on the season in No. 1 singles, while Conrad and Barstow are also 8-4 in No. 1 doubles. 

Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week
Abbie-Jade Riley
Tiffin 
Graduate Student 
Wolverhampton, U.K.

Tiffin picked up a pair of wins over Cedarville (7-0) and Hillsdale (4-2) over the weekend to improve to 5-0 in the conference and 13-2 overall. Abbie-Jade Riley went 2-0 at No. 1 singles and added a win at No. 3 doubles. 

Against Cedarville, Riley defeated Abby Totten (6-3, 6-1) in No. 1 singles. She did not compete in doubles against Cedarville. After falling in the first set to Hannah Cimpeanu 6-7 (5-7), Riley came back to win the next two sets 6-4, 6-3. Riley and Shea Foster easily defeated Hillsdale’s No. 3 doubles team, 6-1.

On the season, Riley is 11-3 at No. 1 singles and Riley and Foster are 9-1 in all doubles matches.