BIG EAST Male Athlete of the Week
Ignacio Garcia, St. John’s, Sr. (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
St. John’s senior Ignacio Garcia helped the Red Storm extend its winning streak to nine matches as he was dominant on the No. 2 court for his team. Garcia lost just one set in two matches last week.  On Tuesday against Queens College, Garcia dropped his opponent in straight sets, while on Sunday against Boston University, the senior won his bout 6-0, 6-1. In doubles play, he and his partner Giuseppe De Camelis won each of their matches on the No. 1 court by tallies of 6-0 and 6-3.
 
BIG EAST Female Athlete of the Week
Ahmeir Kyle, Xavier, Sr. (St. Joseph’s, Mich.)
Xavier senior Ahmeir Kyle went 4-0 over the weekend playing in the No. 1 spot for singles and doubles, picking up two singles wins over top-100 opponents along the way. The wins mark the first time a Musketeer has beaten ranked opponents in back-to-back matches, and helped earn Kyle a spot in the most recent ITA National Rankings for Individuals, coming in at No. 107. Against No. 45 Louisville, Kyle faced off against No. 82 Andrea Di Palma in the No. 1 spot, 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5). Kyle also partnered with Emily Thomas to take the 6-3 win in the No. 1 doubles spot, helping Xavier take the doubles point in a match the Musketeers fell in narrowly, 4-3.  Against Memphis, Kyle took a two-set win in the No. 1 singles spot, 6-4, 7-6 (10-8), over No. 72 Sophie Abrams for her second top-100 win of the weekend. Kyle again partnered with Emily Thomas in doubles, taking a 6-1 win in the No. 1 spot to help Xavier take the doubles points. Kyle played a role in both of the points that Xavier picked up in the 5-2 loss. It is Xavier’s second consecutive Female Athlete of the Week.  
 
Notable Performances:

• Butler had notable performances on both the men’s and the women’s sides this past week as Thomas Brennan went 2-1 in singles and 1-1 in doubles against Marian, Louisville and No. 44 Ball State. Brennan was the only win for BU against Ball State winning 3-6, 7-5, 10-8. Teammate Delaney Schuramer went 2-0 in singles and 1-1 in doubles against Western Kentucky and Valparaiso. Schurhamer was the only Bulldog to record a win in Butler’s 1-6 loss to WKU. At No. 3 singles, she forced a third set after a first set loss for the match win, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.