Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Macon, Ga. -- After winning her singles match at the No. 4 spot, Stetson's Catherine Canady propelled the Hatters tennis team victory over Wofford during the opening weekend, earning another team point with a win in doubles. Canady's 1-0 record in both singles and doubles has earned her the Atlantic Sun Player of the Week Award, the league announced today.

A junior business major from Jacksonville, Fla., Canady defeated Wofford's Sabrina Smyers and then paired with Anna Leonenko for an 8-4 doubles win. In her first singles match, Canady fell behind early and lost Game 1 3-6 before bouncing back and winning the next two game 6-2, 6-2.

Stetson student-athletes were recognized by the league on four separate occasions last season with Canady earning POTW honors twice (Feb. 14 and March 21).

The Atlantic Sun Player of the Week is announced every Tuesday during the 2007 tennis season.

The 12-member league headquartered in Macon, Ga., consists of Belmont, Campbell, ETSU, Gardner-Webb, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Mercer, UNF and Stetson with Florida Gulf Coast and USC Upstate beginning competition in 2007-08.