Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Macon, Ga. -- For the first time in nearly three years a Belmont student-athlete has been selected as the Atlantic Sun's Player of the Week as the Bruins' Elizabeth Conyer was selected by league officials for her combined 5-1 record in conference play this past week.

Conyer was also the last student-athlete from Belmont to earn the award.

The Paducah, Ky., native went 3-0 in singles action, all against conference opponents. On Friday she defeated Kennesaw State's Karen Ammann 6-3, 6-1 and partnered with Katie Rhodes to earn a No. 2 doubles win. She finished the weekend against Mercer's Anna Wieslander (6-2, 6-0) and Stetson's Breanna Atkinson (6-2, 6-3).

Against Mercer, the health major again partnered with Rhodes to earn an 8-4 victory. Her only loss of the week came in No. 2 doubles action with April Bradley. The two fell to the Hatters' Catherine Canady and Anna Leonenko, 8-2.

The award is Conyer's second. She was the last Bruin to be honored when she was named the POTW on March 30, 2004. It is just the third time that a Belmont student-athlete has been honored as the A-Sun POTW. Starr Steffner was selected on March 26, 2003.

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.