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4/1/2009 - WOMEN'S TENNIS
Novo Earns Third Weekly Honor of the Season
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MACON, Ga. - In just two seasons in the Atlantic Sun, USC Upstate's Anna Novo has carved out a comfortable spot for herself in the league's record book. The senior led the Spartans to a pair of conference wins last week, pushing their all-time league record to 18-0. On Wednesday, she earned her record-breaking third Player of the Week honor of the season and fifth of her career, the conference office announced. Five other players have won multiple weekly honors in the same season since the award’s inception in 2003, but none captured a third in the same campaign.
Novo won both her singles matches to help the Spartans clinch a pair of 4-3 matches against Jacksonville and UNF, and teamed with partner Emilia Milovanvic to clinch the doubles point with an 8-6 win against Jacksonville's Tatiana Soldatova and Iva Jaresova. The business administration major clinched the match with a 7-5, 7-6 (3) win versus Soldatova at No. 1 singles, giving Upstate an insurmountable 4-0 lead. Her 6-4, 6-2 win against Aline Berkenbrock of UNF helped the Spartans take a 2-1 lead, their first of the match, on Monday against the Ospreys.
The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun stands for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas, with a focus on the balance between the two for our student-athletes. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.
