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In The Polls

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Eight Big Ten women's tennis teams appear in the latest Campbell's/ITA National Rankings, released on Thursday. The conference is led by No. 10 Michigan, No. 11 Northwestern, No. 16 Nebraska and No. 30 Purdue in the top 30. Indiana sits at No. 41, while Illinois checks in at No. 45. Penn State is No. 47 and Ohio State ranks No. 73.

Individually, 10 Big Ten women's tennis players and 11 doubles pairs have been ranked nationally in the ITA poll. The complete list of ranked conference singles and doubles players can be found below.

Singles
11. Mary Weatherholt, NEB
30. Emina Bektas, MICH
57. Kate Turvy, NU
58. Ronit Yurovsky, MICH
67. Kelsey Dieters, OSU
77. Petra Januskova, PSU
91. Ruth Seaborne, IOWA
99. Sarah Lee, MICH
114. Katie Klyczek, IND
115. Leslie Hureau, IND

Doubles
3. Patricia Veresova/Mary Weatherholt, NEB
6. Brooke Bolender/Emina Bektas, MICH
14. Linda Abu Mushefova/Nida Hamilton, NU
21. Petra Januskova/Chelsea Utting, PSU
22. Melissa Kopinski/Rachael White, ILL
27. Krisztina Kapitany/Mara Schmidt, PUR
41. Ruth Seaborne/Morven McCulloch, IOWA
55. Leslie Hureau/Carolyn Chupa, IND
69. Ronit Yurovsky/Sarah Lee, MICH
88. Brooke Bolender/Ronit Yurovsky, MICH
90. Mimi Nguyen/Sarah Lee, MICH

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In The Polls

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Ten Big Ten men's tennis teams appear in the latest Campbell's/ITA National Rankings, released on Thursday. Ohio State leads conference squads in the poll, coming in at No. 5. No. 22 Michigan, No. 26 Illinois, No. 35 Minnesota, No. 36 Northwestern and No. 43 Michigan State also rank in the top 50. Indiana checks in at No. 55, followed by No. 60 Wisconsin and No. 62 Purdue. Nebraska rounds out conference teams in the poll at No. 67.

Individually, 12 Big Ten men's tennis players and 10 doubles pairs have been ranked nationally in the ITA poll. The complete list of Big Ten singles and doubles players can be found below. 

Singles
8. Peter Kobelt, OSU
12. Blaz Rola, OSU
13. Evan King, MICH
32. Jared Hiltzik, ILL
53. Rok Bonin, MINN
71. Connor Smith, OSU
73. Devin McCarthy, OSU
83. Leandro Toledo, MINN
87. Raleigh Smith, NU
104. Chris Diaz, OSU
113. Aaron Pfister, MSU
125. Vlad Stefan, MICH

Doubles
12. Peter Kobelt/Connor Smith, OSU
16. Tim Kopinski/Ross Guignon, ILL
23. Sam Monette/Isade Juneau, IND
40. Evan King/Shaun Bernstein, MICH
50. Blaz Rola/Kevin Metka, OSU
55. Szymon Tatarczky/Krisztian Krocsko, PUR 
57. Alex Buzzi/Evan King, MICH
66. Josh MacTaggart/Isade Juneau, IND
71. Alex Kostanov/Billy Bertha, WIS
75. Tim Kopinski/Farris Gosea, ILL
90. 
Jared Hiltzik/Alex Jesse, ILL

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In The Polls

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Three Big Ten women's rowing teams are ranked in the latest CRCA/USRowing Coaches Poll, released on Wednesday. Ohio State leads ranked conference squads, coming in at No. 3. Michigan stays put at No. 13, while Wisconsin jumps two spots to No. 14. Michigan State and Minnesota are receiving votes.

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Tuesday's Schedule

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Southern Illinois at ILLINOIS, 7:05 p.m.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee at IOWA, 6:05 p.m.
Chicago State at NORTHWESTERN, 4 p.m.

Weekly Award Wrap-Up

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Twenty-four Big Ten student-athletes in nine different sports collected awards from the conference office during the week of April 22. Below is the complete list of honorees.

Baseball
Player of the the Week - Michael Pritchard, NEB
Pitcher of the Week - Luke Farrell, NU
Freshman of the Week - Jordan Minch, PUR

Men's Golf 
Golfer of the Week - Steven Ihm, IOWA

Women's Golf
Golfer of the Week - Laura Gonzalez-Escallon, PUR

Rowing
Boat of the Week - Ohio State Second Varsity Eight (Victoria Lazur, Nicole Becks, Katie Deletskaya, Silvia De Matteis, Lauren Eckles, Samantha Fowle, Stephanie Johnson, Catherine Shields and Daphne Socha)

Softball 
Player of the Week - Amy Letourneau, NU
Pitcher of the Week - Shelese Arnold, ILL
Freshman of the Week - Sierra Lawrence, MICH

Men's Tennis
Athlete of the Week - Jared Hiltzik, ILL

Women's Tennis
Athlete of the Week - Linda Abu Mushrefova, NU

Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Co-Track Athletes of the Week - Casimir Loxsom, PSU & Elliot Krause, WIS
Field Athlete of the Week - Derek Drouin, IND

Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Track Athlete of the Week - Jessica Furlan, NEB
Field Athlete of the Week - Emma Kimoto, IND

Weekend Schedule

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April 26
IOWA / Alabama / #10 Notre Dame at INDIANA - Bloomington, Ind.

April 27
IOWA / Alabama / #10 Notre Dame at INDIANA - Bloomington, Ind.
MICHIGAN STATE / #16 WISCONSIN / Duke at #4 Virginia - Charlottesville, Va.

Weekend Schedule

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ILLINOIS at Drake Relays - Des Moines, Iowa
INDIANA at Penn Relays - Philadelphia, Pa.
IOWA at Drake Relays - Des Moines, Iowa
MICHIGAN at Penn Relays - Philadelphia, Pa.
MICHIGAN at Drake Relays - Des Moines, Iowa
MICHIGAN STATE at Triton Invitational - La Jolla, Calif.
MICHIGAN STATE at Drake Relays - Des Moines, Iowa
MINNESOTA at Drake Relays - Des Moines, Iowa
NEBRASKA at Triton Invitational - La Jolla, Calif.
NEBRASKA at Drake Relays - Des Moines, Iowa
OHIO STATE at Drak Relays - Des Moines, Iowa
PENN STATE at Penn Relays - Philadelphia, Pa.
PURDUE at Drake Relays - Des Moines, Iowa
WISCONSIN at Triton Invitational - La Jolla, Calif.

Weekend Schedule

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ILLINOIS at Drake Relays - Des Moines, Iowa
INDIANA at Penn Relays - Philadelphia, Pa.
IOWA at Drake Relays - Des Moines, Iowa
MICHIGAN at Penn Relays - Philadelphia, Pa.
MICHIGAN STATE at Triton Invitational - La Jolla, Calif.
MICHIGAN STATE at Drake Relays - Des Moines, Iowa
MINNESOTA at Drake Relays - Des Moines, Iowa
MINNESOTA at Triton Invitational - La Jolla, Calif.
NEBRASKA at Triton Invitational - La Jolla, Calif.
NEBRASKA at Drake Relays - Des Moines, Iowa
OHIO STATE at Arkansas Team Invitational - Fayetteville, Ark.
OHIO STATE at Payton Jordan Invitational - Stanford, Calif.
PENN STATE at Penn Relays - Philadelphia, Pa.
PURDUE at Drake Relays - Des Moines, Iowa
WISCONSIN at Drake Relays - Des Moines, Iowa

Weekend Preview

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NORTHWESTERN at ILLINOIS
Friday, 7:05 p.m.
RHP Luke Farrell (2-2, 1.88) vs. RHP Kevin Johnson (6-2, 2.45)
Saturday, 4:05 p.m.
RHP Brandon Magallones (4-4, 3.53) vs. RHP John Kravetz (3-1, 5.19)
Sunday, 2:05 p.m.
RHP Zach Morton (3-2, 1.98) vs. RHP Ryan Castellanos (2-1, 5.20)

MICHIGAN at INDIANA
Friday, 6:05 p.m.
LHP Trent Szkutnik (3-5, 3.62) vs. LHP Joey DeNato (5-1, 2.77)
Saturday, 4:35 p.m.
LHP Evan Hill (7-1, 1.69) vs. LHP Kyle Hart (6-0, 2.15)
Sunday, 1:05 p.m.
LHP Logan McAnallen (2-2, 2.93) vs. RHP Aaron Slegers (6-1, 1.93)

MINNESOTA at IOWA
Friday, 7:05 p.m.
LHP Tom Windle (5-2, 1.35) vs. LHP Matt Dermody (6-1, 3.84)
Saturday, 2:05 p.m.
RHP Alec Crawford (1-1, 2.79) vs. RHP Andrew Hanse (3-2, 4.46)
Sunday, 2:05 p.m.
LHP DJ Snelten (3-0, 0.73) vs. LHP Sasha Kuebel (1-8, 6.84)

PURDUE at MICHIGAN STATE
Friday, 3:05 p.m.
RHP Robert Ramer (2-3, 4.28) vs. RHP Andrew Waszak (3-2, 2.66)
Saturday, 1:05 p.m.
LHP Alec Crawford (4-4, 5.73) vs. RHP David Garner (4-2, 3.58)
Sunday, 12:05 p.m.
TBA vs. TBA

PENN STATE at OHIO STATE
Friday, 6:35 p.m.
RHP T.J. Jann (1-4, 4.38) vs. RHP Brad Goldberg (5-0, 2.42)
Saturday, 3:05 p.m.
RHP Steven Hill (1-7, 3.65) vs. LHP Brian King (5-4, 2.34)
Sunday, 1:05 p.m.
LHP Greg Welsh (2-3, 3.13) vs. RHP Jaron Long (4-3, 3.53)

Wednesday's Results

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INDIANA 8, Indiana State 1
IOWA 3, Northern Illinois 2
Notre Dame 7, MICHIGAN STATE 3
MINNESOTA 5, North Dakota State 3
Kansas State 13, NEBRASKA 10
Milwaukee 5, NORTHWESTERN 0
PURDUE 20, UIC 0
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