Oct. 6, 2011
Co-Athlete of the Week
Roy Kalmanovich, Illinois
Sr. – Framingham, Mass. – Framingham
- Captured three victories to advance to the ITA All-American Championships main draw
- Recorded two wins over nationally ranked opponents
- Defeated Nick Chappell of TCU (6-4, 6-4), 114th-ranked Junior Ore of Texas A&M (2-6, 6-3, 7-6 [5]) and 58th-ranked Bob van Overbeek of Florida (7-6 [3], 6-2)
- Earns the first weekly award of his career
- Last Illinois Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week: Dennis Nevolo (Sept. 21, 2011)
Marc Bruche, Iowa
Sr. – Hoelsbrunn, Germany – Staatliche Fachoberschule Landshut
- Posted a 3-0 singles record in the qualifying rounds at the ITA All-American Championships, becoming the first Hawkeye to reach the main draw in program history
- Tallied two wins over nationally ranked opponents
- Defeated Javier Pulgar of San Diego State (7-5, 6-2), 69th-ranked Tripper Carleton of Florida (6-7, 7-5, 6-0) and 109th-ranked James Meredith of Boise State (6-3, 7-6 [2])
- Earns the first weekly award of his career
- Last Iowa Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week: Sebastian Delgado (Feb. 26, 2004)
2011-12 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Athletes of the Week
Sept. 21: Dennis Nevolo, Sr., ILL
Sept. 28: Evan King, Jr., MICH
Oct. 6: Roy Kalmanovich, Sr., ILL
Marc Bruche, Sr., IOWA
