March 1, 2011
Big Ten Women's Tennis Weekly Release
Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week
Stacey Lee, Northwestern
Jr. - Old Westbury, N.Y. - Wheatley
Northwestern's Stacey Lee earns her first Big Ten Athlete of the Week accolade after clinching a 4-2 win for the 18th-ranked Wildcats over No. 3 North Carolina on Saturday. Lee rallied to take down the Tar Heels' Lauren McHale, the 93rd-ranked singles player in the country, at No. 4 singles. After dropping the first set, 6-1, Lee took the second, 6-4, before closing out the match with a 6-3 win in the third. The win clinched the dual in favor of Northwestern, pushing its record to 6-5 overall this season.
Last Northwestern Athlete of the Week: Brittany Wowchuk (Feb. 8, 2011)
2011 Big Ten Women's Tennis Athletes of the Week
Jan. 18: Denise Muresan, Sr., MICH
Jan. 25: Natallia Pintusava, Fr., MINN
Feb. 1: Sam Critser, Fr., MICH
Feb. 8: Brittany Wowchuk, So., NU
Feb. 15: Whitney Taney, Sr., MICH
Feb. 22: Brooke Bolender, Fr., MICH
March 1: Stacey Lee, Jr., NU
