This week’s Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week is Alen Salibasic of Drake. Teammate Klavdija Rebol takes home this week’s Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week honor.

Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week

Alen Salibasic, Drake, Fr., Tuzla, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Freshman Alen Salibasic posted a perfect 4-0 combined singles/doubles ledger this past weekend to lead Drake to a pair of road victories over No. 38 Nebraska and No. 66 Idaho.  In the Bulldogs' 4-3 win at Nebraska last Friday (Feb. 17), he paired with senior Cesar Bracho to deal the 22nd-rated duo of Robert Schulze and Andre Stenger a 9-8 (4) setback at No. 2 doubles.  The victory provided Drake with the doubles tally in its first win over Nebraska since an identical 4-3 decision exactly four years to the day earlier (Feb. 17, 2008).  In singles, he bested Schulze, 6-3, 6-4 at the No. 4 position.  In the Bulldogs' 7-0 win over No. 66 Idaho, he clinched both the singles and doubles point to help Drake improve to 3-1 versus ranked teams this season.  Playing at No. 1 doubles with Bracho, the duo crafted an 8-4 decision before downing Jose Bendeck at No. 4 singles, 6-4, 6-4.  On the season, Salibasic owns a team-best 30-10 combined singles/doubles record, including a combined 14-4 mark on the dual campaign.

Other Notable Performances:

Juan Diego Cuadrado, Bradley

Badr Cherradi, Southern Illinois

Tuomas Manner, Illinois State

Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week

Klavdija Rebol, Drake, So., Kranj, Slovenia

Sophomore Klavdija Rebol posted a perfect 4-0 combined singles/doubles ledger this past weekend to lead Drake to a pair of home victories to push the Bulldogs' winning streak to eight straight.  In Drake's 6-1 triumph over UMKC, she paired with senior Jessica Aguilera to earn an 8-1 decision at No. 2 doubles, before posting a 6-0, 2-6, 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles.  She then registered a 8-3 win at No. 2 doubles and a 6-0, 6-0 triumph in singles in a 7-0 victory against Chicago State.  On the season, she sports a 21-7 combined singles/doubles record, including 9-1 in doubles during the dual campaign.  She is 8-2 in her last 10 singles matches.

Other Notable Performances:

Anita Lee, Southern Illinois

Jennie Hartjes, Creighton