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CCIW Release

Feb. 7, 2024  - Claiming the first men's tennis College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Player of the Week honor of 2024, North Central College's Wyatt Crowell earned the accolade by a 7-1 combined record to start the spring season.

Following a 2-0 match against NAIA's Olivet Nazarene University, Crowell teamed up with Guillermo Gonzalez Fernandez to take down No. 10 University of Chicago's No. 1 doubles team 8-7 (7-5). He and Gonzalez Fernandez won all four doubles matches to begin the spring slate. 

In singles play, Crowell went to a tiebreak in his first match against his ONU before falling to Ajer Sher (UChicago) at No. 4 singles 4-6, 6-7. He bounced back with wins over Lucas Preston (Kalamazoo College) and Nabil Fawaz (Illinois Institute of Technology). 

North Central sits at 3-1 with wins over Olivet Nazarene, Kalamazoo, and Illinois Tech. The Cardinals take on DePauw University (Ind.) on Friday before acquiring off with Carleton College on Sunday afternoon.

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