Indiana University Athletics
Praibis Named BT POW, Again
3/11/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana men's tennis player Jakub Praibis was named Big Ten Player of the Week, announced the conference office on March 11. The senior won a pair of singles matches and one doubles contest last weekend, March 5-6, to earn the honor.
Praibis picked up the accolade for the second time this season. He garnered his initial award on Feb. 3.
The Litomerice, Czech Republic, product defeated then-No. 14 Kevin Anderson of Illinois, who entered the match with an unblemished mark of 13-0, in a three-set thriller, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. The Hoosiers lost 4-3 to the Illini over the weekend, but played valiantly in splitting the six singles matches, marking just the second time in 11 matches a team has taken three singles contests from Illinois.
Praibis has now beaten five ranked opponents this season and 12 for his career. He is 8-2 at the No. 1 singles spot this spring and 12-6 on the year. He also bested Penn State's Mark Barry, 6-3, 6-4, as IU blanked the Nittany Lions, 7-0.
He teamed with junior Dmytro Ishtuganov to best Bradley Hunter and Ryan Berger of PSU, 8-5.
Praibis also vaulted from 100th to 56th in this week's ITA poll.
IU will not return to the courts until Sunday, March 20, for a showdown with Toledo. The match is slated to begin at noon and will be played in the IU Varsity Tennis Center.
Praibis picked up the accolade for the second time this season. He garnered his initial award on Feb. 3.
The Litomerice, Czech Republic, product defeated then-No. 14 Kevin Anderson of Illinois, who entered the match with an unblemished mark of 13-0, in a three-set thriller, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. The Hoosiers lost 4-3 to the Illini over the weekend, but played valiantly in splitting the six singles matches, marking just the second time in 11 matches a team has taken three singles contests from Illinois.
Praibis has now beaten five ranked opponents this season and 12 for his career. He is 8-2 at the No. 1 singles spot this spring and 12-6 on the year. He also bested Penn State's Mark Barry, 6-3, 6-4, as IU blanked the Nittany Lions, 7-0.
He teamed with junior Dmytro Ishtuganov to best Bradley Hunter and Ryan Berger of PSU, 8-5.
Praibis also vaulted from 100th to 56th in this week's ITA poll.
IU will not return to the courts until Sunday, March 20, for a showdown with Toledo. The match is slated to begin at noon and will be played in the IU Varsity Tennis Center.
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