Women's Tennis Completes Action at Aces Fall Classic

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9/23/2009 10:01:35 AM

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The Morehead State women's tennis team compiled seven wins last weekend at the Evansville Aces Fall Classic. Freshman Brooke Helms led MSU with two singles victories and a doubles win.

In flight four singles, Helms opened by defeating Western Kentucky's Jessi Brown 6-1, 6-0. She returned later in the day to knock off Eastern Kentucky's Alyze Pagal 6-4, 6-3. Helms also teamed up with Alix Lakow to win a flight A doubles match over Carrie Tru and Leanne Caplinger of WKU, 8-3.

Also winning a doubles match in flight A was the MSU pair of Madeleinne Antero and Lauren Delaney. They knocked off Purple Ace duo Aleksandra Dzakula/Ashton Schwerin, 8-3.

Antero also claimed a singles win in flight one, beating True 6-2, 6-2. Alexandra Rydberg also participated.

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Sat, Feb. 04, 2012

Women's Tennis
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Pepsi Athletes of the Week

Ty Proffitt

Men's Basketball

Men's Basketball senior Ty Proffitt recorded a team-high 18 points on 5-of-6 from the field, 4-of-5 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line in Tuesday’s 75-69 victory over Norfolk State.

He then registered a season-best 20 points on 6-of-10 from the floor, 4-of-7 from long range and 4-of-4 from the charity stripe in Saturday’s 56-50 win over Tennessee Tech.

The guard, who hails from London, Ky., connected on 69 percent from the field (11-of-16) and 67 percent from downtown (8-of-12) in addition to making all eight free-throw attempts. He also committed just four turnovers in 65 minutes last week.

Proffitt was also named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week for his performances this past week.

Brooke Helms

Women's Tennis

Junior women's tennis player Brooke Helms went undefeated in singles action over the weekend, as she tallied two individual match wins.

Helms clinched the come-from-behind 4-3 victory over Big East power West Virginia, a 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 at number five singles. Helms then was only one of two Eagle netters to score a win in a 5-2 loss at Duquesne, winning 6-3, 6-4 at number five.

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