KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Tommy Cecchetti becomes the third Ichabod this season to win the MIAA/GAC North Division men's Tennis Athlete of the Week announced by the conference on Wednesday afternoon.
The sophomore from Milano, Italy went 3-0 on the week as No. 3 Washburn went 1-1 overall. In the Ichabods win over Biola he and Vasek Schneider won 7-6(2) at No. 2 doubles. In the 4-1 loss to No. 11 Azusa Pacific he was responsible for the only point for Washburn as he defeated No. 33 Joan Crespo in three sets at No. 4 singles. In doubles he and Schneider also won 6-2 against the Cougars.
The Ichabods return to action against Hawaii Pacific at noon on Thursday in Azusa, Cali.