Bowling Green State University Athletics
Ashley Jakupcin Named MAC Player Of Week
February 12, 2004 | Women's Tennis
Feb. 12, 2004
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Bowling Green State University tennis freshman Ashley Jakupcin has been named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week, the league office has announced. Jakupcin earns the honor for the first time in her brief collegiate career.
Jakupcin, a native of Dublin, Ohio (Bishop Watterson HS), went 2-1 in the Falcons' two matches last weekend. She was victorious in both singles and doubles in BGSU's 6-1 loss at Cincinnati Saturday (Feb. 7).
In that match, Jakupcin did not lose a game (6-0, 6-0) in her sixth-flight singles win over UC's Mariana Lozano. She teamed with Gaby Coello for a 9-7 win at the second doubles flight against the Bearcats.
On Friday (Feb. 6), she and Coello had suffered an 8-5 loss in doubles, in the Falcons' match vs. DePaul.
On the season, Jakupcin has 20 overall wins to rank second on the team, despite missing several weeks due to injury. She is now 12-2 (best record on the team) in singles and 8-6 in doubles, including a 7-4 record with Coello.
The Falcons of head coach Penny Dean, 4-3 in dual play, play a Friday (Feb. 13) match against the University of Illinois at Chicago. The match is scheduled to to begin at 6:00 p.m. at Shadow Valley Tennis Club in Toledo.
