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Halicka Earns NACC Women’s Tennis Student-Athlete of the Week Award

Weronika Halicka earns the first Player of the Week Award from the NACC in Illinois Tech history (photo credit: Judith Rackow)
Weronika Halicka earns the first Player of the Week Award from the NACC in Illinois Tech history (photo credit: Judith Rackow)

MILWAUKEE, Wis.Weronika Halicka was named the Northern Athletic Collegiate Conference Women's Tennis Student-Athlete of the Week this past week for her performance over the team's first four matches.

Halicka went 3-0 in singles competition and 4-0 in doubles with teammate Morgan Colbert last week. The senior picked up wins at No. 1 singles against Thomas More's Nicole Capodagli in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2; Millikin's Morgan Bettner while only dropping one game in the second set, 6-0, 6-1 and Olivet Nazarene's Susana Martinez, 6-0, 6-3.

At No. 1 doubles, Halicka teamed up with Colbert in every match this past week. The duo won against Thomas More's Brooke Warden and Nicole Capodagli, 6-1; Millikin's Bettner and Shelby Jones in convincing fashion, 8-1; Roosevelt's Gina Oshido and Kyla Eaton, 8-1 and Olivet Nazarene's Susana Martinez and Dana Huck, 8-3.

With the Scarlet Hawks new to the NACC, Halicka is the first Tech student-athlete to win a weekly award from the conference. Illinois Tech returns to action Saturday, Sept. 8 as the Scarlet Hawks take on Wisconsin Lutheran and Concordia Wisconsin in a tri-match.