Mercyhurst's Keith Whittingham posted an impressive effort and has been selected as the PSAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week.
Keith Whittingham- Mercyhurst
Junior
Erie / Wando High School S.C.
Mercyhurst’s Keith Whittingham went 5-3 this past week, going 3-1 in singles play and 2-2 in doubles. His play helped the Lakers to victories over Grove City and Case as well as an upset over Atlantic Region number four ranked Charleston and a close loss to number five West Liberty. Wittingham has improved his record to 10-1 on the season in singles while playing primarily at number one and 7-4 in doubles.
SINGLES
DATE Team/School Pos Opponent Results
04/12/2010 GROVE CITY 1 Ricky Garrett Won 7-6 (10-7), 6-2
04/15/2010 at CASE 1 John Smetana Lost 2-6, 2-6
04/17/2010 at Charleston 1 Sam Humphrey Won 6-1, 6-3
04/17/2010 at West Liberty 1 Jandir Junior Won 6-3, 6-0
DOUBLES
DATE Team/School Pos Opponent Results Partner
04/12/2010 Grove City 1 Ricky Garrett/Peter Davis Lost 8-9 (5-10) Mijo Cotic
04/15/2010 at Case 1 John Smetana/Nicholas Howe Lost 3-8 Mijo Cotic
04/17/2010 at Charleston 1 Sam Humphrey/Matt Hughes Won 8-4 Mijo Cotic
04/17/2010 at West Liberty 1 Alex Fager/Jandir Junior Won 8-4 Mijo Cotic