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MURCHLAND
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Emily Murchland, who won at No. 4 singles on a day Lenoir-Rhyne University clinched its first berth in the conference tournament championships, has won South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Women’s Tennis Player of the Week.
League officials announced her selection on Monday, a day after she broke a 4-all tie with Coker by pulling out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win as the Bears prevailed 5-4.
She is junior from Mount Victoria, New Zealand.
Murchland went 2-0 at singles play for the week and picked up a victory at No. 1 doubles in the Bears’ 6-3 triumph over Catawba on the road last Wednesday.
She is 11-5 in singles play – 5-3 in league play – in addition to a 10-7 mark in doubles competition (4-4 against SAC foes).
LRU (10-7, 3-5) will next play on Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the YMCA of Catawba Valley, facing Livingstone.
- Reported by LRU Sports Information