IU East's Mendez nets RSC Women's Tennis Player of the Week
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- IU East sophomore Thais Mendez went perfect in No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles on the week to earn River States Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week for March 11-17.
Mendez, a sophomore from Vina del Mar, Chile, was 3-0 in No. 1 singles and 3-0 in No. 1 doubles during the Red Wolves' final three matches of their spring-break trip. She is now 21-2 on the year in singles and 15-5 in doubles.
Mendez's singles results for the week were 6-3, 6-3 versus No. 22 Marian (Ind.); 6-3, 6-1 versus Coastal Georgia and 6-3, 6-3 versus Berry College. In doubles action, she was a part of wins of 8-5 and 8-5 over Marian and Coastal Georgia and 8-6 over Berry.
IU East is 7-7 on the year and will play at Midway (Ky.) and IU Kokomo on March 23-24.