Nelson Earns HCAC Athlete Of The Week

GREENWOOD, IND. - Defiance College men's tennis senior Ryan Nelson (Oregon/Clay) has been named this week's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week.

Nelson went 3-0 for the week and helped lead the Yellow Jackets (3-1) in defeating Alma (Mich.) College, Muskingum University and Thomas More (Ky.) College. He played third singles against Alma (Mich.) and won by a score of 11-10 (9-7). Against Muskingum, he played first singles and posted a score of 6-0, 6-0. Nelson also defeated his Thomas More (Ky.) opponent at the third singles spot by a score of 6-0, 6-0.

Nelson paired up with sophomore Tory Savage (Bryan) at the third doubles spot and defeated Alma (Mich.) (8-2) and Muskingum (8-0).

Nelson and the rest of the Yellow Jackets will return to action on Tuesday, Mar. 10 when they travel to Hilton Head, S.C. to face Lawrence Tech. Start time is to be determined. The match is the first match of the men's tennis spring break trip, were they are participating in the Spring Tennis Fest.