NEWTOWN, Pa. – Allison Horick was named MAC Commonwealth Women's Tennis Player of the Week on Tuesday afternoon. The honor is the first Player of the Week in Horick's career and is the second straight week an Albright Lion has taken home the award.
Allison Horick led the Lions to a 3-0 week as a team and went 3-0 individually. Albright beat Lebanon Valley, Ursinus and Hood to improve to 10-0 overall combining the fall and spring tennis seasons.
In the first match of the week, Horick cruised to a win in No. 3 singles, winning handedly 6-2, 6-1 over Lebanon Valley. Horick would then go on to win in No. 1 doubles 6-2.
The second match of the week against Ursinus, Horick won set one 6-1, dropped set two 5-7, and pulled out the win in set three winning the tiebreak 11-9. Horick got the job done in No. 1 doubles winning 7-6 (7-4).
Horick opened MAC Commonwealth play with a straight sets win. Horick got the job done in No. 3 singles winning 6-2, 6-1 while also winning in No. 1 doubles 6-0.
Horick is a perfect 9-0 in singles play in her Albright career and is 9-1 overall in her Albright doubles career.
The women's tennis team will return to action this Saturday (April 5) hosting Messiah at 1:00 p.m. on the Albright tennis courts.