Tabtip Louhabanjong named Athlete of the Week

The IUP women's tennis team had yet another player named PSAC Tennis Athlete of the Week.

Tabtip Louhabanjong won the honor from the conference after her decisive win over Ashland Sunday, which gave the Crimson Hawks a 5-4 victory over the Eagles.

The IUP freshman defeated Ashland's Tori Goudy at No. 1 singles, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2., after being down 4-0 in the second set.

"She's a very solid player," IUP Head Coach Larry Peterson said. "We've had high expectations for

her coming in and it's nice to be recognized. But it was nice for her to pull out the win for the team."

Louhabanjong is the second-consecutive Crimson Hawk to win Athlete of the Week.

Sophomore Katie Eaton won the award last week after her outing during the spring trip to South Carolina.

With the spotlight now on IUP in the PSAC, Peterson knows his team is going to have a target on its

back.

"It's been nice to be a little bit under the radar," Peterson said. "But with that win over Ashland, it's a different ball game now. We're about to be the hunted instead of being the hunters. Everyone knows we're for real now."

IUP's Wednesday match with West Liberty was postponed and has been rescheduled for today.

The Crimson Hawks' first home match of the year against undefeated Concordia (NY), originally scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, has been moved to 8:30 a.m. at the Ebensburg Tennis Center.