April 30, 2012

Ben Paras, Rose-Hulman, Men's Tennis

Rose-Hulman’s Ben Paras (Tucson, Ariz./Nordhoff) finished the week with 2-0 marks at No. 1 singles and doubles and has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Week.

The junior earned a 6-3, 6-1 win in singles and an 8-2 triumph in doubles as the Engineers defeated Manchester 8-1 Friday. 

In a 5-4 win over Hanover, Paras posted a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles and teamed with Devon Fritz for an 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles. 

Rose (9-6, 6-3 HCAC) earned the No. 4 seed in the upcoming HCAC men’s tennis tournament.

HCAC Men's Tennis
Players-of-the-Week
Week 1
Hank Levin, Earlham College
Week 2  Nathan Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Week 3  Andrey Gavrilov, Earlham College
Week 4  Anton Bartashevich, Earlham College
Week 5  Steven Gilliam, Hanover College
Week 6  Brad Maisey, Earlham College
Week 7 Justin Smith, Franklin College
Week 8 Sandy Berry, College of Mount St. Joseph
Week 9 Stephan Lemmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Week 10 Hank Levin, Earlham College
Week 11 Sandy Berry, College of Mount St. Joseph
Week 12 Ben Paras, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology