Yurovsky Named ITA Midwest Player of the Year
5/9/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
May 9, 2016
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Senior Ronit Yurovsky of the University of Michigan women's tennis team was named the ITA Midwest Region Player of the Year on Monday afternoon (May 9). She joins Emina Bektas (2015) as Wolverines to earn the honor.
Yurovsky has compiled a 22-10 overall record this season, including a 15-5 dual-match mark at No. 1 and No. 2. She recently earned her fourth straight NCAA Singles Championship berth, becoming just the second Wolverine in school history to accomplish the feat. Yurovsky was a unanimous All-Big Ten selection, marking her fourth consecutive all-conference honor following a 9-1 conference record.
She is ranked No. 15 by the ITA and received a No. 9-16 seed for the NCAA Singles Championship. Yurovsky sits in a tie for third place all-time at Michigan with 112 singles victories.
Michigan received the No. 10 seed for the upcoming NCAA Tournament and will host Kentucky, Xavier and Ball State at the Varsity Tennis Center. The first round will be on Friday, May 13, with the second round taking place on May 14.
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