Oconitrillo Selected as HCAC Athlete of the Week

Anderson University women's tennis standout Morgan Oconitrillo has been selected as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Athlete of the Week, which was announced by the conference on Tuesday.

The Ravens (3-2, 1-0) went 2-1 last week and won their only HCAC match last week. Anderson locked up an 8-1 HCAC victory against Earlham College (0-4, 0-3) on Wednesday at the AU Tennis Courts. The Ravens fell to Adrian College (3-1) by a score of 6-3 on Saturday in Adrian, Mich. Anderson then cruised past Olivet College (0-1) by a score of 9-0 on Saturday in Olivet, Mich.

Oconitrillo went 3-0 at singles and 3-0 at doubles last week. The senior from Indianapolis partnered with Claire Hannaford at No. 3 doubles and secured an 8-0 win against Earlham's Alana Marie/Saki Takizawa. Oconitrillo posted a 6-2, 6-2 win against Takizawa at No. 6 singles. Hannaford/Oconitrillo fought to an 8-6 victory against Adrian's Bethany Posey/Vasiliki Gargasoulas at No. 3 doubles. Oconitrillo then claimed a 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8) victory against Gargasoulas at No. 6 singles. Hannaford/Oconitrillo captured an 8-0 victory against Olivet's Destinee Hawkins/Jaelyn Weber at No. 3 doubles. Oconitrillo then posted a 6-0, 6-0 victory against Olivet's Amelia Guerra at No. 4 singles.

The Ravens go head-to-head with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (2-0, 2-0) on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the AU Tennis Courts.