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Tennis Players of the Week - May 1-7


The players of the week are chosen by performance on the field and level of competition for the week of May 1-6.
If you would like to nominate a student-athlete for player of the week, email Stephen M. Lewis at slewis@digitalsports.com.

 

Ian Sammler

Boys Tennis

Vitals:

  
School  Prince George
Year  Junior
Position  No. 1 player, first season
Height  5'11"
Performance:

Beat Thomas Dale�??s Dan Morrison 8-3 and followed with an 8-1 victory over Dinwiddie�??s Bradley Atkins.
Season Stats:

Sammler is 15-1 overall in singles and doubles and is the top-ranked player in the Central District.
Best Attribute:

My serve. I know I can hit it 105 [mph] but that�??s not constantly.�?�
Something Most
Wouldn't Know:

�??I�??ve only been playing tennis for three years. I played hockey for a while and I played soccer before that.�?�
Future:

�??I�??m definitely looking to play tennis in college. I�??m going to try to work up to the highest level I can possibly go.�?�
Coach's Quote:

�??Ian has worked extremely hard over the past 12 months to improve all parts of his game. He is a great practice partner for teammates. He is willing to practice with anyone and everyone.  He plays eight days a week.�?� �?? Paul Cash, Prince George coach
Toughest
Match:

�??Dan Morrison from Thomas Dale. Just because he plays serve and volley and it�??s difficult to play against a serve-and-volley player.�?�
 

Elizabeth Addison

Girls Tennis
Vitals:  
School  Midlothian
Year  Senior
Position  No. 1 spot since fresman season
Height  5'3"
Performance:

Beat James River�??s Stella Petrova 10-5 to lead Midlothian to a 7-2 victory over the Rapids, ranked eighth in the DigitalSports Top 10.
Season Stats:

is 12-1 in singles and doubles, undefeated in Dominion District play.
Best Trait: �??My backhand.�?�
One thing most
wouldn't know:		 �??I love theatre. I�??m very involved in our theatre program. This past weekend we had our production of The King and I. I went to watch three out of four nights.�?� In December, she had a role in Under Milk Wood.
Future:

�??I�??m going to U.Va. next year and I plan on playing club [tennis].�?�
Favorite Tennis
Player:		 �??Roger Federer. Besides that he�??s good-looking, I really like his character. He seems really sweet. He�??s very solid and very consistent, but he can still bang out the winners.�?�
Toughest
Opponent:		 �??[Deep Run�??s] Kristin Nimitz. I feel like we�??re pretty similar with our game. We both like to hit groundstrokes and she�??s really consistent and hits a good, solid ball. I always feel like I�??m doing well against her. We always have a good match every time we play.�?�
 
- All players of the week were done by Stephen M. Lewis (slewis@digitalsports.com)
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