Leonardo Schmitz Frederico Earns Second GLVC Weekly Award

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - McKendree University fifth-year senior Leonardo Schmitz Frederico was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference men's tennis Player of the Week as announced by the league office on Tuesday, April 16. The award is Schmitz Frederico's second of the year. No.19-ranked Schmitz Frederico helped the Bearcats to two conference wins last weekend as they defeated Illinois Springfield 5-2 and Lewis 6-1. The Brazil native won both singles matches, defeating UIS's Noah Burton 6-0, 6-4 and Lewis's Matias Parzajuk 6-2, 6-0 to extend his singles win streak to eight. In doubles play, Schmitz Frederico along with partner sophomore Bendix...