April 13, 2005

For the third time this season, Cipulli has been named the MIAA Player of the Week.

OVERLAND PARK, KS. ... For the third time this season, senior Dante Cipulli has been awarded the MIAA Tennis Player of the Week for his play. A 6-foot-1 senior from Tucuman, Argentina, Cipulli went 2-0 in No. 1 singles and 2-0 with partner Johan Nortje in No. 1 doubles for the No. 28 Bearcats last week.

He secured two of SBU's three match wins in a 6-3 setback against No. 8 Drury (Mo.) Thursday (April 7). Cipulli downed Matias Oddone, 6-4, 5-7, 11-9, after he and Nortje picked up an 8-6 win over Oddone and Igor Fejzula.

In helping the Bearcats secure the top seed for the MIAA Tournament with a 6-3 win over Washburn on Friday (April 8), Cipulli and Nortje defeated Rick Vleeshouwers and Rutger Vliegenberg in doubles, 8-6. Cipulli then dispatched Vleeshouwers in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1.

Cipulli, currently the top-ranked player in Division II according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, is a graduate of Colegio Nacional. SBU is currently 10-9 on the year and 4-0 in the MIAA. They are #28 in the nation and #1 in the North Central Region.