Western Carolina’s Jade Groen named SoCon player of the week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Western Carolina’s Jade Groen has been named the Southern Conference women’s tennis player of the week for all matches played from Feb. 25-March 3, the conference announced on Tuesday.  The award is selected by the league office.

In a 5-2 loss at Furman to open SoCon play, Groen teamed up with Chloe Schwarz to take down the 58th-ranked pair of Ellie Schulson and Sara Snyder at the No. 1 doubles position, 7-5. At court one, the junior defeated Snyder, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.

On Feb. 28 at UNC Asheville, the Zoetermeer, Netherlands, product defeated Alexis Nyborg, 6-3, 6-1, in a 4-3 Catamount team win. Two days later, on March 2, Groen defeated Ema Baraniakova of Kennesaw State, 6-2, 6-3, at the No. 1 singles position.

Western Carolina (6-7, 0-1 SoCon) will play FDU on Monday, March 10, to begin tournament play on Orlando, Florida.

SoCon Women’s Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 21               Sara Snyder, Sr., Furman
Jan. 28               Alessandra Caceres, So., ETSU
Feb. 4                 Jade Groen, Jr., Western Carolina
Feb. 11              Alessandra Caceres, So., ETSU
Feb. 18              Daniela Rivera, Sr., ETSU
Feb. 25              Sara Snyder, Sr., Furman
March 4             Jade Groen, Jr., Western Carolina