Oct. 2, 2007

BAY CITY - Senior Megan LaMothe, who avenged her 2007 NCAA Tournament loss to Grand Valley State's Jenna Killips by winning last weekend's No. 1 singles match, 6-3, 6-1, was named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week in women's tennis.

Last spring during NCAA regional play, Killips was ahead 6-0, 5-4 at No. 2 singles when play was suspended. LaMothe and Killips did not play each other during the regular season last fall.

For the week, LaMothe (Troy, Mich.) was 1-1 in singles and 2-0 while paired with sophomore Weronika Lomacka (Warsaw, Poland) at No. 1 doubles. LaMothe and Lomacka defeated Amy Ingle and Daniela Dimas of Ferris State, 8-6, and beat Grand Valley State's Audrey Koopsen and McCall Monte, 8-1. Ingle defeated LaMothe, 6-2, 6-3, in singles play.

For the season, LaMothe is 3-2 at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles, although she is undefeated when paired with Lomacka. This is LaMothe's first season playing No. 1 singles. She has a career record of 45-20 in both singles and doubles. LaMothe and Lomacka have a career doubles record of 4-0.