ROSEMONT, Ill. – Illinois senior Hunter Heck has been named Big Ten Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Week for matches played March 6-10.
Player of the Week
Hunter Heck, Illinois
Sr. – New Brighton, Minn. — Florida Virtual School
- Handled top-flight single duties for Illinois in matches versus No. 1 ranked Ohio State and seventh-ranked Arizona last week at the Atkins Tennis Center in Urbana, Ill.
- Defeated eighth-ranked Colton Smith of Arizona at No. 1 singles in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6, on Sunday
- Ranked 39th in singles by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association
- Teamed with Karlis Ozolins to post double wins against Ohio State and Arizona, winning 12 of 13 games in the process. Heck and Ozolins are ranked third nationally by the ITA.
- The 2023 All-Big Ten First Team selection earns his third career weekly award, having previously been honored twice during the 2022 season
- Last Illinois winner: Karlis Ozolins (Jan. 10, 2024)
2024 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Player of the Week
Jan. 10: Karlis Ozolins, Jr., ILL
Jan. 17: Anton Shepp, Jr., NEB
Jan. 24: Calvin Mueller, Jr., NEB
Jan. 31: Justin Boulais, 5th, OSU
Feb. 7: Cannon Kingsley, 5th, OSU
Feb. 14: Presley Thieneman, Sr., NU
Feb. 21: JJ Tracy, Sr., OSU
Feb. 28: Ronald Hohmann III, Gr., MSU | Cannon Kingsley, 5th, OSU
March 6: Gavin Young, Sr., MICH | Soham Purohit, Fr., PUR
March 13: Hunter Heck, Sr., ILL
