Anna Wanek Award Female Athlete of the Week Week Of 10/5/2020 Sport American Rivers Conference School Simpson College Year Junior Position Hometown Urbandale, Iowa High School Dowling Catholic Co-Female Athlete of the Week – Women’s Tennis – Player of the Week Anna Wanek, Simpson College Jr., Urbandale, Iowa/Dowling Catholic Wanek remains undefeated in singles competition this season after picking up four wins on the week, improving to 7-0 to lead the A-R-C. The junior defeated Buena Vista University’s Rachel Brockeny 6-1, 6-1 on September 29. In a thriller on Oct. 3 Wanek came back to defeat reigning conference MVP and A-singles champion Devon Bourget of Luther (2-6, 6-4, 17-15). In a doubleheader on Oct. 4 in Mount Vernon, Iowa, the Urbandale, Iowa native defeated Cornells Liv Aractingi (6-3, 6-2) and Wisconsin Lutheran’s Kaytlyn Hartfield (6-1, 6-1) to end the week undefeated. In doubles, Wanek and Emily King, at No. 1, defeated BVU’s Brockney/Lange (8-0), Cornell’s Fievet/Cerone (8-3), and Wisconsin Lutheran’s Hartfield/Pope (8-0). The Storm split the four matches, defeating Buena Vista (7-2) and Cornell College (5-4). Wanek has collected back-to-back Player of the Week accolades for the Storm and her second her career honor (10/5/20, 9/28/20).
