Sofia Sackett Award Player of the Week Week Of 10/11/2021 Sport Women's Tennis School Luther College Year Sophomore Position Hometown Des Moines, Iowa High School Dowling Catholic Women’s Tennis – Player of the Week Sofia Sackett, Luther College So., Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling Catholic Sackett went 3-0 at No.3 Singles and 3-0 at No.2 Doubles on the week. Following wins over Coe (8-1), Central (8-1), and Simpson (7-2), Luther clinched at least a share of the 2021 conference title. Subsequent outcomes from around the league, following the Luther’s three wins, earned Luther the program’s 30th regular season crown. The Norse are 9-3 overall and 7-0 in conference. In singles, Sackett defeated Coe’s Eliza Sundermann 6-1, 6-2, Central’s Maddie Hartley 6-3, 6-2, and Megan Grubb from Simpson 6-2, 6-0. In doubles, Sackett played with Ana Olimpio and together defeated Sundermann and Madison Schultz of Coe 8-2, Central’s Bronwyn Metcalf and Jennifer Larson 8-4, and Simpson’s Donni Kinghorn and Kennedi Wright 8-0. Sackett is a 2020 All-Conference performer. The Des Moines, Iowa native is picking up her second-career Player of the Week award (10/12/21, 9/27/21).
