Mary Breitbach Award Player of the Week Week Of 10/2/2023 Sport Women's Tennis School Loras College Year Freshman Position Hometown Peoria, Ill. High School Peoria Notre Dame Women’s Tennis – Player of the Week Mary Breitbach, Loras College Fr., Peoria, Ill./Peoria Notre Dame Breitbach and the Duhawks went undefeated over the weekend in conference action. Loras defeated Simpson (9-0) and Central (8-1) while on the road for both contests. In singles, Breitbach defeated Simpson’s Bella Tranquilino (6-2, 6-0) and Central’s Jennifer Larson (6-0, 6-0) while playing in the No. 1 position. On the doubles side, the freshman paired up with Dorothy Deans to down Grace Peck/Savana Walls of Simpson (8-1) and Jennifer Larson/Madi Whalen of Central (8-0) in No. 1 doubles. The Duhawks improved their record to 7-1 overall and a perfect 4-0 in league play. Loras has a heavy week of conference contests as they will travel to Coe on Wednesday then host Nebraska Wesleyan and Buena Vista on Saturday. This is the Peoria, Illinois natives first-career Player of the Week accolade.
