Lenoir-Rhyne's Murchland Named South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Women's Tennis Player of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Lenoir-Rhyne's Emily Murchland has been named the South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Women's Tennis Player of the Week for matches played April 2-8, the League announced today. 

Murchland, a junior from Mount Victoria, New Zealand, went 2-0 in singles play last week, defeating her opponents from Catawba and Coker. In her come-from-behind win over Coker, Murchland was down a set, but battled back to win the match, and secure the Bear's 5-4 win. With the victory, the Bears clinched the program's first-ever berth in the SAC Women's Tennis Championship.

This is Murchland's first Player of the Week honor this year. 

2018 SAC AstroTurf Women's Tennis Players of the Week

Feb. 5 – Claudia De Andreis, Wingate
Feb. 12 – Julia Valls, Lincoln Memorial
Feb. 20 – Katarina Majorova, Tusculum
Feb. 26 – Yana Fleyer, Queens
Mar. 5 – Amanda Carrillo, Newberry
Mar. 12 – Katarina Majorova, Tusculum
Mar. 19 – Michela Verpelli, Wingate
Mar. 26 – Jill Corsato-Owsianka, Carson-Newman
Apr. 2 – Michela Verpelli, Wingate
Apr. 9 – Emily Murchalnd, Lenoir-Rhyne

AstroTurf is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.

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