ELMHURST, Ill. - Denver's Yannik James was named Summit League Men's Tennis Player of the Week for his performance Feb. 7-13.

Yannik James, DENVER
Sr. // St. Georges, Grenada

• Collected his third career Player of the Week award and first of the season
• Defeated South Dakota State's Marco Paulo Castro, 3 and 2, at No. 2 singles
• Teamed for a 6-0 victory at No. 1 doubles over SDSU's tandem of Higham/Styles
• Helped Denver post a 7-0 victory in its Summit League opener

Also nominated: Steven Christie, IUPUI; Nathan Reekie, Omaha; Jan Pehnec, Oral Roberts; Emerson Styles, South Dakota State

Previous recipients: Jan. 24 - Razvan Grigorescu, Omaha; Jan. 31 - Bradley Luetschwager, IUPUI; Feb. 7 - Razvan Grigorescu, Omaha