NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Central’s
Josh Rodig was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Tennis Player of the Week Wednesday.
Rodig, a junior from New Lenox, Illinois and Lincoln-Way Central High School (Elementary Education major), went 3-1 in match play over the weekend including 1-1 at No. 3 singles and 2-0 at No. 2 doubles. He defeated Dominican’s Alex Dee at No. 3 singles (6-2, 6-0), but fell to Webster’s Agustin Villalba (0-6, 3-6). He then teamed up with Jesse Adamson and picked up a pair of 8-5 victories at No. 2 doubles against Webster and Dominican.
2013 CCIW Men’s Tennis Players of the Week
Josh Rodig – North Central (2/27/13)
Ryan Kreis – Wheaton (2/20/13)
Alex Boomgarden – Carthage (2/13/13)
Andy Wall – Augustana (2/6/13)
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services eight member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2011-12 academic year, the CCIW honored 1,323 academic all-conference recipients, 16 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 1 CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year, 89 all-Americans and three national championship teams.