NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Wheaton’s Lauren Schlabach was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women’s Tennis Player of the Week Wednesday.

Schlabach, a sophomore from Chattanooga, Tennessee, is currently undefeated at No. 3 singles so far this spring. She defeated Coe’s Gia Poynter (6-4, 6-1) on February 23 and Kalamazoo’s Kelsey Moran (5-7, 6-0, 6-2) on March 2. Schlabach also picked up a pair of wins with teammate Erika Nelson at No. 3 doubles, beating Calvin (8-2) on February 22 and Coe (8-6) on February 23.

2012-13 CCIW Women’s Tennis Player of the Week
Lauren Schlabach – Wheaton (3/13/13)
Kim Sawyer – Augustana (10/3/12)
Annie Duggan – Elmhurst (9/26/12)
Julie Buursma – Wheaton (9/19/12)
Krista Panko – Augustana (9/19/12)
Kim Sawyer – Augustana (9/12/12)
Haleigh McPeek – Carthage (9/5/12)

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.