NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Central’s Alaina Kanthaphixay was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women’s Tennis Player of the Week on Wednesday.
 
Kanthaphixay, a freshman from Streamwood, Illinois and Streamwood High School (Exercise Science major), went 2-0 during an 8-1 win at Carroll last Tuesday. She teamed with Hannah Hougland at No. 1 doubles and picked up an 8-1 victory over Grace Krueger and Shanna Mogden. Kanthaphixay then defeated Lora Leach at No. 3 singles (6-1, 6-2). Additionally, Hougland and Kanthaphixay became the first Cardinal doubles team since 2009 to advance to the ITA Central Regional’s round of 16, picking up a first round win over Wooster’s Sarah Duran and Shannon Sertz (9-7) and a second round win over Denison’s Hannah Bradvica and Alexandra Cash (8-6).

2018-19 CCIW Women’s Tennis Players of the Week
Alaina Kanthaphixay – North Central (9/26/18)
Shanna Mogden – Carroll (9/19/18)
Angelica Emmanouil – Carthage (9/12/18) 
Annie Timm – Augustana (9/5/18)

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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), 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 2017-18 academic year, the CCIW honored over 2,100 academic all-conference recipients, 15 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 28 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, and over 100 all-Americans.