NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Central junior Kaeli Smashey was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women's Tennis Player of the Week on Wednesday.

A native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Barron Collier High School, Smashey went 2-0 while helping lead the Cardinals to an 8-1 win over Wheaton on April 9. Smashey and doubles partner Nina Patience earned an 8-4 victory at the No. 3 spot over Bethany Hoogerheide and Lindsey Anderson. She followed with a 7-5, 2-6, 10-3 win over Emme Lindquist at No. 1 singles.

2020-21 CCIW Women's Tennis Players of the Week
Kaeli Smashey - North Central (4/14/21)
Emme Lindquist - Wheaton (4/6/21)
Nikol Obradovic - Millikin (3/30/21)
Sam Ramsey - Carthage (3/24/21)
Claire Dibble - Wheaton (3/17/21)
Grace Krueger - Carroll (3/9/21)
 
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).