PSAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week - 3
Mercyhurst's Keith Whittingham posted an impressive effort and has been selected as the PSAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week.
Keith Whittingham - Mercyhurst
Junior
Erie / Wando High School (S.C.)
Whittingham went undefeated against Kutztown and Millersville, pulling out victories at the No. 1 singles position. At No. 1 doubles he partnered with Mijo Cotic to earn a split for the week for a 1-1 mark.
In Whittingham's most impressive victory of the week, he downed Kaushik Das of Kutztown by a 6-0, 6-2 count. Das entered the competition ranked sixth in the region. On Saturday Whittingham returned to defeat Millersville's Slocum by in straight sets by scores of 6-1 and 6-2. He then teamed with Cotic as they defeated Slocum and Andrew Sorgi by a score of 8-5. Since February Whittingham is 6-0 in singles play and 4-2 in doubles.