Feb. 9, 2008
MADISON, Wisc. – Notre Dame senior Brook Buck (Yukon, Okla.) received the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Sportsmanship Award Saturday at the ITA National Women’s Team Indoor Championships.
Buck was chosen for this annual award by the 16 participating coaches for displaying outstanding sportsmanship and exemplifying the spirit of college tennis during the course of the tournament and throughout her career.
Buck has played both No. 1 and No. 2 singles, as well as No. 1 doubles for Notre Dame. She helped lead the Irish to a 4-3 upset over No. 13 William & Mary in the consolation round.
Buck is currently ranked No. 64 in the ITA national singles rankings and No. 3 in doubles. Buck and junior Kelcy Tefft (Enid, Okla.) won the women’s doubles title at the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Tennis Championships in November.
Buck is the third Notre Dame player to receive the award, joining 1999 winner Jennifer Hall and 1994 winner Wendy Crabtree.
Past USTA Sportsmanship Award Winners:2008 - Brook Buck, Notre Dame2007 - Jenna Long, North Carolina2006 - Natalie Frazier, Georgia2005 - Kendall Cline, North Carolina2004 - Amber Liu, Stanford2003 - Sara Walker, UCLA2002 - Janet Bergman, Wake Forest2001 - Keiko Tokuda, Stanford2000 - Alison Ojeda, Tennessee1999 - Jennifer Hall, Notre Dame1998 - Julie Scott, Stanford1997 - Lauren Nikolaus, William & Mary1996 - Margie Lepsi, Tennessee1995 - Dana Evans, Wake Forest1994 - Wendy Crabtree, Norte Dame1993 - Erica Kuttler, Florida
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