April 26, 2007

2007 All-Big Ten Honorees
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Sophomore Georgia Rose (Mettawa, Ill./North Shore Country Day) won Player of Year, Samantha Murray (Altrincham, England/Altrincham Grammar) was named Freshman of the Year and senior Alexis Prousis (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) earned her third career All-Big Ten honor, the conference office announced Thursday evening. NU has won every Player of the Year since 2002 and this is the third-straight year a Wildcat has been the Big Ten's top freshman.

Rose, who was the conference's top freshman in 2006, compiled a 15-2 overall and perfect 5-0 conference record. Week in and week out, Rose continued to lead the Big Ten as the top-ranked singles player with eight wins over nationally ranked opponents. Currently, Rose is ranked 13th in the latest ITA poll headed into the tournament weekend.

Murray, who is the third-striaight Northwestern player to earn Freshman of the Year honors, has posted a 14-8 dual record and was 7-3 in the Big Ten. Murray played mostly at No. 2 where she went 11-6 overall.

Prousis was named All-Big Ten for the third time in her career. The senior, who won an NCAA doubles championship in 2006, has enjoyed a stellar year on the doubles court. Prousis and Rose are 13-3 in duals and compiled a 5-1 Big Ten record. The nation's 10th-ranked pair is 7-1 against ranked opponents.

Northwestern led the conference with three All-Big Ten selections. Rose and Murray were unanimous selections.

The conference office also announced honorees from each team for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, with Suzie Matzenauer (Tacoma, Wash./Bellarmine) being chosen as NU's nominee.

The Wildcats' quest for their record-tying ninth-straight Big Ten title resumes Friday at 10 a.m. as the top-seeded 'Cats take on Penn State at the Baseline Tennis Center.

For schedules, results and tournament information, visit Gophersports.com.

For the complete Big Ten release, click the .pdf link at the top of the page.

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