The IUPUI Department of Athletics has announced that freshman women's tennis player Hunter Bullock has been chosen as the department's Student-Athlete of the Month for January. The Terre Haute South H.S.-product went 3-0 in singles play in her first three matches of the 2010 season.
For her efforts, Bullock was named the conference’s Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week on Feb. 2.
Bullock went 3-0 in singles play last week, picking up three of IUPUI’s four points over the weekend. The freshman was 2-0 at No. 1 singles and 1-0 at No. 2.
The Terre Haute South H.S.-product opened the weekend with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 win over Butler’s Molly Casperson on Saturday morning at No. 2 singles. Moved to No. 1 singles for the Jaguars’ evening match versus Marquette, Bullock took down the Golden Eagles’ Paola Calderon at No. 1, 6-3, 6-7(0), 11-9.
Bullock capped her undefeated singles play on Sunday, defeating Illinois State’s Aniko Kiss in a super tie-break, 6-4, 1-6, 10-8.
This is the first student-athlete of the month honor for Bullock.
