ATLANTA – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) named Tuskegee's Dayna Jackson as Women's Tennis Player of the Week Tuesday, Feb. 20.
WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Dayna Jackson, Tuskegee University
Sophomore | Powder Springs, Ga.
Jackson continues her strong play on the season. The sophomore moved to 5-2 in singles play overall, including an undefeated 4-0 mark in conference play. Jackson took down Romina Kroemer from Spring Hill (6-1, 6-1) at the No. 4 spot in singles, before pairing with last week's SIAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week Taylor Ford in the doubles to win 6-1.
About the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors seven men's and six women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit www.thesiac.com.