April 24, 2002

BENJELLOUN EARNS GLVC HONOR

Norse sophomore named GLVC Player of the Year

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Northern Kentucky University men’s tennis player Amine Benjelloun has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year by the league coaches. Benjelloun, a sophomore No. 1 singles player for the Norse, was 7-0 in the regular season against GLVC foes. He helped NKU post a 13-11 record and advance to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time in school history. NKU’s Billy Hopkins, a graduate of Beechwood High School, earned GLVC Freshman of the Year honors. Hopkins was 6-0 against GLVC foes in No. 4 singles competition this spring. The Norse’s Nick Herzog also was named All-GLVC by the league coaches. 2002 All-GLVC Men’s Tennis Team Amine Benjelloun - Northern Kentucky Paulus Halim - Southern Indiana Martin Kardos - Missouri-St. Louis R.B. Hervey - Indianapolis Weston Phillips - Southern Indiana Chris Crawford - Southern Indiana Brandon Campbell - Bellarmine Marko Saulovic - Indianapolis Joseph Clark - Missouri-St. Louis Heath Turpin - SIU-Edwardsville Billy Hopkins - Northern Kentucky Josh Huff - Bellarmine Nick Herzog - Northern Kentucky Player of the Year: Amine Benjelloun, Northern Kentucky Freshman of the Year: Billy Hopkins, Northern Kentucky Coach of the Year: Jon Mark Hall, Southern Indiana