Lake Forest College Sports Information
October 18, 2007  
Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID

Alli Berry Named Forester Athlete of the Week for Second Time this Year
Senior was Midwest Conference runner-up at #1 singles

Alli Berry
LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Lake Forest College women’s tennis player Alli Berry (Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) was named Forester Athlete of the Week Thursday (October 18) for her performance at the Midwest Conference Tournament over the weekend (October 12-14).

Berry, a senior, began the weekend by earning Lake Forest’s only two points in Friday’s team tournament. She fell at number one doubles as the Foresters were defeated 5-0 by St. Norbert College in the semifinals before winning at both number one doubles and singles in the team’s 5-2 loss to Carroll College in the third-place match.

Lake Forest’s top tandem won 6-1, 6-3 in the first round of Saturday’s doubles tournaments before falling 7-6, 6-1 to the eventual conference champions in the quarterfinals.

On Sunday, Berry defeated the top player from Carroll and team champion Grinnell College by identical 6-3, 6-3 scores to reach the championship match, where she fell 6-3, 6-2. It was Berry’s highest career finish in four years as the Foresters’ best singles player.

Forester Athletes of the Week are selected by the Athletic Department on Thursdays. Berry also earned the honor on September 13.

Other Forester Athletes of the Week