Marta Lesniak Named C-USA Athlete of the Month

[PonyPride]

From SMUMustangs.com:

Marta Lesniak Named C-USA Athlete of the Month
Her fifth career Athlete of the Month honor

Oct. 4, 2011

IRVING, Texas (C-USA/SMU) – SMU’s Marta Lesniak was named Conference USA Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Month by the league office, today.

Lesniak, the No. 10-ranked singles player in the country, won the "A" Singles title at the SFA Invitational and finished runner-up in the "A" Doubles flight. In singles, she dropped just three games in her first two matches, winning 6-1, 6-1, then 6-1, 6-0. Lesniak then defeated her SMU teammate, Edyta Cieplucha, in the final 6-3, 5-7, 10-2. In doubles, Lesniak and Cieplucha partnered to finish runner-up. The duo won 8-1 and 8-5 to advance to the championship. In the final, it was the top pair from the host SFA that knocked off the SMU squad 8-5. This is Lesniak’s fifth—and fourth consecutive—Athlete of the Month honor of her career.

The Mustangs continue the fall action at All-American Tournament in Los Angeles, Calif., on Oct. 6.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Wow - that is awesome! Marta is certainly one of the top athletes on The Hilltop right now. It's great to see her off to a good start this season in spite of the late disruption in the coaching staff.