MICHAELS, BRUNERO NAMED BATES ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

LEWISTON, Maine -- Sophomore tennis player Janice Michaels of Princeton, N.J., and sophomore golfer Nick Brunero of West Warwick, R.I., have been named Bates College Female and Male Athlete of the Week.

Michaels, playing at No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles for coach John Illig's women's tennis team, compiled the best individual record in the team's 2-1 week. After losing her singles match in the Bobcats' 7-2 loss to Colby, Michaels bounced back to win five in a row, including a 9-7 doubles win over the White Mules with partner Lauren Shearer. In Bates' 6-3 win over Connecticut College, Michaels won her singles match, 7-5, 6-4, and doubles, 8-3. In Bates' 9-0 sweep of Plymouth State, Michaels won 6-0, 6-3, in singles and 8-2 in doubles. Michaels leads the team with 11 wins this season.

Brunero picked up his first career tournament victory at the University of Southern Maine Invitational on Sunday. His round of 70 (35-35), shot at Gorham Country Club, was the team's best of the season. He won the tournament by three strokes and the Bobcats had their best team finish, taking second place with a score of 307. Brunero's previous best was a third-place 78 in the season's first meet, the Terrier Invitational, hosted by Thomas College in Waterville. Brunero has been Bates' top scorer at one other tournament, the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) championships, where he shot a two-day score of 161 (80-81), good for a tie for 11th place.

Michaels is a 1996 graduate of the Lawrenceville School.

Brunero is a 1996 graduate of Bishop Hendricken High School.