CHICAGO -- A key factor in University of St. Francis' league-opening 4-3 win against Olivet Nazarene University on Saturday, Heather Heintz has been named the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week for the seven-day period ending April 5.  The league office made the announcement on Wednesday.

Tied at one-all after two team doubles matches, Heintz made a number of clutch volleys with teammate Anna Bintsarovskaya to win 7-6 (10-8) at the No. 1 spot and earn the first point of the match for St. Francis.

The senior then secured the overall match for USF with her deciding victory at No. 2 singles.  With the two teams tied at three matches apiece, Heintz rallied from a 7-5 first-set loss to win a tight 6-4 second set before dominating the third set 6-0.

The Saints are now 2-3 overall.

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