NEW LONDON, N.H. – March 26, 2019 – Senior Alex Wright (St. Austell, Cornwall, England) and first-year Julius Lowman (Bavaria, Germany) have been honored by the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) with weekly awards.

Wright was named GNAC Player of the Week, while Lowman garnered GNAC Rookie of the Week accolades.

Wright led the Chargers to a 3-1 week, including the team's first win as a member of the GNAC against Suffolk. He began the week with a 6-3, 6-1 No. 1 singles win and an 8-3 No. 2 doubles win with Lowman to lead the team to a 7-2 win over Division II Saint Michael's. Wright then posted a 6-1, 6-4 No. 1 singles win and an 8-6 doubles win with Lowman in a closely contested 5-4 win over Endicott. Wright won his third match at the top flight 6-0, 6-0 in a 9-0 GNAC win at Suffolk. Wright and Lowman also posted an 8-4 doubles win. Wright's lone loss of the week came at Wheaton. He fought hard at the top singles flight winning the first set 7-5, but then dropped the next two 6-3, 11-9.

Lowman was equally impressive in helping the team to three wins last week. In addition to his doubles wins with Wright, Lowman went 3-1 in singles action. His lone loss came at the fourth flight against Division II Saint Michael's. He won the first set 6-1, but then fell 7-6 (7-4) and 10-8. Lowman then won his next three singles matches in straight sets at the No. 5 spot. He earned a 7-5, 6-2 victory against Endicott, a 6-1, 6-2 victory at Suffolk and closed the week with the team's lone point against Wheaton with a 6-4, 6-4 triumph.

Colby-Sawyer (5-5, 1-0 GNAC) will travel to conference preseason favorite Eastern Nazarene on Saturday with a 1 p.m. first serve.

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