April 15, 1999
EVANSTON, Ill. - Senior captain Doug Bohaboy (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) has been selected as the Big Ten Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week after two victories last weekend.
He beat Chris Porter (7-5, 6-0) and Marc Dorfman (6-3, 6-2) of Ohio State and Penn State, respectively. Bohaboy and teammate Martin Bengtsson were also victorious at No. 1 doubles, defeating Ohio State's Carison/Hawke (8-6) and Penn State's Dorfman/Meditz (8-4). Bohaboy has now won six of his last seven matches and four straight in the Big Ten at No. 1 singles.
The Wildcats (9-7, 4-2 Big Ten) are at home this weekend as part of the "Pack the Parks and Cram the Courts" promotion. NU plays host to Purdue on Saturday and Indiana on Sunday. Both matches are slated to begin at noon and will be played either at the Vandy Christie Tennis Center (outdoors) or the Dorothy and Carl Johnson Tennis Center (indoors), depending on the weather. Admission is free.
A special weekend pass for "Pack the Parks and Cram the Courts" is available for only $5. This pass is good for all nine events over the weekend, which includes the two tennis matches, four baseball games and three softball games. The first 50 fans at each game will receive a free promotional item from Kraft Foods. T-shirts from adidas will be thrown out to the crowd throughout each game. There will be exciting in-game promotions and contests at each game with prizes from Pepsi-Cola. In addition, each game will end with a special autograph session with all of the Northwestern players and coaches.