Player of the Week
Cooper Wheeler / JR / Penn State Harrisburg / Red Lion, Pa. / Red Lion
Cooper Wheeler’s late-match heroics led Penn State Harrisburg to an exciting victory over Stevenson in the team’s final match of the fall. He and Damir Cuturic secured a 7-6 win in the top doubles contest to snag the team's lone doubles victory. Then, after being edged 7-6 in a back-and-forth opening set in the No. 1 singles match, the junior battled back from a 4-1 deficit to take the second set 7-5 and force a final, match-deciding set. After once again falling behind 4-1 in the third, he fought back and didn't drop another point, as he eventually secured a 6-4, come-from-behind victory that sealed the memorable 4-3 overall win for the Lions.
This is Wheeler's United East weekly accolade of the year and his fifth all time (4/9/24, 4/1/24, 10/10/23, 10/26/23).