ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Randy Rocchio (East Amherst, NY/Williamsville East) of the men's tennis team went undefeated in singles play at the St. Bonaventure Fall Classic. Rocchio, UB's top singles player, defeated St. Bonaventure's Alejandro Nery, 6-3, 6-4, on Sunday to capture the individual title. Rocchio also posted victories over opponents from Niagara and Cleveland State during the weekend tournament. He also combined with freshman Mike Rockman (Toronto, Ontario/Thornhill) to post a 2-1 doubles record, dropping an 8-4 decision to St. Bonaventure in the final round.

Jenny Koeppel (Amherst, NY/Amherst) of the women's cross country team finished seventh in a field of 75 runners at the Miami Invitational and was the first UB finisher in the meet. Koeppel completed the 5K course in a personal lifetime best of 18:07.26 as the Bulls finished fifth in the seven-team field. The time bettered the previous week's 18:26 when she finished second at the Tommy Evans Invitational.