William Persson

  • Award
    Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    5/8/2017
  • Sport
    Men's Tennis
  • School
    Stevens Institute of Technology
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Leonia, N.J.
  • High School
    Leonia
Men’s Tennis Player – Stevens
William Persson, Junior – Leonia, NJ/Leonia
 
Junior William Persson led Stevens to its eighth consecutive Empire 8 Conference championship Saturday after an undefeated weekend at second singles and doubles. Persson teamed with Divin Sarthak for a pair of 8-5 wins at second doubles defeating Houghton in the semifinals and Ithaca in the finals. At second doubles, he defeated Jordan Crouch of Houghton in the semifinals 6-3, 6-1 and then won 6-2, 6-3 against Ithaca’s Michael Gardiner. For his efforts, Persson was named the championship's MVP for the third time in as many years.