April 18, 2005

Winston-Salem, NC - The Winston-Salem State University Department of Athletics announced on Monday that men's tennis player Patrick Jenkins (Washington, DC) has been named the Crown Trophy-WSSU Student Athlete of the Week for the week ending April 18th, 2005 for his recent on-court performances over the last seven days.

Jenkins, a sophomore in the classroom, but a freshman on the court for the WSSU Rams' tennis team, helped to lead WSSU to a 2-0 record over the past seven days as he collected a pair of wins himself. With the wins over the past week, he earned his third and fourth individual victories of the season. Jenkins, a Business Administration major at WSSU helped to lead the Rams to two wins over Saint Augustine's College as WSSU finished the regular season with a 7-8 overall mark. For his efforts on the tennis courts this past week, he has been named the Crown Trophy-WSSU Student Athlete of the Week.

For additional information on the Crown Trophy-WSSU Student Athlete of the Week program, or to arrange interviews with WSSU student athletes, including, but not limited to Patrick Jenkins, contact the WSSU Office of Sports Information at (336) 750-2143.