Cape Air Athletes of the Week - D'Alleva & Speicher

As the weather in New England is heating up so are the Ivy League championship races. Men's tennis has won three straight Ivy contests and face the three teams ahead of them in the standings in the days to come. Sophomore John Speicher is doing his part to ensure the success of the team, winning the clinching match in both the Brown and Yale matches. Senior Kellen D'Alleva has been an integral part in putting the women's lacrosse team into a tie for the league lead. The Manhasset, New York native led the team to an upset of Penn with a goal and five assists in the 15-11 win in Philadelphia.

Their efforts are rewarded by being named the Cape Air Athletes of the Week.

Each week, DartmouthSports.com will spotlight two outstanding student-athletes - one male, one female - as the Cape Air Athletes of the Week. Student-athletes may be chosen based upon their efforts both on and off the field of competition.

John Speicher, So., Plymouth, England, Men's Tennis

The Big Green men's tennis team had a 2-0 weekend, defeating Brown on the road by a score of 4-3 before taking down Yale, 4-1, at home two days later. Against the Bears the team was tied at 3-all when John Speicher clinched the win with a 7-6, 6-2 win over Robert Siniakowicz at No. 6 singles. Not content with that, he also earned the clinching point in an exciting matchup against the Bulldogs, winning the first set 7-5 and following that up with a 7-6 victory, culminating in an 11-9 tiebreak over Alan Sou.

Kellen D'Alleva, Sr., Manhasset, N.Y., A, Women's Lacrosse

In Dartmouth's come-from-behind win Saturday at No. 9 Penn, the driving force behind the Big Green attack was senior Kellen D'Alleva and her six points. The senior attacker had a goal and five assists against the Quakers, her fifth game of four or more assists this season, D'Alleva now has 34 on the year. She is now tied for second all-time in single-season assists by a Dartmouth player with three games remaining in the regular season. In helping the Big Green to their first win against Penn in three years, D'Alleva and her teammates moved up to No. 20 in the Inside Lacrosse national poll and No. 20 in the coaches' rankings.

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