BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - SIUE's Elena Palioura was selected as the Ohio Valley Conference Singles Player of the Week.

Palioura, a sophomore from Thessaloniki, Greece, was the deciding point in SIUE's 4-3 victory over Drake.

She defeated Shiori Takeda at No. 2 singles 6-2, 6-7 (9-11), 6-2 to give SIUE its eighth team victory of the season.

SIUE opens up OVC play Saturday with a 1 p.m. contest at the SIUE Tennis Courts.