Dean Trailways Comets of the Week - April 19, 2021

This week’s Dean Trailways Female Comet of the Week is senior Desiree Luque Pradas, of Seville, Spain. Luque Pradas posted a combined 5-1 record for the women’s tennis team in its three matches last week. She had a perfect 3-0 record at No. 1 singles, losing only four total games in three straight-set victories. Luque Pradas then teamed with sophomore Makenzie Borg for a 2-1 record at No. 1 doubles. They defeated the teams from Albion College (8-2) and Alma College (8-5) but fell to the team from Calvin University (8-5).

This week’s Dean Trailways Male Comet of the Week is senior Logan Sella, of Essexville, and graduate of Hampton-Garber High School. Sella had a .417 batting average to help the baseball team split a four-game MIAA series against Trine (Ind.) University. He had the walk-off hit to help Olivet win 5-4 in eight innings in game two of the doubleheader at Olivet. Sella’s other statistics for the week included three runs, two RBI, .500 slugging percentage, .533 on-base percentage and 1.000 fielding percentage.