EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis senior Lucas Sakamaki (Louisville, Kentucky) received the Herb Foster Sportsmanship Award from the Horizon League Thursday afternoon.
The three-time Academic All-Great Lakes Valley Conference recipient has been awarded multiple academic honors in his four-year career as a Screaming Eagle including the Council of President’s Academic Excellence honor and the GLVC’s James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award. Sakamaki also was named to the Valeo Horizon League All-Academic Team earlier in April.
On the court, Sakamaki nabbed seven singles wins and had a part in seven doubles wins. In his four-year stint, the Biology major has earned 45 singles victories and 42 doubles wins. As a team, the Eagles finished the 2022-23 campaign going 7-14 overall and 3-6 in conference play.