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ndrew Cahn didn’t suffer
“But being a professional tennis
from senioritis in his final
player isn’t a long-term plan for me,”
season with the Western
he said. “I’ll go back to school in the
Michigan University men’s tennis team. fall, graduate and decide what to do
In fact, the West Bloomfield High
from there.”
School grad was named the Broncos’
Looking back, Cahn said he’s glad
most improved player this spring,
he made the decision to go to Western
and he also shared the Hap Sorensen
after being named Michigan’s Mr.
Coaches Award with a teammate. The
Tennis for the 2011-2012 school year
award is for players who made signifi-
by the Michigan High School Tennis
cant contributions on and off the court.
Coaches Association.
Cahn also was named
He went 28-18 and 18-19
to the Academic All-Mid-
in singles and 4-16 and 20-13
American Conference Team
in doubles as a freshman and
for tennis for the third time.
sophomore at Western.
Nominees must have a mini-
HOW ABOUT DINNER?
mum 3.20 cumulative grade-
Although the golf spots are full,
point average and must have
there’s still time to buy a $195
competed in more than half
dinner ticket to the 26th annual
of their team’s matches in a
Andrew Cahn
Hank Greenberg Memorial Golf
season to be eligible. Cahn
Invitational June 13 at Franklin Hills
has a 3.71 GPA in marketing.
Cahn went 20-8 in singles and 4-3 in Country Club in Farmington Hills. It
includes an awards program, sports
doubles this season after going 16-16
in singles and 11-9 in doubles last year. panel and silent and live auctions.
Live auction highlights include a pri-
He ended this year with wins in 10 of
his final 12 matches including a victory vate tour of the Baseball Hall of Fame
in Cooperstown, N.Y.; two tickets to
in the MAC tournament.
the Friday, Saturday or Sunday round
Western Michigan won the MAC
regular-season and tournament cham- at the 2017 U.S. Open golf tournament
at Erin Dells in Wisconsin plus hotel;
pionships this season and participated
in the NCAA tournament. The Broncos access to a club-level suite for a Detroit
Pistons game; and throwing out the
finished 20-6 including a perfect 11-0
first pitch at a Detroit Tigers game.
record at home.
Former outfielder Shawn Green will
“I had an OK season last year; I
receive the Hank Greenberg Lifetime
struggled at the end because I was
Achievement Award. The Dick Schaap
hurt, and I got out of rhythm,” Cahn
said. “I decided to put everything I had Award for Media Excellence will be
presented to former Detroit News base-
into my senior season, and I did. I feel
ball writer Tom Gage.
I outworked everyone on the team.”
Dr. Michael Lutz from the Michigan
Even though his collegiate tennis
Institute of Urology will receive the
playing days are over, Cahn, 21, isn’t
Barry Bremen Memorial Inspiration
done with college. He’ll complete his
Award. Lutz is president of MIU’s
final semester at Western this fall
Men’s Health Foundation, which is
before he graduates.
dedicated to awareness, education,
How has he managed to juggle the
time constraints of being a college ath- research and treatment of prostate can-
cer and other men’s health issues.
lete with keeping up his grades in the
Invitational proceeds benefit the
classroom?
Lawrence & Idell Weisberg Cancer
“It’s been difficult, but you get used
Treatment Center-Karmanos and chil-
to it,” he said. “It becomes a habit. I
dren’s charities. To purchase a dinner
didn’t realize how much time tennis
ticket, go to www.michiganjewishs-
and academics took up until I wasn’t
ports.org or call David Blatt at (248)
doing both. I suddenly had 10 to 12
592-9323. Dinner will begin at about
hours a day of free time.”
5 p.m. and the program will start at
Cahn will be playing competitive
about 6-6:30 p.m.
tennis this summer, participating
in professional tournaments in the
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Midwest and East Coast.
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