NEW LONDON, N.H. - March 17, 2020 - Colby-Sawyer freshman Griffin Forberg (Fairfield, Conn.) has been named Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Men's Tennis Co-Rookie of the Week, as announced in the final weekly awards release by the conference. 

Forberg began the week by helping the Chargers to a 5-4 victory over Monmouth. He and his doubles partner Erik Antonacci combined for an 8-2 win at the third spot. Forberg then took his No. 4 singles match in straight sets 6-3, 6-1. The freshman then went 1-1 in the team's 5-4 win over DeSales. He dropped a tough doubles match in a tie break, but then rebounded with an easy 6-1, 6-0 win in singles. In a close 5-4 loss to Roger Williams, Forberg was responsible for two the of the team's points. He and Antonacci edged their doubles opponents 8-5 and then Forberg posted a 6-1, 5-7, 10-3 win in singles. In the team's third 5-4 win of the week, this time over Illinois Wesleyan, Forberg again provided a pair of points. He and Antonacci posted an 8-3 win at the third doubles spot, while Forberg cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win at the fourth singles flight. In the week finale, an 8-1 loss to a very good Rhodes team, Forberg and Antonacci came away with the team's lone point with an 8-7 (7-0) win at third doubles. 

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