West

Womens Tennis

Nebraska Cornhuskers, Huskers

Nebraska Huskers

Nebraska Huskers Women’s Tennis team

Team standings for Nebraska Huskers Women’s Tennis team in 2025

East

Maryland Terrapins

Maryland Terrapins Women’s Tennis team

Team standings for Maryland Terrapins Women’s Tennis team in 2025

USC_Primary.svg

USC Trojans

USC Trojans Women’s Tennis team

Team standings for USC Trojans Women’s Tennis team in 2025

UCLA_Primary.svg

UCLA Bruins

UCLA Bruins Women’s Tennis team

Team standings for UCLA Bruins Women’s Tennis team in 2025

Indiana Hoosiers

Indiana Hoosiers Women’s Tennis team

Team standings for Indiana Hoosiers Women’s Tennis team in 2025

Michigan St. Spartans

Michigan State Spartans

Michigan State Spartans Women’s Tennis team

Team standings for Michigan State Spartans Women’s Tennis team in 2025

Purdue Boilermakers

Purdue Boilermakers Women’s Tennis team

Team standings for Purdue Boilermakers Women’s Tennis team in 2025

Wisconsin Badgers

Wisconsin Badgers Women’s Tennis team

Team standings for Wisconsin Badgers Women’s Tennis team in 2025

Illinois Fighting Illini

Illinois Fighting Illini Women’s Tennis team

Team standings for Illinois Fighting Illini Women’s Tennis team in 2025

WAS_Primary.svg

Washington Huskies

Washington Huskies Women’s Tennis team

Team standings for Washington Huskies Women’s Tennis team in 2025

Penn St. Nittany Lions

Penn State Nittany Lions

Penn State Nittany Lions Women’s Tennis team

Team standings for Penn State Nittany Lions Women’s Tennis team in 2025

Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern Wildcats Women’s Tennis team

Team standings for Northwestern Wildcats Women’s Tennis team in 2025

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Women’s Tennis team

Team standings for Rutgers Scarlet Knights Women’s Tennis team in 2025

Iowa Hawkeyes

Iowa Hawkeyes Women’s Tennis team

Team standings for Iowa Hawkeyes Women’s Tennis team in 2025

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Minnesota Golden Gophers Women’s Tennis team

Team standings for Minnesota Golden Gophers Women’s Tennis team in 2025

Michigan Wolverines

Michigan Wolverines Women’s Tennis team

Team standings for Michigan Wolverines Women’s Tennis team in 2025

ORE_Primary.svg

Oregon Ducks

Oregon Ducks Women’s Tennis team

Team standings for Oregon Ducks Women’s Tennis team in 2025

Ohio St. Buckeyes

Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio State Buckeyes Women’s Tennis team

Team standings for Ohio State Buckeyes Women’s Tennis team in 2025

Minnesota Women’s Tennis

Get up #Gophers it’s finally MATCH DAY‼️

⏰: 8:00 A.M. &amp; 12:00 P.M. (CT)
📍: FGCU Tennis Complex 
📊: Link in our bio! 

#SkiUMah https://t.co/KEVWpfZ8nW

Get up #Gophers it’s finally MATCH DAY‼️

⏰: 8:00 A.M. (CT)
📍: FGCU Tennis Complex 
📊: https://t.co/NIErN4Y1jO

#SkiUMah https://t.co/UhN1bVmIsD

Washington Women's Tennis

Had some fun in the sun ☀️ (and brought a bit of rain) 

#GoHuskies x #BetterTogether https://t.co/5JVQuwfnFO

Doubles point goes to the Dawgs!

1️⃣Alexia Jacobs/Reece Carter (UW) def. Vilcek/Homolkova (UH) 6-4 ✅
2️⃣Erika Matsuda/Sophie Luescher (UW) def. Ramstedt/ Masuda (UH) 6-3 ✅
3️⃣Galindo/Nepomuceno (UH) def. McKenna Koenig/Catherine Gagnon (UW) 6-2 ❌ https://t.co/1JXN0StHCa

Michigan State Women's Tennis

Final from Spokane. 

#GoGreen https://t.co/03l687nURF

Oregon Women's Tennis

Twice as nice. 

#GoDucks https://t.co/fQBFC2V0z7

Tilde wins in straight sets for the second time today to extend the lead! 

Ducks 3, Griz 0 

#GoDucks https://t.co/QlUfSrmyCL

Tonight’s lineups! ⤵️

#GoHuskies x #BetterTogether https://t.co/OO8gpbQus0

USC Women's Tennis

Keep pushing. 

#GoDucks https://t.co/tn5hxMUaOC

Player of the Week&nbsp; Reese Miller, Michigan&nbsp; So. – Ann Arbor, Mich. – Pioneer –&nbsp;Major: Business Administration&nbsp;<ul><li>Went 3-0 in both singles and doubles at the Michigan Invitational, highlighted by a ranked singles win &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Earned a singles win over No. 46 Audrey Spencer of Ohio State, rallying from dropping the first set for a 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 win&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Also recorded wins over Marta Komar (Eastern Michigan), 6-1, 6-2 and Elena Daskalova (Texas Tech), 6-3, 6-3 &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Combined with Julia Fliegner for a 3-0 mark in doubles, earning wins over Eastern Michigan, Ohio State and a pair of Michigan teammates&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Michigan Player of the Week: Julia Fliegner (March 13, 2024)</li></ul>&nbsp;Freshman of the Week&nbsp; Emily Sartz-Lunde, Michigan&nbsp; Oslo, Norway – Florida Virtual School –&nbsp;Major: Undeclared&nbsp;<ul><li>Went 3-0 in both singles and doubles at the Michigan Invitational, picking up singles wins over Alessia Cau (Ohio State), 6-4, 2-6, 7-5; Arina Oreshchenkova (Texas Tech), 6-2, 2-6, 6-2; and Amara Brahmbhatt (Michigan State), 6-3, 6-0&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Paired with Lily Jones for a 3-0 record in doubles, earning wins over Iva Daneva/Viki Hazmukova (Eastern Michigan), 6-3; Elena Daskalova/Oreshchenkova (Texas Tech), 7-6 (4); and Shelly Bereznyak/Alessia Cau (Ohio State), 6-3&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Emily Sartz-Lunde (Jan. 15, 2025)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees&nbsp; Sept. 18: Maiko Uchijima, Jr., Penn State&nbsp; Sept. 25: Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA&nbsp; Oct. 2: Maria Sholokhova, Jr., Wisconsin&nbsp; Oct. 9: Jana Hossam, Fr., USC &nbsp; Oct. 16: Luciana Perry, So., Ohio State/Oliva Dorner, Jr., Penn State &nbsp; Oct. 23: Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA&nbsp; Oct. 30: Kiley Rabjohns, Sr., Northwestern &nbsp; Nov. 6: Nao Nishino, Fr., Ohio State &nbsp; Nov. 13: Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Jr., UCLA&nbsp; Jan. 15:&nbsp;&nbsp; P: Reese Miller, So., Michigan&nbsp; F: Emily Sartz-Lunde, Michigan&nbsp;

WTEN POTW 2025-1-15.png

B1G_News_Feed_Logo.svg

Big Ten Conference

Michigan Sweeps Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards - 1.15.25

<a href="https://colleges.wearecollegetennis.com/rankings?type=national&gender=F&divisionType=DIV1&matchFormat=TEAM&date=2025-01-06" target="_self">ITA Team Rankings (Jan. 6)</a> <a href="https://colleges.wearecollegetennis.com/rankings?type=national&gender=F&divisionType=DIV1&matchFormat=SINGLES&date=2024-12-03" target="_self">ITA Singles Rankings (Dec. 3)</a> <a href="https://colleges.wearecollegetennis.com/rankings?type=national&gender=F&divisionType=DIV1&matchFormat=DOUBLES&date=2024-12-03" target="_self">ITA Doubles Rankings (Dec. 3)</a> ROSEMONT, Ill. - The ITA has released its first set of team rankings for the 2025 women’s tennis season, and four Big Ten programs are featured among the top 25. UCLA currently ranks fifth, followed by Michigan at No. 8, Ohio State at No. 15 and USC at No. 17. &nbsp; In addition to the team rankings, singles and doubles rankings were released on Dec. 3, 2024, ahead of spring competition. The Big Ten has 10 players among the singles top 50, with Wisconsin’s Maria Sholokhova (No. 3), Michigan’s Julia Fliegner (No. 5) and Ohio State’s Luciana Perry (No. 8) among the top 10. &nbsp; In doubles play, 13 pairs from the Big Ten are featured in the rankings, highlighted by four pairs in the top 10. UCLA’s freshmen duo of Olivia Center and Kate Fakih, who earned a runner-up finish in the NCAA Doubles Final in the fall, are ranked No. 4 nationally heading into the spring season. &nbsp; The second half of the 2024-25 campaign is already underway, and Big Ten play is set to begin on March 8. &nbsp;

UCLA.jpeg

Four Big Ten Women’s Tennis Teams Among ITA Top 25

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference has announced the 2025 Women’s Tennis Players to Watch list, as selected by the conference head coaches.&nbsp;&nbsp; Among the list are 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, All-Conference selection and recent NCAA Singles qualifier Luciana Perry of Ohio State, USC’s Grace Piper, who earned bids to NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships in the fall and also earned All-Conference recognition in 2024, Michigan’s Julie Fliegner who in the fall, became the second player in Wolverine program history to advance to the semifinals of the NCAA Singles Championship and UCLA’s Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer who qualified for NCAA Singles competition in the fall. &nbsp; A trio of freshmen from Northwestern, Penn State and Purdue are also featured on the preseason watch list.&nbsp; The complete list of the 2025 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Players to Watch can be found below. &nbsp; 2025 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Players to Watch List&nbsp;&nbsp; Mckenna Schaefbauer, Jr., Illinois&nbsp; Nicole Teodosescu, Jr., Indiana&nbsp; Tereza Dejnozkova, Jr., Iowa&nbsp; Kallista Liu, Sr., Maryland&nbsp; Julia Fliegner, Sr., Michigan&nbsp; Liisa Vehvilainen, Sr., Michigan State&nbsp; Aiva Schmitz, Jr., Minnesota&nbsp; Ana Zamburek, Sr., Nebraska&nbsp; Mika Dagan Fruchtman, Fr., Northwestern&nbsp; Luciana Perry, So., Ohio State &nbsp; Olivia Symons, Jr., Oregon&nbsp; Patricia Grigoras, Fr., Penn State&nbsp; Ece Gencer, Fr., Purdue&nbsp; Zuzanna Frankowska, So. Rutgers&nbsp; Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Jr., UCLA&nbsp; Grace Piper, Sr., USC&nbsp; Erika Matsuda, Jr., Washington&nbsp; Taylor Cataldi, Sr., Wisconsin

wten1.6[41].jpg

Big Ten Conference Reveals 2025 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Players to Watch List

ROSEMONT, Ill.&nbsp;— UCLA's Olivia Center and Kate Fakih earned a runner-up finish at the 2024 NCAA Women’s Tennis Individual Championships, which concluded Sunday at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas. The freshman duo lost to Virginia's Elaine Chervinsky and Melodie Collard, 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 in the final.

NCAA wten.jpeg

UCLA Earns Runner-Up Finish in NCAA Doubles Final

ROSEMONT, Ill.&nbsp;— Brackets for the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Singles and Doubles Championships have been announced by the NCAA. The NCAA Individual Championships take place Nov. 19-24 at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas. Baylor is the host institution.<a href="https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public-s3/files/2024-11/Final_24-25%20W%20Singles.pdf" target="_self">Women's Singles Bracket</a> <a href="https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public-s3/files/2024-11/Final_24-25%20W%20Doubles.pdf" target="_self">Women's Doubles Bracket </a> SINGLES Semifinals - Nov. 23 Dasha Vidmanova (Georgia) d. Julia Fliegner (Michigan), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 Quarterfinals - Nov. 22 Julia Fliegner (Michigan) d. Luciana Perry (Ohio State), 7-6(4), 6-3 Round of 16 - Nov. 21 Julia Fliegner (Michigan) d. Ozlem Uslu (Virginia Tech), 6-2, 6-4 Luciana Perry (Ohio State) d. Carson Tanguilig (UNC), 6-2, 6-3 Round of 32 - Nov. 20 Mary Stoiana (Texas A&amp;M) d. Piper Charney (Michigan), 6-1, 7-5 Julia Fliegner (Michigan) d. Emma Jackson (Duke), 6-3, 6-3 Valerie Glozman (Stanford) d. Lily Jones (Michigan), 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 Luciana Perry (Ohio State) d. Lan Mi (California), 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 Ozlem Uslu (Virginia Tech) d. Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA), 0-6, 7-6(4), 6-0 Julia Garcia Ruiz (Oklahoma) d. Grace Piper (USC), 7-6(1), 6-3 Round of 64 - Nov. 19 Piper Charney (Michigan) d. Tatum Evans (UNC), 6-3, 6-1 Julia Fliegner (Michigan) d. Raquel Gonzalez (Miami), 6-1, 6-1 Lily Jones (Michigan) d. Sara Ziodato (Virginia), 6-4, 6-4 Luciana Perry (Ohio State) d. Daria Smetannikov (Texas A&amp;M), 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 DJ Bennett (Auburn) d. Carmen Gallardo Guevara (Purdue), 6-4, 6-1 Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) d. Ludmila Kareisova (Ole Miss), 6-1, 6-2 Mary Stoiana (Texas A&amp;M) d. Kate Fakih (UCLA), 6-1, 6-1 Annabelle Xu (Virginia) d. Elise Wagle (UCLA), 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-1 Grace Piper (USC) d. Lucie Petruzelova (Ole Miss), 6-2, 6-4 Catherine Aulia (Tennessee) d. Maria Sholokhova (Wisconsin), 6-3, 7-5DOUBLES Championship Final - Nov. 24 Elaine Chervinsky/Melodie Collard (Virginia) d. Olivia Center/Kate Fakih (UCLA), 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 Semifinals - Nov. 23 Olivia Center/Kate Fakih (UCLA) d. Ava Hrastar/DJ Bennett (Auburn), 6-2, 3-6, 1-0(7) Quarterfinals - Nov. 22 Olivia Center/Kate Fakih (UCLA) d. Gabriella Broadfoot/Maddy Zampardo (NC State), 6-2, 7-6(5) Round of 16 - Nov. 21 Alicia Dudeney/Rachel Gailis (Florida) d. Kimmi Hance/Elise Wagle (UCLA), 6-4, 6-3 Olivia Center/Kate Fakih (UCLA) d. Alina Mukhortova/Maria Sholokhova (Wisconsin), 2-6, 7-5, 1-0(6) Elizabeth Coleman/Irina Balus (Duke) d. Lily Fairclough/Grace Piper (USC), 7-5, 6-3 Round of 32 - Nov. 20 Rachel Gailis/Alicia Dudeney (Florida) d. Lily Jones/Jessica Bernales (Michigan), 6-1, 6-3 Anya Nelson/Ema Bubalo (Colorado) d. Maiko Uchijima/Olivia Dorner (Penn State), 3-6, 6-3, 1-0(6) Kimmi Hance/Elise Wagle (UCLA) d. Mao Mushika/Jessica Alsola (California), 6-3, 6-3 Olivia Center/Kate Fakih (UCLA) d. Ludmila Kareisova/Anaelle Leclerq (Ole Miss), 6-4, 6-2 Lily Fairclough/Grace Piper (USC) d. Liubov Kostenko/Cristina Tiglea (Baylor), 6-2, 6-4 Melodie Collard/Elaine Chervinsky (Virginia) d. Reece Carter/Alexis Jacobs (Washington), 7-5, 2-6, 1-0(7) Alina Mukhortova/Maria Sholokhova (Wisconsin) d. Valerie Glozman/Connie Ma (Stanford), 6-4, 6-2

25_WTEN_D1_RGB.jpg

NCAA Women's Tennis Individual Championships Central

Player of the Week&nbsp; Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, UCLA&nbsp; Jr. – Irvine, Calif. – Major: Environmental Science&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Shined at ITA West Sectional Championships, capturing event’s singles title and earning spot in NCAA Championships singles draw for first time in career&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>beat four nationally-ranked foes – No. 106 Berta Passola Folch of California, No. 124 Sara Svetac of Arizona State, No. 36 Grace Piper of USC and No. 97 Elise Wagle of UCLA before topping freshman teammate Kate Fakih in the final&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Teamed with Ahmani Guichard to beat two top-50 pairs – No. 41 Svetac/Patricija Spaka of ASU and No. 17 Reece Carter/Alexia Jacobs of Washington to earn doubles consolation crown&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last UCLA Player of the Week: Kate Fakih (Oct. 23, 2024)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees&nbsp; Sept. 18: Maiko Uchijima, Jr., Penn State&nbsp; Sept. 25: Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA&nbsp; Oct. 2: Maria Sholokhova, Jr., Wisconsin&nbsp; Oct. 9: Jana Hossam, Fr., USC &nbsp; Oct. 16: Luciana Perry, So., Ohio State/Oliva Dorner, Jr., Penn State &nbsp; Oct. 23: Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA&nbsp; Oct. 30: Kiley Rabjohns, Sr., Northwestern &nbsp; Nov. 6: Nao Nishino, Fr., Ohio State &nbsp; Nov. 13: Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Jr., UCLA&nbsp;

WTEN UCLA 11.13.jpg

UCLA Earns Women’s Tennis Weekly Award 11.13

tennis.png

NCAA Announces 2024-25 Women's Tennis Singles and Doubles Championship Selections

Player of the Week&nbsp; Nao Nishino, Ohio State&nbsp;&nbsp; Fr. – Tokyo, Japan – Major: Psychology &nbsp;<ul><li>Nishino was a combined 6-0 to lead the Buckeyes at the MSU Spartan Invite last weekend&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Posted three straight set wins in Flight A singles to capture the flight title. Her wins came vs. players from DePaul (6-0, 6-2), Michigan State (6-3, 6-2) and Northwestern (6-2, 6-2)&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>In doubles, she and Dani Schoenly paired up for three wins, downing teams from Butler (6-0), Michigan State (6-3) and DePaul (6-2)&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>This fall, Nishino is 11-3 in singles and&nbsp;6-5 in doubles &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Luciana Perry (Oct. 16, 2024)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees&nbsp; Sept. 18: Maiko Uchijima, Jr., Penn State&nbsp; Sept. 25: Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA&nbsp; Oct. 2: Maria Sholokhova, Jr., Wisconsin&nbsp; Oct. 9: Jana Hossam, Fr., USC &nbsp; Oct. 16: Luciana Perry, So., Ohio State/Oliva Dorner, Jr., Penn State &nbsp; Oct. 23: Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA&nbsp; Oct. 30: Kiley Rabjohns, Sr., Northwestern &nbsp; Nov. 6: Nao Nishino, Fr., Ohio State&nbsp;&nbsp;

wtennisweb11.6[28].jpg

Ohio State Earns Women’s Tennis Weekly Award 11.6.24

Player of the Week&nbsp; Kiley Rabjohns, Northwestern&nbsp; Sr. – Lake Forest, Ill. – Major: Communication Studies&nbsp;<ul><li>Earned a 3-0 record in singles play and a 3-1 mark in doubles play at the Michigan State Classic, defeating opponents from Michigan State, Michigan and Xavier&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Improved her doubles record this fall to 8-3&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Northwestern Player of the Week: Maria Shusharina (April 17, 2024)</li></ul>&nbsp;2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees&nbsp; Sept. 18: Maiko Uchijima, Jr., Penn State&nbsp; Sept. 25: Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA&nbsp; Oct. 2: Maria Sholokhova, Jr., Wisconsin&nbsp; Oct. 9: Jana Hossam, Fr., USC &nbsp; Oct. 16: Luciana Perry, So., Ohio State/Oliva Dorner, Jr., Penn State &nbsp; Oct. 23: Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA&nbsp; Oct. 30: Kiley Rabjohns,&nbsp;Sr., Northwestern &nbsp;

WTEN 10.30.jpg

Northwestern Earns Women’s Tennis Weekly Award - 10/30/24

Player of the Week&nbsp; Kate Fakih, UCLA&nbsp; Fr. – Pasadena, Calif. – Major: Undeclared&nbsp;<ul><li>Alongside partner and fellow freshman Olivia Center, the duo posted a doubles runner-up finished at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships in San Diego &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Fakih/Center downed three nationally ranked pairs: No. 20 Lily Fairclough/Grace Piper of USC, No. 41 Patricija Spaka/Sara Svetac of Arizona State and No. 60 Claudia De Las Heras/Kailey Evans of San Diego&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Fakih also reached the singles quarterfinal round, increasing her team-high singles win total to eight &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last UCLA Player of the Week: Kate Fakih (Sept. 25, 2024)</li></ul>2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees&nbsp; Sept. 18: Maiko Uchijima, Jr., Penn State&nbsp; Sept. 25: Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA&nbsp; Oct. 2: Maria Sholokhova, Jr., Wisconsin&nbsp; Oct. 9: Jana Hossam, Fr., USC &nbsp; Oct. 16: Luciana Perry, So., Ohio State/Oliva Dorner, Jr., Penn State&nbsp;&nbsp; Oct. 23: Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA&nbsp;

TEnnis.jpg

UCLA Earns Women’s Tennis Weekly Award

Co-Player of the Week&nbsp; Luciana Perry, Ohio State&nbsp; So. – Export, Pa. – Major: Health Promotion, Nutrition and Exercise Science&nbsp;<ul><li>Captured the ITA Midwest Regional Championships singles title Tuesday&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>In the tournament, Perry, the No. 2 seed who is ranked 23rd, won six straight matches, dropping just two sets combined. As a singles finalist, she also secured a berth into this fall's NCAA singles championship&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>The championship is the first regional singles title in program history and the third regional title&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Perry won her Round of 64 and Round of 32 matches in straight sets and then posted a three-set win in the Round of 16. After a quarterfinal victory in two sets, Perry rallied for a three-set win in the semifinals against Michigan's No. 55-ranked Piper Charney, 3-6, 7-6 (9), 7-5. In the final, Perry defeated No. 1 seed and No. 12 ranked Julia Fliegner, 6-1, 6-1&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Irina Cantos Siemers (April 23, 2024)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Co-Player of the Week&nbsp; Olivia Dorner, Penn State&nbsp; Jr. – Williamsport, Pa. – Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Paired with Maiko Uchijima to win the doubles title at the ITA Northeast Regional&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>The duo captured Penn State's first ITA regional title, in singles or doubles, since 2012 and became the first Nittany Lions to qualify for the NCAA Individual Championships since 2013&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>In the doubles final, Dorner and Uchijima knocked off Penn's Eileen Wang and Sabine Rutlauka, 1-6, 6-4, 10-7. - On their way to the championship match, the Penn State duo earned wins over Seton Hall’s Rachel Benoualid and Isabelle May (8-3), Fordham’s Lilianna Chitambar and Lorraine Bergmann (8-4), Princeton’s Pearlie Zhang and Isabella Chhiv (8-1) and Penn’s Gavriella Smith and Saige Roshkoff (8-0) and Esha Velaga and Lara Stojanovski (6-2, 6-3)&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Dorner and Uchijima are 10-1 in doubles this fall&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Also reached the Round of 16 in singles play with wins over Fordham’s Chitambar (6-1, 6-2) and Mercyhurst’s Kayla Dean (6-1, 3-6, 6-1)&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Penn State Player of the Week: Maiko Uchijima (Sept. 18, 2024)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;&nbsp;2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees&nbsp; Sept. 18 Maiko Uchijima, Jr., Penn State&nbsp; Sept. 25 Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA&nbsp; Oct. 2 Maria Sholokhova, Jr., Wisconsin&nbsp; Oct. 9 Jana Hossam, Fr., USC &nbsp; Oct. 16 Luciana Perry, So., Ohio State/Oliva Dorner, Jr., Penn State &nbsp;

1920x1080[48].png

Ohio State and Penn State Share Women’s Tennis Weekly Award

Player of the Week&nbsp; Jana Hossam, USC&nbsp; Fr. – Alexandria, Egypt – Major: International Relations &nbsp;<ul><li>Competed at the Women of Troy Invite at USC over the weekend and went 4-0 in singles play to claim the singles title during her Trojan debut&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Hossam was the only player at the tournament to turn in four singles wins. It was the freshman’s first collegiate tournament title of her career&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Played three tiebreaks over the weekend, winning all three&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Recorded doubles win alongside partner Parker Fry &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Hossam is the first USC women’s tennis player to earn Big Ten Player of the Week &nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees&nbsp; Sept. 18: Maiko Uchijima, Jr., Penn State&nbsp;Sept. 25: Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA&nbsp;Oct. 2: Maria Sholokhova, Jr., Wisconsin&nbsp; Oct.9: Jana Hossam, Fr., USC &nbsp;

1920x1080[1].png

USC Earns Women’s Tennis Weekly Award

Player of the Week&nbsp; Maria Sholokhova, Wisconsin&nbsp; Jr. – Sochi, Russia &nbsp;<ul><li>Won the ITA All-American Singles Championship, becoming the first Badger to win an ITA All-American Championship&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Ranked No. 44 in the ITA Poll, Sholokhova made history as the first man or woman from Wisconsin to win the tournament. She is the program's fourth singles All-American and the first since Barbara Urbanska in 1998&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Going on a 6-0 run, Sholokhova&nbsp;took down two top-10 ranked players, No. 1 Mary Stoaina (6-4, 6-3) and No. 6 Savannah Broadus (7-6, 6-1). She defeated Elza Tomase (6-3, 6-3) to earn the title of 2024 ITA All-American Champion &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>With the win, Sholokhova will be an automatic qualifier for the 2024 NCAA Individual Championships, which will take place in Waco, Texas on Nov. 19-24&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Maria Sholokhova (April 3, 2024)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees&nbsp; Sept. 18 		 Maiko Uchijima, Jr., Penn State&nbsp; Sept. 25 			Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA&nbsp; Oct. 2 			 Maria Sholokhova, Jr., Wisconsin&nbsp;

1920x1080.png

Wisconsin Claims Women’s Tennis Weekly Award

WIS Tennis.jpeg

Sholokhova wins ITA All-American Championships

1920.1080_Abbott.jpg

Abbott and the Big Ten Conference Tackle U.S. Blood Shortages with First-of-its-Kind, Nationwide Blood Donation Competition, 'The We Give Blood Drive'

Player of the Week&nbsp; Kate Fakih, UCLA&nbsp; Fr. – Pasadena, Calif. – Major: Undeclared&nbsp;<ul><li>Has won first five singles matches of college career, earning a spot in the ITA All-American Championships main draw&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Three singles victories came opposite nationally ranked opponents, including comeback efforts against No. 108 Gabriella Broadfoot of NC State and No. 123 Anna Zhang of Wake Forest&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Topped No. 68 Lucciana Perez of Texas A&amp;M 6-3, 7-6(1) &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Teamed with Olivia Center to take down No. 69 Heike Janse Van Vuuren and Gracie Mulville of Kansas &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Fakih is the first Bruin to earn a Big Ten Player of the Week honor &nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees&nbsp; Sept. 18 			 Maiko Uchijima, Jr., Penn State&nbsp; Sept. 25 				Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA&nbsp;

UCLA 9.25.jpg

UCLA Claims Women’s Tennis Weekly Award

Player of the Week&nbsp; Maiko&nbsp;Uchijima, Penn State&nbsp; Jr. –&nbsp;Tokyo, Japan – Major: Business&nbsp;<ul><li>Uchijima picked up three doubles wins and two singles victories during opening weekend of fall play &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Paired with Olivia Dorner, ranked as the nation’s No. 49 doubles duo&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Earned doubles wins over Duke’s No. 61 Shavit Kimchi/Ellie Coleman (6-3), Charlotte’s Sara Suchankova/Shona Nakano (6-3) and Purdue’s Carmen Gallardo/Tara Milic (6-1)&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Collected singles wins over Charlotte’s Ni Xi (6-1, 6-3) and Purdue’s Carmen Gallardo (6-3, 7-6)&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Penn State Player of the Week:&nbsp;Petra Januskova&nbsp;(April 17, 2013)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees&nbsp; Sept. 18 	Maiko&nbsp;Uchijima, Jr., Penn State&nbsp;

WTENN POTW, 9.18 WEB (3).jpeg

Penn State Earns Women’s Tennis Weekly Award

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference today officially admitted the University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and the University of Washington, bringing the total number of member institutions to 18. Competition will begin this season for all conference sports.“We are excited today to officially welcome the University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and the University of Washington to the Big Ten Conference,” said Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti. “All four institutions feature a combination of world class academics and athletics that are a great fit for our conference, and we look forward to building long-lasting relationships with the administrators, coaches, student-athletes, alumni and fans.”On June 30, 2022, the Big Ten’s Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) voted unanimously to admit the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC). A little more than a year later, on August 4, 2023, the COP/C voted unanimously once more to admit the University of Oregon and the University of Washington, with all four schools joining the Conference on August 2, 2024.Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington are all members of the Association of American Universities, an organization of American research institutions devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education. Today, they also become members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, where Big Ten institutions lead the nation with more than 75,000 instructional staff, 810,000 students, $17.4 billion in annual research expenditures, and 145 million library volumes, representing 25 percent of all print titles in North America. Collaboration through the Big Ten Academic Alliance allows the universities to work more effectively and efficiently by, among other things, sharing a high-speed fiber optic network, offering an array of leadership development programs, building shared infrastructure, and seamlessly sharing library resources.Athletically, Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington have won a combined 302 NCAA team championships and have 49 Olympians on Team USA at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. On the football field, they’ve combined for 10 Heisman Trophies, 73 College Football Hall of Famers, 41 Rose Bowl championships and 173 First Round NFL draft picks, including six this year.The University of Oregon is a Carnegie R1 research university and a member of the Association of American Universities. The Oregon faculty includes a Nobel Prize winner, a MacArthur fellow, a pair of National Medal of Science winners and a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize. Oregon has more than 500 student-athletes competing in 20 sports and have taken home 38 national championships, including men’s basketball, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track &amp; field men’s and women’s cross country, men’s golf, acrobatics and tumbling.UCLA has been ranked the nation’s No. 1 public university for seven years in a row by U.S. News &amp; World Report and is known worldwide for the breadth and quality of its academic, research, health care, cultural, continuing education and athletics programs. UCLA is the most applied-to university in the country. UCLA Athletics has more than 700 student-athletes competing in 25 sports and has won 123 NCAA national championships, the second most in the country.University of Southern California (USC) is a prestigious private research university offering more than 350-degree programs excelling in education, the arts, business, engineering and sciences, as well as in research innovation and healthcare. Sponsoring 23 sports, USC has a long tradition of successful Olympic athletes, boasting more Olympians, medalists and gold medalists than any school in the country. Entering 2024-25, the Trojan teams have won 113 national championships.The University of Washington has been recognized as the No. 1 most innovative public university in the world and recently tied for seventh on the U.S. News &amp; World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings and second among U.S. public institutions. Washington receives more federal research dollars than any other U.S. public university and has been home to seven Nobel Prize winners. In athletics, the Huskies 650 student-athletes compete in 22 sports and have won national championships in football, women’s cross country, men’s rowing, women’s rowing, softball, women’s volleyball and women’s golf. The department annually finishes among the top schools in the nation in the NACDA Director’s Cup.The Big Ten Conference is an association of 18 world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. Founded in 1896, Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness. The Big Ten sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women.The Big Ten Network will celebrate the new schools throughout the day Friday, beginning with four hours of classic games, a special one-hour edition of B1G Today, original B1G Moment and B1G Trailblazers programming for each institution, and the Washington edition of BTN’s Football Training Camp Tour in Seattle. Additionally, the Big Ten Conference will debut an updated version of its fan-favorite “Maps” commercial that will include its four new members.

Expansion080224.jpg

University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and University of Washington Officially Join Big Ten Conference

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced its annual postgraduate scholarship recipients on Wednesday, recognizing two student-athletes from each of the 14 Big Ten member institutions who plan to continue their education at a graduate degree program. These honorees will be awarded a $7,500 scholarship, based primarily on academic achievements. This year’s recipients, who represent 15 different sports, will continue their education in a variety of different disciplines. Each Big Ten institution developed its own on-campus selection process when awarding the scholarships. Student-athletes must have maintained at least a 3.2 grade-point average (GPA), demonstrated leadership qualities, served as an excellent role model and intended to continue their academic work beyond their baccalaureate degree at a graduate degree program. The Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship will be used to pay expenses of the student’s postgraduate education to include such related activities as research and teaching, as well as other expenses such as tuition, fees, room and board, required course-related supplies and books. To retain the scholarship, the recipient must be accepted into a full-time graduate degree program within three years from the fall semester after selection. The complete list of 2024 Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship recipients can be found below. Illinois Kate Duong, Tennis Connor Milton, BaseballIndiana Kennedy Reardon, Field Hockey Maxwell Reich, Swimming &amp; DivingIowa Vipasha Mehra, Tennis Jeremiah Pittman, FootballMaryland Shaylan Ahearn, Lacrosse&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Garrett Kappes, WrestlingMichigan Bode Saul, Soccer Gabby Wilson, Gymnastics&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michigan State Ashley Harlock, Field Hockey&nbsp; Josh Smith, Cross CountryMinnesota Brady Jurgella, Baseball Madeline Wethington, Ice HockeyNebraska Kolby Heinerikson, Track &amp; Field Lindsey Thiele, Golf&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Northwestern Ben Forbes, Swimming &amp; Diving Levi Hoogendoorn, Fencing&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ohio State Katelyn Abeln, Pistol Trent DiCicco, LacrossePenn State Olivia Damico, Soccer Ben Doyle, Swimming &amp; DivingPurdue Michaela Herwig, Swimming &amp; Diving&nbsp; Evie Sierra, Swimming &amp; DivingRutgers Steven Coponi, Track &amp; Field Emily Mahaffy, RowingWisconsin &nbsp; Gabriel Huber, Tennis Josefina Laznickova, Rowing

Postgrad Scholarship.png

Big Ten Conference Announces 2024 Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients

<a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt678a020259cf0efa/6682b436e316340dd271dedd/2023-24_Big_Ten_Sportsmanship_Award_Honorees.pdf" target="_self">2023-24 SPORTSMANSHIP HONOREES</a>ROSEMONT, Ill. – On Tuesday, the Big Ten Conference announced the 28 honorees named Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2023-24 academic year. These standouts were chosen from a group of 350 students honored throughout the academic year who had displayed positive sportsmanship.One member of each varsity sports team on every campus was chosen by his or her institution as a Sportsmanship Award honoree, and two Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners were then selected from each institution. All of the Sportsmanship Award winners have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, these honorees must be in good academic standing and must have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.The 2023-24 Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners appear below, and the complete list of Sportsmanship Award honorees for all sports from each school can be viewed <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt678a020259cf0efa/667adadc39d09842b74bcf9d/2023-24_Big_Ten_Sportsmanship_Award_Honorees.pdf" target="_self">here</a>.2023-24 Outstanding Sportsmanship Award WinnersILLINOIS Isaiah Williams, Football Jessica McDowell, Women’s Track &amp; FieldINDIANA Aaron Casey, Football Caroline Craig, Women’s GolfIOWA Jay Higgins, Football Kate Martin, Women’s BasketballMARYLAND Jahmir Young, Men’s Basketball Olivia Weir, Women’s GymnasticsMICHIGAN Jacob Truscott, Men’s Ice Hockey Serena Brimacombe, Field HockeyMICHIGAN STATE Nicolas Müller, Men’s Ice Hockey Macy Lee, SoftballMINNESOTA Parker Fox, Men’s Basketball Katie Horak, Women’s GymnasticsNEBRASKA Peyton Robb, Wrestling Cecelia Ossi, Women‘s RifleNORTHWESTERN Gleb Blekher, Men’s Tennis Natalie Chizzo, VolleyballOHIO STATE Nick Feldman, Wrestling Sarah Sue Morbitzer, VolleyballPENN STATE Beau Bartlett, Wrestling Julie Gough, Women’s Ice HockeyPURDUE Praise Aniamaka, Men’s Track &amp; Field Carmen Gallardo Guevara, Women’s TennisRUTGERS Xavier Marcoux, Men’s Golf Leigha Devine, Women’s GolfWISCONSIN Tim Bielic, Men’s Soccer MJ Hammill, Volleyball

Big Ten Women’s Tennis News

Headlines

Edit