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Nebraska Women’s Tennis

Big Red &gt; RedHawks 

NEB 6 | 1 MIAMI https://t.co/L4AwdY1smW

🔥Ana brings it home!🔥

Zamburek took the dub on court 1 in two sets: 6-4, 7-5 https://t.co/ogxFTbLflN https://t.co/GmKUWbAOZj

Oregon Women's Tennis

Road Dub 😤

#GoDucks https://t.co/syiXDiDVSX

Taranova takes it!

The Husker defeated the RedHawk in three sets: 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 [10-2]

NEB 5 | MIAMI 1 https://t.co/DLgHSlMyn1 https://t.co/sXXsuD3ZDl

USC Women's Tennis

A stunning performance at golden hour ☀️ https://t.co/1sZvoHyAzc

Rizzetto gets the fourth team point🔥

Emma beat Zalukar in two sets: 6-3, 6-2

NEB 4 | MIAMI 0 https://t.co/e4rq5CnXRB https://t.co/w4xMxjpdzl

Rizzetto gets the fourth team point🔥

Emma beat Zalukar in two sets: 6-3, 6-2 https://t.co/mcjJlMcoE3 https://t.co/w4xMxjpLoT

Rossini keeps it rollin' 🎾

The Husker took court 5 in two sets: 6-2, 6-1 

NEB 3 | MIAMI 0 https://t.co/Mglz5I0nMh https://t.co/OaMoSRNnoz

Reya strikes with the first singles point 🔥

Coe defeated Valentinsson in two sets: 6-1, 6-1

NEB 2 | MIAMI 0 https://t.co/3yhLzflXde https://t.co/Xl0jnWwWXJ

CLINCH POINT = RANKED WIN !!!

1. No. 43 Grace Piper (USC) def. No. 65 Mao Mushika (CAL) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3

USC 4, CAL 2 https://t.co/vj6ejmp1Zt

Player of the Week&nbsp; Teah Chavez, Ohio State &nbsp; So. – Regina, Saskatchewan – Martin Collegiate Institute – Major: Sport Industry&nbsp;<ul><li>Posted ranked singles and doubles wins to help the Buckeyes to a 4-3 win at No. 14 Duke&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Chavez and Luciana Perry downed the Blue Devils’ No. 11 ranked team on court one in doubles, 6-4&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>In singles, No. 55 Chavez rolled to a 6-1, 6-2 victory over No. 29 Emma Jackson to tie the team score, 1-1&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Chavez is 5-0 in dual match singles this spring&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Teah Chavez (Jan. 22, 2025)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Freshman of the Week&nbsp; Erica Jessel, Northwestern&nbsp; Friendswood, Texas – Clear Springs – Major: Undeclared&nbsp;<ul><li>Went 2-0 in singles and 1-0 in doubles to help Northwestern to a doubleheader sweep of UIC and Milwaukee&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Picked up all three victories at the No. 1 spot, including the first two wins from No. 1 singles of her collegiate career&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Won 6-1 with partner Sydney Pratt in doubles against UIC and beat both singles opponents in straight sets&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Northwestern Freshman of the Week: Erica Jessel (Feb. 19, 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; P: Reese Miller, So., Michigan&nbsp; F: Emily Sartz-Lunde, Michigan&nbsp; Jan. 22&nbsp; P: Teah Chavez, So., Ohio State&nbsp; F: Patsy Daughters, Oregon&nbsp; Jan. 29&nbsp; P: Piper Charney, So., Michigan&nbsp; F: Kate Fakih, UCLA&nbsp; Feb. 5&nbsp; P: Elise Wagle, Sr., UCLA&nbsp; F: Jessica Bernales, Michigan&nbsp; Feb. 12&nbsp; P: Julia Fliegner, Sr., Michigan&nbsp; F: Kate Fakih, UCLA&nbsp; Feb. 19&nbsp; P: Teah Chavez, So., Ohio State&nbsp; F: Erica Jessel, Northwestern &nbsp;

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Ohio State and Northwestern Claim Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards - 2.19

Player of the Week&nbsp; Julia Fliegner, Michigan&nbsp; Sr. – Birmingham, Mich. – Detroit Country Day – Major: Business Administration&nbsp;<ul><li>Helped Michigan to a 2-1 record at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Went 2-0 at the No. 1 singles position, becoming the 11th Wolverine to win 100 singles matches in a career&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Picked up a 6-4, 6-2 win over No. 13 ranked Julia Garcia Ruiz of Oklahoma and a 7-6 (7), 6-1 win over No. 71 Sabina Zeynalova of Texas&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Teamed up with Reese Miller to go 2-1 at No. 2 doubles&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Michigan Player of the Week: Piper Charney (Jan. 29, 2025)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Freshman of the Week&nbsp; Kate Fakih, UCLA&nbsp; Pasadena, Calif. – Connections Academy – Major: Undeclared&nbsp;<ul><li>Posted a 2-0 singles record and a 2-1 doubles mark at first career ITA National Team Indoor Championship event&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Picked up seventh ranked singles win of the season, beating No. 115 Anita Sahdieeva of LSU 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 on court four&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Added a 6-0, 6-3 victory against Kida Ferrari of Illinois on court four to give UCLA a 2-0 lead&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>With partner Olivia Center, downed No. 58 Julia Garcia Ruiz/ Chloé Noël of Oklahoma 6-2 on court two to help UCLA secure the doubles point&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Beat McKenna Schaefbauer/Kasia Treiber of Illinois, 6-3, on court two to help Bruins earn the initial point&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last UCLA Freshman of the Week: Kate Fakih (Jan. 29, 2025)&nbsp;</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; 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; P: Reese Miller, So., Michigan&nbsp; F: Emily Sartz-Lunde, Michigan&nbsp; Jan. 22&nbsp; P: Teah Chavez, So., Ohio State&nbsp; F: Patsy Daughters, Oregon&nbsp; Jan. 29&nbsp; P: Piper Charney, So., Michigan&nbsp; F: Kate Fakih, UCLA&nbsp; Feb. 5&nbsp; P: Elise Wagle, Sr., UCLA&nbsp; F: Jessica Bernales, Michigan&nbsp; Feb. 12&nbsp; P: Julia Fliegner, Sr., Michigan&nbsp; F: Kate Fakih, UCLA&nbsp;

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Michigan and UCLA Earn Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards - 2.12

Player of the Week&nbsp; Elise Wagle, UCLA&nbsp; Sr. – Niskayuna, N.Y. – Laurel Springs School – Major: Economics&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Posted a 1-0 singles record and a 1-0 doubles mark to help UCLA defeat No. 18 California, 4-2 &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Contributed two clinching wins, helping put the match’s first and last points on the scoreboard&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Making her debut on the No. 2 singles court, Wagle outlasted No. 63 Lan Mi, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 to seal the victory &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Playing alongside teammate Bianca Fernandez for the first time, the duo knocked off No. 48 Mi/Berta Passola Folch, 6-4, in the deciding doubles contest on court three &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last UCLA Player of the Week: Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (Nov. 13, 2024)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Freshman of the Week&nbsp; Jessica Bernales, Michigan&nbsp; Las Vegas, Nev. – Odyssey Charter School – Major: Undeclared&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Went 2-0 in singles as Michigan picked up wins at No. 5 Virginia and No. 21 Florida&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Against the Cavaliers, Bernales knocked off No. 94 Martina Genis Salas, 6-3, 6-3, for Michigan’s third point of the afternoon&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Against Virginia, she and Piper Charney held a 6-5 lead over No. 2 Elaine Chervinsky/Melanie Collard in doubles before the match was abandoned&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Against No. 21 Florida, Bernales picked up a win over Noémie Oliveras, 6-4, 6-4 as Michigan recorded a 7-0 shutout win&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Teamed up with Piper Charney again at No. 1 doubles to clinch the match's first point with a 7-5 win over Alicia Dudeney/Bente Spee&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Emily Sartz-Lunde (Jan. 15, 2025)&nbsp;</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; 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; P: Reese Miller, So., Michigan&nbsp; F: Emily Sartz-Lunde, Michigan&nbsp; Jan. 22&nbsp; P: Teah Chavez, So., Ohio State&nbsp; F: Patsy Daughters, Oregon&nbsp; Jan. 29&nbsp; P: Piper Charney, So., Michigan&nbsp; F: Kate Fakih, UCLA&nbsp; Feb. 5&nbsp; P: Elise Wagle, Sr., UCLA&nbsp; F: Jessica Bernales, Michigan&nbsp;

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Michigan and UCLA Claim Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards - 2.5.25

Player of the Week&nbsp; Piper Charney, Michigan&nbsp; So. – Charleston, S.C. – Lucy Beckham – Major: Business Administration&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Helped Michigan qualify for the ITA National Team Indoor Championship&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Went 2-0 in singles at No. 2, the highest she has ever played in the singles lineup&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Went 1-1 at No. 1 doubles, highlighted by a 6-2 win over No. 9 Amelia Honer/Marie Weissheim (USCB)&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>In singles action, Charney defeated Julia Werdiger (Yale), 6-1, 6-3 and Marie Weissheim (UCSB), 6-1, 6-3&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Michigan Player of the Week: Reese Miller (Jan. 15, 2025)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp; Freshman of the Week&nbsp; Kate Fakih, UCLA&nbsp; Pasadena, Calif. – Connections Academy – Major: Undeclared&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-4 victory against Washington’s McKenna Koenig on court four to send Bruins to first ITA National Team Indoor Championship since 2021&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Teamed with Olivia Center to beat No. 115 Sophie Luescher/Erika Matsuda 6-3 at No. 2 singles to secure the doubles point &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Earns her third Big Ten weekly honor and first freshman of the week accolade&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last UCLA Freshman of the Week: Kate Fakih (Jan. 29, 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; P: Reese Miller, So., Michigan&nbsp; F: Emily Sartz-Lunde, Michigan&nbsp; Jan. 22&nbsp; P: Teah Chavez, So., Ohio State&nbsp; F: Patsy Daughters, Oregon&nbsp; Jan. 29&nbsp; P: Piper Charney, So., Michigan&nbsp; F: Kate Fakih, UCLA&nbsp;

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Michigan and UCLA Earn Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards - 1.29.25

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference and Chi Alpha Sigma have announced a partnership to welcome all 18 conference institutions into the National College Athlete Honor Society. The arrangement makes the Big Ten the 14th collegiate athletic conference - and the first from NCAA Division I - to enroll its full membership in Chi Alpha Sigma this year. “We’re proud to establish Chi Alpha Sigma chapters across the Big Ten Conference’s18 member institutions,” said Rutgers University Faculty Athletics Representative, Thomas Stephens. “This is an opportunity to annually recognize our students who are competing at the absolute highest level in the classroom and in competition.” Seven Big Ten institutions had previous membership in Chi Alpha Sigma. Through this conference-wide partnership, all 18 Big Ten institutions will now be able to induct student-athletes of junior academic standing or higher who maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale into the National College Athlete Honor Society. “It’s incredibly exciting to welcome the Big Ten into Chi Alpha Sigma,” executive director Kellen Wells-Mangold said. “The long tradition of combined excellence in athletics and academics and continued commitment to celebrating student-athlete achievement makes the Conference a perfect fit for Chi Alpha Sigma.” Induction ceremonies will be held later this year on each Big Ten campus at times determined by the institutions. Inductees will also be eligible for additional national awards, postgraduate scholarships, and other benefits offered by Chi Alpha Sigma. “This partnership is also a personal source of pride for Chi Alpha Sigma staff, as both [assistant director] BJ Pickard and I are alumni of Big Ten institutions,” Wells-Mangold added.Wells-Mangold is a 2005 graduate of the University of Iowa, while Pickard earned his Master’s degree at the University of Washington in 2011. Chi Alpha Sigma was founded in 1996 by then-DePauw University head football coach Nick Mourouzis. His goal was to provide outstanding student-athletes with an opportunity to become connected within a fraternal association that aligns their educational and athletic successes for a lifetime. The name “Chi Alpha Sigma” was chosen to identify the organization as a national “College Athlete Society.”&nbsp; Any four-year institution with membership in an association or organization that promotes academic achievement and varsity-level athletics competition while committing to the principles of integrity, sportsmanship, and overall development of their student-athletes may apply for membership in Chi Alpha Sigma. There are currently more than 460 active chapters across all divisions of college athletics in the United States.

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Chi Alpha Sigma Release

ROSEMONT, Ill. - Illinois, Michigan, Northwestern and UCLA have qualified for the 2025 ITA Division I Women’s National Team Indoor Championships. Illinois and Northwestern will be the host schools for the upcoming event on Feb. 7-11. &nbsp; Following a <a href="https://wearecollegetennis.com/2024/04/10/format-change-for-division-i-national-team-indoor-championships/" target="_self">remodel of the tournament’s format</a>, Northwestern will host half of the 16 competing teams in the first round of the weekend event and Illinois will host the other side of the bracket through the quarterfinals. Advancing teams will play in the semifinals and finals at the Combe Tennis Center in Evanston, Ill., on February 10-11. &nbsp; As hosts, Northwestern and Illinois will earn automatic qualification to the round of 16. &nbsp; 2024 runner-up Michigan will return to the ITA Team Indoor Championship, while UCLA will be making its first ITA Indoors trip since 2021. &nbsp; Additional advancing teams include Auburn, Georgia, LSU, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&amp;M and Virginia. &nbsp; For additional information and a schedule of events, visit the <a href="https://wearecollegetennis.com/ita-division-i-womens-national-team-indoor-championship/">ITA National Team Indoor Championship Event Page</a>. &nbsp;

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Four Big Ten Teams Qualify for ITA National Team Indoor Championships

ROSEMONT, Ill – In honor of Jackie Robinson’s core values of courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, citizenship, justice, commitment, and excellence, the Big Ten Conference today announced the inaugural Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community &amp; Impact Award to recognize the conference’s student-athletes who have made an exceptional impact in their local community. Before breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier, Jackie Robinson was a standout student-athlete at UCLA, where he was the school’s first four-sport letter winner, excelling in football, basketball, track and field, and baseball.Student-athletes will be nominated based on the following criteria:<ul><li>Demonstrated Impact: Significant and tangible contributions to community projects or causes, including measurable outcomes or positive changes resulting from their involvement.</li></ul><ul><li>Collaboration and Teamwork: Ability to work effectively with others, including peers, organizations, and community members, to achieve common goals and enhance community impact.</li></ul><ul><li>Consistency and Commitment: Ongoing and consistent participation in community service activities over an extended period of time.</li></ul><ul><li>Visibility and Advocacy: Efforts to raise awareness and advocate for important groups or causes, leveraging their platform to promote positive change and engage others.</li></ul>"The Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community &amp; Impact Award celebrates Jackie’s legacy of excellence in community service,” said Sonya Pankey Robinson, Jackie’s first grandchild, Director and board member of the Jackie Robinson Foundation. "We are proud to recognize 36 outstanding men and women for the incredible impact they make in their community."“It is our privilege and great honor to bestow this award in Jackie’s name upon these deserving Big Ten student-athletes and to express our appreciation for the continuing support of the Jackie Robinson Foundation,” said Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti."Our student-athletes make significant contributions through competition, academics, and community impact,” said Big Ten Senior Vice President, Community &amp; Impact, Omar Brown. “This award allows the Big Ten to recognize these efforts in improving communities, just as we do with their other achievements. Jackie Robinson embodies this award and our goal to honor student-athletes who positively impact others."Each Big Ten member-institution can nominate two student-athletes, one male and one female, from their respective schools. The Big Ten Conference will select two Jackie Robinson Community &amp; Impact award winners, from the 36 nominations, who will be announced by the Big Ten Conference this spring. All remaining nominees will be recognized with individual awards for their contributions to their local communities.&nbsp;The Big Ten Conference’s commitment to athletics, academics and service goes back to the conference’s founding. Coupling the academic goals set forth by leaders of the charter members of the conference with their steadfast commitment to athletics, the conference instituted the Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1915, the first award to demonstrate support for the educational emphasis placed on intercollegiate athletics. It is awarded annually by each member institution to one male and one female student of the graduating class who has attained the greatest proficiency in scholarship and athletics.In June of 2020 the conference launched the Big Ten Equality Coalition. This group, which features student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, chancellors, presidents and other members, has a stated goal of seeking tangible ways to actively and constructively combat racism and hate around the world, while also empowering student-athletes to express their rights to free speech and peaceful protest. An important initiative resulting from conversations initiated by the coalition was the Big Ten Voter Registration Initiative.In recent years, several delegations of conference student-athletes and administrators have traveled to Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, for an immersive civil rights educational experience entitled: “Big Life Series: Selma to Montgomery.” The visit to one of the key centers of the civil rights movement was highlighted by marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to learn more about the profound impact that young people had on the civil rights movement.Additionally, the Big Ten Conference is dedicated to making a lasting impact on the communities where its major events are held hosting sports clinics, renovating recreation centers, and giving elementary-aged children a behind-the-scenes experience with major Big Ten events. In all cases the conference focuses on creating meaningful improvements aimed at leaving each location better than it was found. Most recently, the Big Ten collaborated with the College Football Playoff Foundation, local sports organizations and local school districts to enhance spaces for teachers and children while providing additional educational and athletic opportunities for children.As Jackie Robison famously said, “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."

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The Big Ten Conference Announces Inaugural “Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award” for Student-Athletes

Player of the Week&nbsp; Teah Chavez, Ohio State&nbsp; So. – Regina, Saskatchewan – Martin Collegiate Institute – Major: Sport Industry &nbsp;<ul><li>Posted a pair of singles wins on court two and was 1-0 in doubles (along with a 5-3 lead when the point was clinched), as Ohio State earned a pair of victories against Cleveland State and Bellarmine. It was the first time of her collegiate career playing singles higher than court four&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Won 6-2, 6-0 against Cleveland State and dropped just one game in a 6-0, 6-1 victory against Bellarmine&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>In doubles, paired with Luciana Perry to earn a 6-1 win on court two vs. Cleveland State and led vs. Bellarmine on court two&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Ohio State Player of the Week:&nbsp;Nao Nishino (Nov. 6, 2024)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Freshman of the Week&nbsp; Patsy Daughters, Oregon&nbsp; Eugene, Ore.&nbsp;– Major: Undeclared&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Helped Oregon open its spring season with a pair of sweeps on Friday against Portland State and Montana&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Played both matches at the No. 3 spot in the Ducks’ singles lineup, while playing at the top doubles position&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Won in straight sets against Portland State (6-3, 6-1) and later in the day she beat her opponent from Montana, 6-1, 6-0&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>In doubles, she and partner Karin Young won 6-1 against Portland State before a 6-3 win against Montana&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Daughters remains unbeaten in five singles matches dating back to the fall season &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Earns Oregon’s first Freshman 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; 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; P: Reese Miller, So., Michigan&nbsp; F: Emily Sartz-Lunde, Michigan&nbsp; Jan. 22&nbsp; P: Teah Chavez, So., Ohio State&nbsp; F: Patsy Daughters, Oregon&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Ohio State and Oregon Score Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards - 1/22/25

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;

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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;

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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

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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.

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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

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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;

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UCLA Earns Women’s Tennis Weekly Award 11.13

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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;

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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;

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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;

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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;

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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;

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