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We had LOTS to celebrate for in 2025 🤩

Excited to write the next chapter in 2026 ✍️

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Bruins Upset Vanderbilt for Spot in NCAA Third Round

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Fakih, Bruins Outlast USC in Pivotal Big Ten Match

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Head coach Robin Stephenson joined the ITA College Coaches Podcast recently. The full podcast episode can be found at the links below ⤵️

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Lutkemeyer Completes Decorated Junior Year

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Tennis singles and doubles championships

2025 NCAA Women's Tennis Individual Championships Central

<div class="payload-richtext">Player of the Week  Erika Matsuda, Washington  Sr. – Yokohama, Japan <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Qualified for the NCAA Individual Championships in singles and doubles at the ITA West Sectional Championships with a 6-0 record with three wins over ranked opponents </li><li
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 >Earned a three-set win in the Round of 32 against #52 Emilija Terijonaita (Arizona State) 7-5, 1-6, 6-4. Secured a win over #125 Greta Greco Lucchina (California) in the quarterfinals, 6-3, 6-4 to secure a berth to the NCAA singles competition </li><li
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 >Alongside doubles partner Carina Syrtveit, earned a win over #58 Eva Alvarez Sande/Maxine Murphy (Washington State), 6-3, 6-1 in the Round of 16 on their way to an undefeated weekend </li><li
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 >Last Washington Player of the Week: Erika Matsuda (Nov. 12, 2025) </li></ul> Freshman of the Week  Mayu Crossley, UCLA  Tokyo, Japan <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Earned her first career NCAA Championships berth with a strong showing at the ITA West Sectionals in Seattle </li><li
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 >Won three singles matches in three days, starting with a three-set decision over No. 109 Charlotte Keitel of San Diego </li><li
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 >Beat Shachf Liberman of UC Santa Barbara and Tilde Jagare of Oregon in straight-set results to reach the semifinals and qualify for the NCAA tournament  </li><li
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 >Last UCLA Freshman of the Week: Kate Fakih (April 16, 2025) </li></ul> 2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees Sept. 17  P: Brianna Baldi, So., PSU  F: Ameia Sorey, IND  Sept. 24  P: Ahmani Guichard, Jr., UCLA  F: no selection   Oct. 1  Co-P: Teah Chavez, Jr., OSU  Co-P: Maria Sholokhova, Sr., WIS  Co-F: Krisha Mahendran, USC  Co-F: Lucie Urbanova, WIS  Oct. 8   P: Hi’ilani Williams, Fr., IND  F: Hadley Appling, ORE  Oct. 15  P: Maiko Uchijima, Sr., PSU  F: Margot Phanthala, NU  Oct. 22  Co-P: Nao Nishino, So., OSU  Co-P: Jana Hossam, So., USC  F: Dani Borruel, USC   Oct. 29  P/F: Gabriella Lindgren, Fr., MICH  Nov. 5  P: Ellie Blackford, So., MSU  F: no selection  Nov. 12  P: Erika Matsuda, Sr., WASH  F: Mayu Crossley, UCLA </div>

Women's Tennis Weekly Awards - Nov. 12

UCLA and Washington Gather Women’s Tennis Weekly Honors

Big Ten Women’s Tennis Qualifies 20 Players for Upcoming NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships 

<div class="payload-richtext">Player of the Week  Ellie Blackford, Michigan State   So. – Chelmsford Essex, England <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Went 6-0 overall at the Spartan Invitational over the weekend </li><li
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 >Secured all three of her singles wins in two sets, winning 6-2, 6-1 against Ameia Sorey of Indiana, 6-2, 6-2 against Xavier’s Madeleine Rexroat and 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) against Minnesota’s Jeselle Ante </li><li
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 >Earned a doubles sweep with Matilde Morais  </li><li
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 >Last Michigan State Player of the Week: Oriana Parkins-Godwin (March 12, 2025) </li></ul>  2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees  Sept. 17  P: Brianna Baldi, So., PSU  F: Ameia Sorey, IND  Sept. 24  P: Ahmani Guichard, Jr., UCLA  F: no selection   Oct. 1  Co-P: Teah Chavez, Jr., OSU  Co-P: Maria Sholokhova, Sr., WIS  Co-F: Krisha Mahendran, USC  Co-F: Lucie Urbanova, WIS  Oct. 8   P: Hi’ilani Williams, Fr., IND  F: Hadley Appling, ORE  Oct. 15  P: Maiko Uchijima, Sr., PSU  F: Margot Phanthala, NU  Oct. 22  Co-P: Nao Nishino, So., OSU  Co-P: Jana Hossam, So., USC  F: Dani Borruel, USC   Oct. 29  P/F: Gabriella Lindgren, Fr., MICH  Nov. 5  P: Ellie Blackford, So., MSU  F: no selection </div>

Big Ten Women's Tennis Weekly Awards

Michigan State Claims Women’s Tennis Weekly Honor

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. - Ten Big Ten women’s tennis players have earned spots in the upcoming NCAA Individual Championships at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla., on Nov. 18-23. The ITA Sectional Championships will be held on Nov. 6-9 at various campus sites, with last chance opportunities for additional players to qualify for the Individual Championships. Additionally, the ITA Women’s Conference Masters Championships will offer another chance for players to qualify.   Women’s NCAA Singles Qualifiers  Piper Charney, Michigan, ITA All-American Championships, Consolation Finalist Teah Chavez, Ohio State, ITA All-American Championships, Semifinalist Nao Nishino, Ohio State, ITA Regional Championships, Finalist Luciana Perry, Ohio State, ITA All-American Championships, Semifinalist Emma Charney, USC, ITA All-American Championships, Quarterfinalist Jana Hossam, USC, ITA Regional Championships, Finalist  Women’s NCAA Doubles Qualifiers Daniela Borruel/Lily Fairclough, USC, ITA Regional Championships, Champion Maria Sholokhova/Lucie Urbanova, Wisconsin, ITA All-American Championships, Champion </div>

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Big Ten Women’s Tennis Players Set to Participate at Upcoming NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships

<div class="payload-richtext">Player of the Week  Gabriella Lindgren, Michigan  Fr. – Vancouver, British Columbia  <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Went 4-0 in singles at the RTC Collegiate Invite, earning the following wins: d. Sophie Clayton (Clemson) 6-1, 6-0; d. Maya Bordereau (Wisconsin), 6-1, 6-1; d. Emily Deming (Georgia), 4-6, 6-2, 7-5; d. Mary Grace Rennard (North Carolina), 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (7) </li><li
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 >Teamed up with Bayley Sheinin to go 2-1 in doubles action   </li><li
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 >Last Michigan Player of the Week: Julia Fliegner (March 19, 2025) </li><li
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 >Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Emily Sartz-Lunde (March 19, 2025) </li></ul>2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees  Sept. 17  P: Brianna Baldi, So., PSU  F: Ameia Sorey, IND  Sept. 24  P: Ahmani Guichard, Jr., UCLA  F: no selection   Oct. 1  Co-P: Teah Chavez, Jr., OSU  Co-P: Maria Sholokhova, Sr., WIS  Co-F: Krisha Mahendran, USC  Co-F: Lucie Urbanova, WIS  Oct. 8   P: Hi’ilani Williams, Fr., IND  F: Hadley Appling, ORE  Oct. 15  P: Maiko Uchijima, Sr., PSU  F: Margot Phanthala, NU  Oct. 22  Co-P: Nao Nishino, So., OSU  Co-P: Jana Hossam, So., USC  F: Dani Borruel, USC   Oct. 29  P/F: Gabriella Lindgren, Fr., MICH                        </div>

Women's Tennis Weekly Awards

Michigan Claims Women’s Tennis Weekly Honors

<div class="payload-richtext">Co-Player of the Week  Nao Nishino, Ohio State  So. – Tokyo, Japan <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Did not drop a set in a run to the ITA Midwest Regional Singles Championship, winning six straight matches </li><li
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 >As the No. 4 seed, she won in straight sets against DePaul, Illinois and Michigan State to open the tournament </li><li
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 >In the quarterfinals, Nishino beat an opponent from Notre Dame, 6-0, 7-6 (4) and then was a 6-4, 6-3 winner over No. 2 seed Emily Sartz-Lunde of Michigan </li><li
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 >In the final, Nishino posted a 6-1, 6-1 win over Notre Dame’s Bianca Molnar </li><li
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 >Becomes the second straight Buckeye to claim the regional title and the second in program history. With the win, Nishino clinches her first NCAA singles berth  </li><li
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 >Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Teah Chavez (Oct. 1, 2025) </li></ul> Co-Player of the Week  Jana Hossam, USC  So. – Alexandria, Egypt <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Competing at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships, Hossam was a singles finalist, punching her ticket to NCAAs. Hossam also reached the doubles semifinal </li><li
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 >In singles, Hossam won five straight matches to reach the singles final  </li><li
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 >In doubles, Hossam and her partner Krisha Mahendran won four straight matches and knocked off the No. 1 seeded pair of Fernandez/Crossley from UCLA </li><li
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 >Last USC Player of the Week: Lily Fairclough (April 16, 2025) </li></ul> Freshman of the Week  Dani Borruel, USC  Buena Park, Calif.  <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Teamed up with Lily Fairclough to win the ITA Southwest Region Doubles Title over the weekend, winning five straight matches and recording a three-set victory in the final </li><li
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 >The USC pair topped their own teammates (Mahendran/Hossam) in the semifinal to qualify  </li><li
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 >Captured USC’s first ITA Regional Doubles Title since 2015 and the eighth all-time in school history </li><li
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 >In singles, Borruel reached the round of 32  </li><li
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 >Last USC Freshman of the Week: Krisha Mahendran (Oct. 1, 2025) </li></ul> 2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees  Sept. 17  P: Brianna Baldi, So., PSU  F: Ameia Sorey, IND  Sept. 24  P: Ahmani Guichard, Jr., UCLA  F: no selection   Oct. 1  Co-P: Teah Chavez, Jr., OSU  Co-P: Maria Sholokhova, Sr., WIS  Co-F: Krisha Mahendran, USC  Co-F: Lucie Urbanova, WIS  Oct. 8   P: Hi’ilani Williams, Fr., IND  F: Hadley Appling, ORE  Oct. 15  P: Maiko Uchijima, Sr., PSU  F: Margot Phanthala, NU  Oct. 22  Co-P: Nao Nishino, So., OSU  Co-P: Jana Hossam, So., USC  F: Dani Borruel, USC  </div>

Ohio State and USC Claim Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards

<div class="payload-richtext">Player of the Week  Maiko Uchijima, Penn State  Sr. – Tokyo, Japan <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Placed third at the ITA Northeast Regional singles competition while pairing with Olivia Dorner for a runner-up finish in the double's tournament at the event </li><li
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 >Uchijima went 5-1 in singles. She defeated Temple's Marianthi Christoforidou (7-5, 6-3), Delaware's Maryia Hrynashka (6-2, 6-3), Columbia's Malak El Allami (7-5, 6-0) and Princeton's Eva Elbaz (6-1, 5-7, 6-1) before falling in the singles semifinals to Penn's No. 78 Esha Velaga (7-6, 6-1) </li><li
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 >In the third-place match, the Tokyo, Japan native bested Columbia's No. 108 Gayathri Krishnan (6-2, 6-4) </li><li
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 >She paired with Olivia Dorner for a 5-1 doubles record, reaching the championship match at the ITA Northeast Regional for the second year in a row. The pair took down Wagner's Liepa Sataite/Alexia Estrada (8-4), Temple's Thamara Frasser Kawaratani/Christoforidou (8-0), Penn's Lara Stojanovski/Velaga (8-4), Princeton's Pearlie Zhang/Tsehay Driscoll (8-6) and the Tigers' Anna Maria Fedotova/Madeleine Jessup (6-4, 7-6) </li><li
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 >Last Penn State Player of the Week: Brianna Baldi (Sept. 17, 2025) </li></ul> Freshman of the Week  Margot Phanthala, Northwestern  Paris, France <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Made her collegiate debut at the Wolverine Invite in Ann Arbor, Mich., over the weekend, picking up the first top 10 victory of her career in her first-ever tournament, taking down the No. 10 ranked player, Michigan's Piper Charney, in straight sets (7-5, 6-2) </li><li
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 >Earned three total victories (two singles, one doubles) in three days of competition </li><li
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 >Last Northwestern Freshman of the Week: Erica Jessel (Feb. 19, 2025) </li></ul> 2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees  Sept. 17  P: Brianna Baldi, So., PSU  F: Ameia Sorey, IND  Sept. 24  P: Ahmani Guichard, Jr., UCLA  F: no selection   Oct. 1  Co-P: Teah Chavez, Jr., OSU  Co-P: Maria Sholokhova, Sr., WIS  Co-F: Krisha Mahendran, USC  Co-F: Lucie Urbanova, WIS  Oct. 8   P: Hi’ilani Williams, Fr., IND  F: Hadley Appling, ORE  Oct. 15  P: Maiko Uchijima, Sr., PSU  F: Margot Phanthala, NU  </div>

Women's Tennis Weekly Awards - Oct. 15

Penn State and Northwestern Claim Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards

<div class="payload-richtext">Player of the Week  Hi’ilani Williams, Indiana  Fr. – Oro Valley, Ariz.  <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Totaled two doubles wins throughout the Hoosier Classic tournament, defeating opponents from NIU (6-3) and Butler (6-1), alongside senior Nicole Teodosescu </li><li
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 >Went undefeated throughout the weekend in singles play, being crowned the winner of flight one after defeating an opponent from Louisville (6-4, 7-5). Additionally, secured wins against an opponent from Butler (6-2, 6-1) and another Louisville match up (7-5, 7-5) </li><li
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 >Last Indiana Player of the Week: Madison Appel (Jan. 22, 2019) </li></ul>Freshman of the Week  Hadley Appling, Oregon  Louisville, Ky.  <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >In her collegiate debut at the Duck Invitational, Appling turned in an undefeated weekend over the three-day event  </li><li
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 >Appling earned three straight-set victories in singles play while going 3-0 in doubles action  </li><li
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 >Appling defeated Portland's Kennedy Harris and Lexie Flores in addition to Ashley Kerker of Utah during singles </li><li
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 >In doubles, she and partner Avery Jennings earned a 6-0 win over a pair from Portland before earning a 6-3 win over another Pilot duo with fellow freshman Virginia Crocker. She finished doubles with a 6-2 win over Utah with Bridget Mihulka  </li><li
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 >Last Oregon Freshman of the Week: Patsy Daughters (Jan. 22, 2025) </li></ul> 2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees  Sept. 17  P: Brianna Baldi, So., PSU  F: Ameia Sorey, IND  Sept. 24  P: Ahmani Guichard, Jr., UCLA  F: no selection   Oct. 1  Co-P: Teah Chavez, Jr., OSU  Co-P: Maria Sholokhova, Sr., WIS  Co-F: Krisha Mahendran, USC  Co-F: Lucie Urbanova, WIS  Oct. 8   P: Hi’ilani Williams, Fr., IND  F: Hadley Appling, ORE </div>

Indiana and Oregon Earn Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards

<div class="payload-richtext">CHICAGO, Ill. – Allstate, the Big Ten Conference and Big Ten Network (BTN) today announced the creation of the Allstate Big Ten Women’s Championship Series, a new competition designed to spotlight and celebrate excellence in women’s athletics across the conference. The championship series is part of a first-of-its kind, multi-year partnership that establishes Allstate as the Official Insurance Partner of the Big Ten Conference and reflects Allstate’s 20-year legacy of supporting college athletics.With the partnership:<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >The Allstate Big Ten Women’s Championship Series will be created. This year-long competition among Big Ten schools is designed to highlight excellence across women’s athletics, with schools earning points based on their teams’ performance in regular and postseason play. At the end of the academic year, the school with the highest point total will be recognized as the overall champion.</li><li
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 >Allstate becomes the title sponsor of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, taking place March 4-8 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.</li><li
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 >Allstate will present all 12 Big Ten Women’s Olympic Sports championships and tournaments, including soccer, gymnastics and softball.</li><li
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 >Allstate will sponsor <a href="https://x.com/BigTenNetwork/status/1963726237043675265">
 On The Pitch
 </a>, BTN’s new series spotlighting women’s soccer stories across the conference.</li></ul> Tony Petitti, Big Ten Conference Commissioner “The Big Ten’s commitment to women’s sports stretches back decades and is reflected in the competitive success we see today. As we continue to explore opportunities for growth, we’re excited to partner with Allstate to further showcase these exceptional student-athletes, coaches and teams throughout the year.”  Elizabeth Brady, Allstate chief marketing, customer and communications officer: “From Allstate’s Good Hands Nets to the Good Works Team, Allstate continues to support both programs and student-athletes during this transformative era in college athletics. Together with the Big Ten, we’re elevating women’s sports and empowering all student-athletes who lead on their campuses and in communities.” François McGillicuddy, BTN President: “As the network continues to expand its live championship offerings, Allstate’s commitment to women’s sports will enhance BTN’s coverage of the most significant moments, shots and plays in Big Ten women’s athletics.”Allstate’s longstanding support of college athletics is part of its commitment to empowering young people to lead in their communities. Allstate has been a proud member of the college athletics community for 20 years through its university and conference sponsorships, academic scholarships and community impact initiatives. Since 2005, the Allstate Good Hands Nets program has raised millions of dollars in scholarships with every field goal and extra point scored. Allstate recently upped the donations for each kick, funding more scholarships for student-athletes across all sports. Since 2008, the Allstate Good Works Teams have honored hundreds of student-athletes for their service off the field, supporting causes such as youth empowerment and hunger relief. This January marks the 20th year as title sponsor of the Allstate Sugar Bowl, one of the premier events in college football.</div>

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The Big Ten and Allstate Unveil New Partnership to Elevate Women’s Sports (100325)

<div class="payload-richtext">Co-Player of the Week  Teah Chavez, Ohio State  Jr. – Regina, Saskatchewan <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Chavez made a run to the semifinals at the ITA All-American Championships, with four wins over top 60 opponents, all in straight sets </li><li
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 >Chavez, the No. 7 seed and No. 11-ranked player, downed the No. 57, No. 37, No. 13 and No. 43 players before falling to No. 6 ranked and No. 4 seed Valerie Glozman of Stanford, the eventual champion </li><li
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 >As a quarterfinalist, she earned her first NCAA singles tournament berth. In doubles, Chavez and Luciana Perry won twice in qualifying to earn a main draw spot and then notched a first-round victory </li><li
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 >Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Luciana Perry (April 2, 2025)</li></ul> Co-Player of the Week  Maria Sholokhova, Wisconsin  Sr. – Sochi, Russia <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Earned ITA All-American honors after winning the ITA All-American Championships in doubles alongside partner Lucie Urbanova </li><li
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 >The No. 39-ranked duo made history as the first-ever Wisconsin pairing to win the prestigious tournament and became the program’s first doubles All-Americans since 1998 </li><li
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 >After a setback in the qualifying round, she and Urbanova stormed through the main draw with a perfect 5-0 run, defeating top 30 opponents from Auburn, NC State, Virginia, and Oklahoma en route to the championship </li><li
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 >Sholokhova also became the first player in program history, and the first nationally since UCLA’s Robin Anderson in 2013–14, to capture both the singles and doubles titles at the ITA All-American Championships </li><li
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 >Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Maria Sholokhova (Oct. 2, 2024) </li></ul> Co-Freshman of the Week  Krisha Mahendran, USC  Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.   <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Captured both the singles and doubles titles at USTA SoCal Intercollegiate Championships </li><li
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 >Ranked No. 19 in the ITA newcomer rankings, won four-straight singles matches to reach the championship final and split the title with her teammate </li><li
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 >In doubles, competing with teammate Jana Hossam for the first time, the duo won four matches to claim the doubles title over Nevada's Silvia Maria Costache/Marlene Foerster, 6-4 </li><li
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 >Went 8-0 over the weekend and finished with two titles during her first-ever collegiate tournament </li><li
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 >Last USC Freshman of the Week: Jana Hossam (March 12, 2025)  </li></ul> Co-Freshman of the Week  Lucie Urbanova, Wisconsin  Konice, Czech Republic  <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Earned All-American honors in her first collegiate tournament, teaming up with Maria Sholokhova to win the ITA All-American Championships doubles title </li><li
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 >Urbanova and Sholokhova responded to a qualifying-round loss by reeling off five straight victories in the main draw, including wins over No. 3 Bennett/Bowers (Auburn), No. 10 Broadfoot/Osuigwe (NC State), and No. 26 Genis Salas/Xu (Virginia). They capped the run with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Oklahoma’s No. 27 Gilheany/Nahum in the final </li><li
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 >Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Lucie Urbanova (Oct. 1, 2025) </li></ul> 2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees  Sept. 17  P: Brianna Baldi, So., PSU  F: Ameia Sorey, IND  Sept. 24  P: Ahmani Guichard, Jr., UCLA  F: no selection   Oct. 1  Co-P: Teah Chavez, Jr., OSU  Co-P: Maria Sholokhova, Sr., WIS  Co-F: Krisha Mahendran, USC  Co-F: Lucie Urbanova, WIS </div>

Ohio State, USC and Wisconsin Claim Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards

Sholokhova and Urbanova win ITA All-American Doubles Championships

<div class="payload-richtext">Player of the Week  Ahmani Guichard, UCLA  Jr. – Seminole, Fla. <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Won four of her five matches at the ITA All-American Championships in Cary, N.C. </li><li
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 >Advanced out of prequalifying with three straight-set wins, including a 7-6(2), 7-6(6) result over Duke’s Claire An in the round’s finale  </li><li
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 >Guichard’s run was stopped by No. 72 Mia Slama of NC State in three sets. She earned a top-100 victory against Rice’s Divna Ratkovic in consolation play  </li><li
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 >Last UCLA Player of the Week: Kimmi Hance (April 22, 2025) </li></ul>2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees  Sept. 17  P: Brianna Baldi, So., PSU  F: Ameia Sorey, IND  Sept. 24  P: Ahmani Guichard, Jr., UCLA  F: no selection </div>

UCLA Earns Women’s Tennis Weekly Award

<div class="payload-richtext">Player of the Week Brianna Baldi, Penn State  So. – Greensboro, N.C.  <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Went undefeated in singles play to win her flight with a 3-0 record </li><li
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 >Paired with Patricia Grigoras in doubles, finishing the weekend with a 2-1 record  </li><li
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 >Last Penn State Player of the Week: Olivia Dorner (Oct. 16, 2024) </li></ul> Freshman of the Week Ameia Sorey, Indiana Miami, Fla. – Florida Connections Academy  <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Totaled four wins overall during college debut at the Debbie Southern Fall Classic </li><li
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 >Won two singles matches vs. Olivia Dorner of Penn State, 6-2, 6-3 and Addison Bowman of Alabama, 6-3, 6-3 </li><li
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 >Won a pair of doubles matches with Hi’llani Williams, defeating pairs from South Carolina (6-2) and Wake Forest (6-4) </li><li
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 >Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Ameia Sorey (Sept. 17, 2025)  </li></ul>2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees  Sept. 17  P: Brianna Baldi, So., PSU  F: Ameia Sorey, IND</div>

Indiana and Penn State Claim Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards

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Big Ten Players Among ITA Preseason National Rankings

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference is celebrating its 111th class of recipients who earned the Big Ten Medal of Honor from their respective institutions during the 2024-25 academic year. Established in 1915, the Big Ten Medal of Honor is the conference’s most prestigious award. It was the first award in intercollegiate athletics to demonstrate support for the educational emphasis placed on athletics. The Big Ten Medal of Honor is awarded to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each member institution who has demonstrated excellence on and off the field throughout their collegiate career. This year’s class comprised student-athletes from 15 sports. Big Ten schools currently feature more than 11,000 student-athletes, but only 36 earn the award on an annual basis. Since the Big Ten Medal of Honor was first presented more than a century ago, just over 1,680 student-athletes have earned this unique distinction. Those names are on permanent display at the Big Ten Office in Rosemont. Below is a listing of this year’s recipients: 2025 Big Ten Medal of Honor Class Illinois Jackson Buchanan, Golf Raina Terry, Volleyball Indiana Jassen Yep, Swimming Brianna Copeland, Softball Iowa Payton Sandfort, Basketball Maggie Johnston, Soccer Maryland Jaxon Smith, Wrestling Emma DeBerdine, Field Hockey Michigan Paul Juda, Gymnastics Julia Fliegner, Tennis Michigan State Jaden Akins, Basketball Gabrielle Stephen, Gymnastics Minnesota Dawson Garcia, Basketball Mya Hooten, Gymnastics Nebraska Micaylon Moore, Track & Field Lexi Rodriguez, Volleyball Northwestern Brooks Barnhizer, Basketball Maddie Zimmer, Field Hockey Ohio State Cody Simon, Football Makenna Webster, Field Hockey/Ice Hockey Oregon Bryce Boettcher, Football Paige Sinicki, Softball Penn State Tyler Warren, Football Maddie Gordon, Softball Purdue Cameron Miller, Track & Field Sophie McAfee, Diving Rutgers Kyle Monangai, Football Chloe Timberg, Track & Field UCLA Pablo Ereño, Golf  Lilly Reale, Soccer USC Caden Aoki, Baseball Gala Trubint, Volleyball Washington Carson Bruener, Football Dalayah Daniels, Basketball Wisconsin Bob Liking, Cross Country/Track & Field Phoebe Bacon, Swimming </div>

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Big Ten Conference Recognizes 111th Medal of Honor Class

<div class="payload-richtext">WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 6, 2025 – Today marks a historic milestone for college athletics in the United States. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has granted final approval to a settlement in the House v. NCAA (“House”) litigation. This landmark settlement – agreed to by plaintiffs representing nearly 400,000 current and former student-athletes and the NCAA, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, Pac-12 Conference and Southeastern Conference (SEC) – will reshape the landscape of college sports, paving the way for a model that prioritizes fairness, stability, integrity and opportunity for student-athletes and institutions.Overseeing this model will be the newly established <a href="https://www.collegesportscommission.org/">
 College Sports Commission
 </a> – an independent body that will be responsible for implementing the settlement terms governing revenue sharing, student-athlete Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals and roster limits. The Commission will investigate any potential violations of these rules, make determinations regarding potential rules violations and penalties, provide notice and opportunity to be heard, participate in the arbitration process and ultimately administer penalties for violations of these rules. The Commission’s leadership team will be announced in the near future.Under the new system, student-athletes will have more opportunities to financially benefit during their participation in intercollegiate athletics than ever before. Institutions are now able to share revenue directly with student-athletes, in addition to providing existing benefits such as athletic scholarships, access to world-class training facilities, academic counseling, medical care, post-eligibility medical coverage, mental health resources, nutritional guidance and life skills development.Beginning July 1, 2025, each year, participating schools can distribute up to 22% of the average revenue among schools in the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC from media rights, ticket sales, and sponsorships – known as the revenue sharing cap. The cap is estimated at $20.5 million per school for the 2025-26 academic year, pending final confirmation. To ensure revenue sharing with student-athletes is appropriately managed and reported to the Court for compliance, athletics departments will use the new College Athlete Payment System (CAPS) platform developed by LBi Software.Student-athletes will also be able to continue receiving compensation from third-parties other than their institutions for the use of their NIL, so long as their NIL deals are made with the purpose of using their NIL for a valid business purpose and do not exceed a reasonable range of compensation. On behalf of the College Sports Commission, Deloitte* has built and will maintain a new technology platform called NIL Go in which student-athletes will be required to report their NIL deals to confirm they are in compliance with the rules. Deals will be evaluated based on:<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Payor association – The relationship between the payor and the student-athlete’s school.</li><li
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 >Valid business purpose – Whether the payor is seeking the use of the student-athlete’s NIL for a valid business purpose, meaning to sell a good or service to the public for profit.</li><li
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 >Range of compensation – Whether the compensation paid to the student-athlete is commensurate with compensation paid to similarly situated individuals.</li></ul>Finally, for participating schools, NCAA scholarship limits have been removed and roster limits have been established for each sport, allowing for a significant increase in scholarship opportunities for student-athletes. Under this new model, schools will have the option to offer partial or full scholarships to every student-athlete on a team’s roster, as long as the total number of student-athletes stays within the sport’s specific roster limit. Efforts have also been made to ensure current and immediately incoming student-athletes are not adversely impacted by the establishing of roster limits. Removing scholarship limits allows schools to better support their student-athletes through new scholarships, particularly in non-revenue-generating sports.“We look forward to implementing this historic settlement designed to bring stability, integrity and competitive balance to college athletics while increasing both scholarship and revenue opportunities for student-athletes in all sports,” said Tony Petitti, Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference.“This is a significant moment for college athletics that will provide unparalleled opportunities for student-athletes. We look forward to implementing this new system which offers much-needed transparency and structure to create a more sustainable model for the long-term future of college athletics,” said Jim Phillips, Ph.D., Commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference.“As we enter this new era of college athletics, it is crucial we do so with structure, transparency, and the success of student-athletes in mind — this settlement and new model will ensure that happens. I look forward to working alongside my colleagues to implement this new system that prioritizes fairness and opportunity for all student-athletes and institutions," said Brett Yormark, Commissioner of the Big 12 Conference."It's a new day in collegiate athletics. This historic moment allows us to maintain what makes college sports special, the development of young individuals through sport, while also evolving to meet today's student-athletes where they are with new opportunities in a manner that provides long-term stability for collegiate athletics. I am proud to work alongside my colleagues as we implement and introduce the future of college sports,” said Teresa Gould, Commissioner of the Pac-12 Conference.“The approval of the House settlement agreement represents a significant milestone for the meaningful support of our student-athletes and a pivotal step toward establishing long-term sustainability for college sports, two of the Southeastern Conference’s top priorities. As the journey to modernize collegiate sports continues, we remain focused on identifying and implementing innovative opportunities for our student-athletes across all sports while maintaining the core values that make collegiate athletics uniquely meaningful,” said Greg Sankey, Commissioner of the Southeastern Conference.Following are significant dates related to the implementation of the settlement:<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >June 11 2025: NIL Go portal launches.</li><li
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 >June 15, 2025: Opt-in deadline for non-defendant schools to fully commit to revenue sharing. </li><li
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 >July 6, 2025: Opt-in schools must “designate” student-athletes permitted by the settlement to remain above roster limits.</li><li
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 >July 1, 2025: First date for direct institutional revenue sharing payments to student-athletes. </li><li
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 >Start of 2025-26 academic year: With the exception of the “designated” student-athletes, Fall sports must be at or below roster limits by their first day of competition.</li><li
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 >December 1, 2025: With the exception of “designated” student-athletes, Winter and Spring sports must be at or below roster limits by their first day of competition or Dec. 1, whichever is earlier.</li></ul>More information about the College Sports Commission and the implementation of these new policies can be found at <a href="http://collegesportscommission.org">
 CollegeSportsCommission.org
 </a>.* As used in this document, “Deloitte” means Deloitte Consulting LLP, a subsidiary of Deloitte LLP. Please see <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.deloitte.com/us/about__;!!KZXpRQ!Snxrm01v2rEzCV61LRblLeONUV7gDK5UFT1umxxuV_qjClo3agkHLTUAa7qEKM8X9mPQNt7mNbUE4N17jDk4lqBEecI$">
 www.deloitte.com/us/about
 </a> for a detailed description of its legal structure. Certain services may not be available to attest clients under the rules and regulations of public accounting.MEDIA CONTACT<a href="mailto:collegesportscommission@fgsglobal.com">
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