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UCLA Claims Women’s Tennis Weekly Honors

Bruins’ Crossley sweeps weekly awards

Player and Freshman of the Week 
Mayu Crossley, UCLA 
Fr. – Tokyo, Japan  

  • Knocked off a pair of top 20 singles opponents as the 17th-ranked Bruins split matches against No. 16 California and No. 11 Stanford  
  • Beat this past fall’s NCAA singles runner-up and ninth-ranked Berta Passola Folch of Cal, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0 
  • In UCLA’s 7-0 triumph over Stanford the next day, Crossley had a hand in her team’s first two points 
  • The doubles duo of Crossley and Kayla Chung clinched the initial point with a 6-4 decision  
  • Crossley then pushed the lead to 2-0 with a 6-3, 6-1 win versus No. 18 Alyssa Ahn 
  • Last UCLA Player of the Week: Ahmani Guichard (Sept. 24, 2025) 
  • Last UCLA Freshman of the Week: Mayu Crossley (Nov. 12, 2025) 

 

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 
Jan. 21 
P: McKenna Schaefbauer, Sr., ILL 
F: Margot Phanthala, NU 
Jan. 28 
P: Aiva Schmitz, Sr., MINN 
F: Flora Johnson, OSU 
Feb. 4 
P/F: Mayu Crossley, Fr., UCLA 

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