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USC Sweeps Women’s Tennis Weekly Honors

Trojans’ Hossam and Zozaya earn weekly awards

Player of the Week 
Jana Hossam, USC 
So. – Alexandria, Egypt 

  • Helped USC remain perfect in Big Ten play (4-0) with wins over No. 2 Ohio State and Penn State 
  • Against the Buckeyes, No. 38-ranked Hossam beat No. 4-ranked Teah Chavez in straight sets (6-4, 6-4), handing Chavez her first loss since January and giving USC its third point of the day 
  • Against Penn State, Hossam defeated Maelie Monfils in straight sets (6-2, 6-4) on court one, again putting USC in a position to clinch the match  
  • Last USC Player of the Week: Jana Hossam (Oct. 22, 2025) 

 

Freshman of the Week 
Eugenia Zozaya, USC 
Oviedo, Spain  

  • Helped the Trojans to wins over No. 2 Ohio State and Penn State 
  • Against the Nittany Lions, Zozaya defeated Maiko Uchijima, 6-0, 6-1 on court two  
  • Against Ohio State, Zozaya beat Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev, 6-4, 6-2 on court three 
  • Led No. 59-ranked Luciana Perry/Flora Johnson of Ohio State, 5-3, in doubles when USC clinched the doubles point 
  • Owns an eight-match singles win streak  
  • Last USC Freshman of the Week: Dani Borruel (Oct. 22, 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 
Feb. 11 
P: Jermine Sherif, Jr., WASH 
F: Hephzibah Oluwadare, OSU 
Feb. 18 
P: Luciana Perry, Jr., OSU 
F: Ansley Cox, PSU 
Feb. 25 
P: Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Sr., UCLA 
F: Mayu Crossley, UCLA 
March 4 
P: Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Sr., UCLA 
F: Mayu Crossley, UCLA 
March 11 
Co-P: Mia Mack, Jr., IOWA 
Co-P: Erika Matsuda, Sr., WASH 
F: Kaede Usui, WIS 
March 18 
P: Jana Hossam, So., USC 
F: Eugenia Zozaya, USC 

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