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