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Big Ten CommunicationsPublished: 4/8/2026, Last updated: 4/8/2026
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Ohio State and Nebraska Earn Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards

Buckeyes’ Perry and Huskers’ Spencer share weekly honors

Player of the Week 
Luciana Perry, Ohio State  
Jr. – Export, Pa.  

  • Went 2-0 in singles and 3-0 in doubles as Ohio State went 3-0 in road matches last week at Michigan (4-1), Nebraska (4-0) and Iowa (4-0) 
  • In singles, Perry topped Michigan’s No. 22 Lily Jones 6-2, 7-5 on court two and No. 52 Mia Mack of Iowa, 6-4, 6-1  
  • At No. 50 Nebraska, Perry led Maria Taranova on court one, 7-5, 3-6, 5-0 when the Buckeye win was clinched  
  • In doubles, Perry and Flora Johnson won 6-2 on court one vs. Michigan’s Miller/Rahnel, 6-2 on court two at Nebraska against Coe/Trigosso and 7-6 (3) against No. 49 Hayashida/Mack on court one at Iowa to clinch the doubles point  
  • Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Luciana Perry (Feb. 18, 2026) 

Freshman of the Week 
Katie Spencer, Nebraska  
Orlando, Fla.  

  • Clinched No. 50 Nebraska’s 4-2 win over No. 46 Penn State on Sunday, defeating Olivia Dorner, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 to earn her ninth singles victory of the spring  
  • Along with doubles partner Conley Raidt, defeated No. 13-ranked doubles pair Oluwadare/Chavez of Ohio State, 6-2. The Husker duo improves to 4-1 on the season at the No. 1 spot  
  • Earns Nebraska’s first Freshman of the Week honor  

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 
March 25 
P: Emily Sartz-Lunde, So., MICH 
F: Mayu Crossley, UCLA 
April 1 
P: Reece Carter, Sr., WASH 
F: Eugenia Zozaya, USC 
April 8 
P: Luciana Perry, Jr., OSU 
F: Katie Spencer, NEB