Iowa and Michigan Collect Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards

Co-Player of the Week 
Tereza Dejnozkova, Iowa 
Jr. – Prague, Czech Republic – OA Satalice – Major: Enterprise Leadership 

• Posted a perfect 4-0 combined record leading Iowa to a pair of ranked road wins over No. 46 Illinois (4-1) and No. 38 Northwestern (4-3) 

• Began the week with a dominant 6-1 No. 1 doubles win over Illinois, before posting a 6-4, 7-5 win at No. 1 singles over McKenna Schaefbauser 

• At Northwestern, Dejnozkova earned a 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles with partner Nikita Vishwase  

• Clinched Iowa’s first win over Northwestern since 1992 and just the third win over the Wildcats in program history with a three-set triumph over Erica Jessel, 7-5, 1-6, 6-2, at No. 1 singles 

• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Marisa Schmidt (March 27, 2024) 

Co-Player of the Week 
Julia Fliegner, Michigan 
Sr. – Birmingham, Mich. – Detroit Country Day – Major: Business Administration 

• Helped Michigan rally from a 3-0 deficit for a 4-3 win over No. 10 Ohio State, putting the clinching point on the board, coming from behind in a 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-1 win at No. 1 singles over No. 7-ranked Luciana Perry  

• Led at No. 1 singles vs. Penn State’s Olivia Dorner, 6-4, 3-6, 4-2, before the match went unfinished 

• Went 2-0 at No. 2 doubles with Reese Miller 

• Moved to 10-0 in singles action during dual matches 

• Last Michigan Player of the Week: Julia Fliegner (Feb. 12, 2025) 

Freshman of the Week 
Emily Sartz-Lunde, Michigan 
Oslo, Norway – Florida Virtual School – Major: Undeclared  

• Went 2-0 in singles as Michigan picked up wins over No. 10 Ohio State and No. 33 Penn State 

• Put Michigan’s second point on the board as the Wolverines rallied from a 3-0 deficit against the Buckeyes for a 4-3 win 

• Knocked off No. 87 Shelly Bereznyak (OSU), 7-5, 6-4 at No. 4 singles 

• Against Penn State, played up at No. 3 singles for the first time in her career, getting a 6-3, 7-5 win over Patricia Grigoras for Michigan’s third point in a 4-1 win 

• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Jessica Bernales (Feb. 5, 2025) 

2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees 
Sept. 18: Maiko Uchijima, Jr., Penn State 
Sept. 25: Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA 
Oct. 2: Maria Sholokhova, Jr., Wisconsin 
Oct. 9: Jana Hossam, Fr., USC  
Oct. 16: Luciana Perry, So., Ohio State/Oliva Dorner, Jr., Penn State  
Oct. 23: Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA 
Oct. 30: Kiley Rabjohns, Sr., Northwestern  
Nov. 6: Nao Nishino, Fr., Ohio State  
Nov. 13: Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Jr., UCLA 
Jan. 15:  
P: Reese Miller, So., Michigan 
F: Emily Sartz-Lunde, Michigan 
Jan. 22 
P: Teah Chavez, So., Ohio State 
F: Patsy Daughters, Oregon 
Jan. 29 
P: Piper Charney, So., Michigan 
F: Kate Fakih, UCLA 
Feb. 5 
P: Elise Wagle, Sr., UCLA 
F: Jessica Bernales, Michigan 
Feb. 12 
P: Julia Fliegner, Sr., Michigan 
F: Kate Fakih, UCLA 
Feb. 19 
P: Teah Chavez, So., Ohio State 
F: Erica Jessel, Northwestern 
Feb. 26 
P: Neena Feldman, So., Northwestern 
F: Carina Syrtveit, Washington 
March 5 
P: Mai Nguyen, Jr., Rutgers 
F: Kate Fakih, UCLA 
March 12 
P: Oriana Parkins-Godwin, RS-So., Michigan State 
F: Jana Hossam, USC 
March 19 
Co-P: Tereza Dejnozkova, Jr., Iowa 
Co-P: Julia Fliegner, Sr., Michigan 
F: Emily Sartz-Lunde, Michigan