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Ohio State and Penn State Claim Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards

Buckeyes’ Perry and Nittany Lions’ Grigoras earn weekly recognition

Player of the Week 
Luciana Perry, Ohio State 
So. – Export, Pa. – Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School – Major: Psychology  

  • Led the Buckeyes to two team ranked wins with a 2-0 singles record against ranked opponents on court two and a ranked win on court one doubles 
  • Posted a straight set win over No. 78 Kimmi Hance of No. 24 UCLA to put the Buckeyes up 2-0 and then downed No. 69 Emma Charney in straight sets vs. No. 14 USC to provide the clinching point 
  • Perry and Teah Chavez downed No. 3 Olivia Center and Kate Fakih of UCLA in a tiebreaker (7-6 (0)) to clinch the doubles point 
  • Perry leads the Buckeyes with 24 overall singles wins this year and shares the team lead with 10 dual singles victories  
  • Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Teah Chavez (Feb. 19, 2025) 

 

 

Freshman of the Week 
Patricia Grigoras, Penn State 
Middle Village, N.Y. – Major: Psychology  

  • Picked up a pivotal singles win in Penn State’s 4-3 win over No. 14 USC on Friday 
  • Defeated Lily Fairclough on court three, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, helping Penn State to its highest ranked win in at least 20 years 
  • Paired with Jordina Cegarra to take down Jana Hossam and Sloane Morra, 7-5, to clinch the doubles point 
  • Against No. 24 UCLA on Sunday, Grigoras led No. 38 Kate Fakih, 6-4, 5-3 before the match went unfinished 
  • Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Patricia Grigoras (April 2, 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 
March 26 
P: Reese Miller, So., Michigan  
F: Emily Sartz-Lunde, Michigan 
April 2 
P: Luciana Perry, So., Ohio State 
F: Patricia Grigoras, Penn State  

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