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