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Michigan and UCLA Claim Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards
Bruins’ Wagle and Wolverines’ Bernales earn women’s tennis weekly recognition
Player of the Week
Elise Wagle, UCLA
Sr. – Niskayuna, N.Y. – Laurel Springs School – Major: Economics
Posted a 1-0 singles record and a 1-0 doubles mark to help UCLA defeat No. 18 California, 4-2
Contributed two clinching wins, helping put the match’s first and last points on the scoreboard
Making her debut on the No. 2 singles court, Wagle outlasted No. 63 Lan Mi, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 to seal the victory
Playing alongside teammate Bianca Fernandez for the first time, the duo knocked off No. 48 Mi/Berta Passola Folch, 6-4, in the deciding doubles contest on court three
Last UCLA Player of the Week: Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (Nov. 13, 2024)
Freshman of the Week
Jessica Bernales, Michigan
Las Vegas, Nev. – Odyssey Charter School – Major: Undeclared
Went 2-0 in singles as Michigan picked up wins at No. 5 Virginia and No. 21 Florida
Against the Cavaliers, Bernales knocked off No. 94 Martina Genis Salas, 6-3, 6-3, for Michigan’s third point of the afternoon
Against Virginia, she and Piper Charney held a 6-5 lead over No. 2 Elaine Chervinsky/Melanie Collard in doubles before the match was abandoned
Against No. 21 Florida, Bernales picked up a win over Noémie Oliveras, 6-4, 6-4 as Michigan recorded a 7-0 shutout win
Teamed up with Piper Charney again at No. 1 doubles to clinch the match's first point with a 7-5 win over Alicia Dudeney/Bente Spee
Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Emily Sartz-Lunde (Jan. 15, 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