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Pac-12 announces Tennis Players of the Week

Apr 24, 2018

Pac-12 Men's Tennis Player of the Week: David Wilczynski, Sr., Stanford (Richboro, Pa.)

• Wilczynski won both his singles matches last past week to help Stanford defeat No. 36 Oregon (4-1) and shut out Washington (4-0) for the Cardinal’s best regular season record (20-2) in 17 years.
• On the No. 5 Court, he defeated Oregon's Riki Oshimo (6-0, 6-2) and then bested Washington’s Alexis Alvarez (6-3, 6-2) on Senior Day. He has won his last five matches to improve to a 17-10 singles record this season.
• Wilczynski and teammate Eric Fomba were leading both their No. 3 court doubles matches when Stanford clinched the doubles points, resulting in two unfinished matches for the Cardinal duo.
• Earns third career Pac-12 Tennis Player of the Week honor and Stanford’s 18th all-time weekly award.

ALSO NOMINATED: Michael Geerts, ASU; Jack Molloy, CAL; Ty Gentry, ORE; Brandon Holt, USC

2017-18 PAC-12 MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

 Week of Player
Jan. 23 Thomas Laurent, Oregon
Jan. 30 Evan Zhu, UCLA
Feb. 6 Tom Fawcett, Stanford
Feb. 13 Tom Fawcett, Stanford
Feb. 20 Keegan Smith, UCLA
Feb. 27 Michaël Geerts, Arizona State
March 6 Maxime Cressy, UCLA
March 13 Eric Fomba, Stanford
March 20 Michaël Geerts, Arizona State
March 27  Mitch Stewart, Washington 
April 3 Evan Zhu, UCLA
April 10 Maxime Cressy, UCLA
April 17 Maxime Cressy, UCLA
April 24 David Wilczynski, Stanford

 

Pac-12 Women's Tennis Player of the Week: Jada Hart, So., UCLA (Colton, Calif.)

• Hart went 4-0 last week to lead UCLA to an upset of No. 10 Pepperdine (4-3) and sweep of No. 47 USC (4-0) to finish the regular season with a 9-1 Conference record heading into the Pac-12 Championship.
• On singles court No. 2, Hart topped Pepperdine’s No. 16-ranked opponent (4-6, 6-4, 6-4) in a victory over the Waves as well as USC’s No. 91 Rianna Valdes (6-3, 6-2) to clinch the rivalry win for UCLA. Recorded her fifth-straight singles win, going unbeaten in the last eight matches for a 24-8 singles record this season.  
• Hart and teammate Terri Fleming competed on the top court, taking down a Pepperdine pair (6-4) and then bested USC’s Angela Kulikov and Rianna Valdes (6-4), which clinched the doubles point for the Bruins.
• Collects third career Pac-12 Tennis Player of the Week nod and UCLA’s 22nd all-time weekly award.

ALSO NOMINATED: Camila Wesbrooks, ARIZ; Brigitte Beck, COLO; Michaela Gordon, STAN; Miki Kobayashi, WASH.

2017-18 PAC-12 WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

 Week of Player
Jan. 23 Michaela Bayerlova, Washington State
Jan. 30 Stacey Fung, Washington
Feb. 6 Talya Zandberg, Arizona
Feb. 13 Jada Hart, UCLA
Feb. 20 Taylor Calton, Utah
Feb. 27 Michaela Bayerlova, Washington State
March 6 Lauryn John-Baptiste, Arizona State
March 13 Julia Rosenqvist, California
March 20 Lauryn John-Baptiste, Arizona State
March 27  Ena Shibahara, UCLA
April 3 Michaela Gordon, Stanford
April 10 Olivia Hauger, California
April 17  Alyssa Tobita, Oregon
April 24  Jada Hart, UCLA