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Pac-12 Tennis Players of the Week - Feb. 28, 2023

Feb 28, 2023

MEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cesar Bouchelaghem, So., Washington (Pallud, France)

  • The Husky senior helped his team to a win over Santa Clara and earned an additional singles win against No. 3 Michigan.
  • Against Christian Lerby of Santa Clara, Bouchelaghem went 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 at the third spot to help his team to a 6-1 win. 
  • In the highest-ranked win of his career, the sophomore pulled out a 7-6 (2), 6-3 win over Michigan’s No. 18 Gavin Young. 
  • First Pac-12 Tennis Player of the Week honor. 

ALSO NOMINATED: Colton Smith, ARIZ; Joshua Charlton, ORE; Samir Banerjee, STAN; Geronimo Espin Buslemian, UTAH; 

WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Hikaru Sato, Sr., Washington (Tokyo, Japan)

  • The senior, who is 6-4 in singles and 3-5 in doubles, helped No. 26 Washington to a ranked win over No. 37 Baylor.
  • Earned her second ranked win of the season, taking down No. 109 Alina Shcherbinina with a score of 6-1, 6-7 (2), 6-3. 
  • Second Pac-12 Tennis Player of the Week honor (Feb. 14).

ALSO NOMINATED: Reece Carter, ARIZ; Marcela Lopez, UTAH; Eva Alvarez Sande, WSU.

2023 PAC-12 MEN'S & WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

 Week  Men's Women's
Jan. 17 Jonas Ziverts, Arizona Maxine Murphy, Washington State
Jan. 24 Alexander Hoogmartens, UCLA Madison Sieg, USC
Jan. 30 Peter Makk, USC Alexandra Yepifanova, Stanford
Feb. 7 Stefan Dostanic, USC Midori Castillo-Meza, Arizona
Feb. 14 Gustaf Strom, Arizona Hikaru Sato, Washington
Feb. 21 Arthur Fery, Stanford Ares Teixido Garcia, Oregon
Feb. 24 Cesar Bouchelaghem, Washington Hikaru Sato, Washington