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Pac-12 Tennis Players of the Week – Feb. 6, 2024

Feb 5, 2024

MEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Govind Nanda, R-Sr., UCLA (Redlands, Calif.)

  • Picked up a singles and doubles win in UCLA's 4-3 victory on the road at Oklahoma State.
  • Knocked off No. 18 Tyler Zink, 7-5, 6-1 on the top court to give the Bruins an early 2-1 lead in the team battle. 
  • Paired with Alexander Hoogmartens to pick up a 6-2 doubles win over Oklahoma State’s Leighton Allen and Erik Schiessl.
  • Helped the Bruins hand the Cowboys their first home loss of the season.

ALSO NOMINATED: Bor Artnak, ASU; David Cierny, ORE; Han-Chih Lin, WASH

WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sophie Luescher, Jr., Oregon (Seengen, Switzerland)

  • Won a pair of singles and doubles matches to help Oregon earn team victories over Eastern Washington (Feb. 2) and Saint Mary’s (Feb. 4).
  • Secured each of her victories playing in the top singles and doubles positions, respectively. 
  • Notched a 6-3, 6-3 singles win over Eastern Washington’s Jennifer Kida before pairing with Nina Geisler to blank the Eagles’ combination of Cout Mathews and Isabella Foshee, 6-0. 
  • Followed with a 6-1, 6-2 victory in singles over Saint Mary’s before notching a comeback, tiebreak win in doubles, 7-6 (4).

ALSO NOMINATED: Reece Carter, ARIZ; Astrid Olsen, WASH

2024 PAC-12 MEN'S & WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Week  Men's Women's
Jan. 16 Joe Friend, Arizona Giulia Morlet, Arizona State
Jan. 23 Quinn Vandecasteele, Oregon Tian Fangran, UCLA
Jan. 30 Colton Smith, Arizona Emma Charney, USC
Feb. 6 Govind Nanda, UCLA Sophie Luescher, ORE