Pac-12 Tennis Players of the Week - April 25, 2023

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

• With four wins on the weekend, Bouchelaghem led the Huskies to their first sweep of No. 17 Stanford and No. 28 California since 2005, finishing the season with an almost perfect 19-1 dual record. 
• Against Stanford, the sophomore completed the highest ranked win of his career against No. 12 Nishesh Basavareddy going 7-6 (1), 6-3 in singles and 6-2 in doubles, clinching the doubles point and leading Washington to the 4-1 win. 
• In a tiebreaker against Cal, Bouchelaghem went 7-6 (3) in the No. 1 doubles match to win the duel for the Huskies. The sophomore also picked up a 6-2, 7-6 (3) win against Cal’s Ryder Jackson. 
• Second Pac-12 Men’s Tennis Player of the Week award this season (Feb. 24).

ALSO NOMINATED: Geronimo Espin Buslemian, UTAH

WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kimmi Hance, So., UCLA (Torrance, Calif.)

• Hance helped the Bruins to two wins, going a perfect 4-0 on the weekend against UC San Diego and USC.
• Beginning the week with a non-conference match against UC San Diego, Hance picked up a 6-3, 6-2 win on the No. 1 singles court and a 6-0 win on the No. 1 doubles court to finish 5-2 against the Tritons. 
• Against their in-state rival USC, Hance was responsible for the tie breaking singles point against Snow Han on court two, finishing with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 win. Hance went on to put up a similar result against Han on the doubles court, winning 6-3 over the No. 39 ranked pair. 
• Second Pac-12 Women’s Tennis Player of the Week award this season (March 21).

ALSO NOMINATED: Alexandra Yepifanova, STAN; Kaila Barksdale, UTAH; Hikaru Sato, WASH.

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