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Pac-12 Tennis Players of the Week – January 16, 2024

Jan 15, 2024

MEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jay Friend, So., Arizona (Tokyo, Japan)

  • Picked up a pair of singles and doubles victories across Arizona’s two victories against UC San Diego on Sunday, Jan. 14.
  • Dropped only five games across his pair of singles wins against the Tritons, winning 6-2, 6-0 before a 6-2, 6-1 win in the top singles position for Arizona.
  • No. 11 national doubles pairing with Colton Smith in the top position for the Wildcats, winning 6-3 in both doubles matches on Sunday. 
  • No. 34 Friend helped lead Arizona to 7-0 and 6-1 team victories. 

ALSO NOMINATED: Max McKennon, ASU; Dzianis Zharyn, WASH

WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Giulia Morlet, So., Arizona State (Paris, France)

  • Helped lead Arizona State to 7-0 sweeps of UC Davis and UC San Diego on Saturday, Jan. 13.
  • No. 61 singles player in the nation did not surrender a single game in her pair of victories over the weekend, winning 6-0, 6-0 over UC Davis’ Arianna Stavropoulos and UC San Diego’s Kelly Leung.
  • Paired with Marianna Argyrokastriti for a 7-6 doubles victory over Olive Mannupau/Daisy Maunupau (UC Davis). 
  • Paired with Rachel Hanford for a 6-1 doubles victory over Leung/Plina Jorniak (UC San Diego).

ALSO NOMINATED: Valentina Ivanov, CAL; Aya El Sayed, COLO; Alexis Blokhina, STAN; Snow Han, USC; Alexia Jacobs, 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