MEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Quinn Vandecasteele, Sr., Oregon (Murray, Utah)
- Opened his season with a pair of victories in singles and doubles across Oregon’s matchups against Purdue (Jan. 19), Pacific (Jan. 21), and Seattle (Jan. 21).
- Won 6-2, 6-3 over Purdue’s Aleksa Krivokapic and 6-4, 6-2 over Pacific’s Justas Trainauskas.
- Picked up a top-20 doubles win (6-3) with partner Matthew Burton over Pacific’s pair of Peter Alam/Trainauskas
- Helped the Ducks to a trio of team victories over the weekend: 4-3 over Purdue, 4-0 over Pacific, and 7-0 over Seattle.
ALSO NOMINATED: Roi Ginat, ASU; Max Basing, STAN; Jayson Blando, UTAH; Nedim Suko, WASH
WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tian Fangran, So., UCLA (Beijing, China)
- Helped the No. 16 Bruins to a 5-2 team win over No. 6 Texas on Friday, UCLA’s fourth-straight win over a top-10 program since the start of the 2023-24 campaign.
- Defending NCAA singles champion won her first match of the season, securing a 7-6, 6-4 win over Texas’ Sabina Zeynalova.
- Teamed up with Bianca Fernandez in doubles, overcoming a 3-5 deficit in the deciding match against Malaika Rapolu/Tanya Sanouskaya to win 7-6.
ALSO NOMINATED: Brandelyn Fulgenzi, ARIZ; Sophie Luescher, ORE; Alexandra Yepifanova, STAN; Lily Fairclough, USC; Marcela Lopez, UTAH; Astrid Olsen, WASH; Elyse Tse, WSU
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 |
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