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Pac-12 Tennis Players of the Week – Feb. 13, 2024

Feb 12, 2024

MEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nishesh Basavareddy, So., Stanford (Carmel, Ind.)

  • Won a pair of singles matches to help Stanford knock off Pepperdine (Feb. 9) and Sacramento State (Feb. 10) over the weekend. 
  • Knocked off No. 28 Edward Winter from Pepperdine, blanking his opponent in the third set to earn the 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 victory. 
  • Followed with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Sacramento State’s Mark Keki to improve to 3-0 in singles on the year.
  • Played from the top position on singles and doubles. 

ALSO NOMINATED: Alex Chang, CAL

WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Alexandra Yepifanova, Jr., Stanford (Hollywood, Fla.)

  • Went undefeated in singles and doubles across Stanford’s appearance at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, in which the Cardinal advanced to the semifinals. 
  • Earned singles and doubles victories against the No. 8 Gators, including a 6-0, 6-2 singles victory over No. 44 Emily De Oliveira. 
  • Notched her second ranked win of the weekend with a 7-6 (3), 6-3 victory over No. 73 Luciana Perry of Ohio State. 
  • Paired with Connie Ma on doubles and secured 6-2 and 6-1 wins over pairs from Florida and Ohio State, respectively.

ALSO NOMINATED: Lan Mi, CAL; Mila Stanojevic, COLO; Eryn Cayetano, USC; Yuhan Liu, UTAH; 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
Jan. 23 Quinn Vandecasteele, Oregon Tian Fangran, UCLA
Jan. 30 Colton Smith, Arizona Emma Charney, USC
Feb. 6 Govind Nanda, UCLA Sophie Luescher, ORE
Feb. 13 Nishesh Basavareddy, Stanford Alexandra Yepifanova, Stanford