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Pac-12 Tennis Players of the Week – March 19, 2024

Mar 18, 2024
Photos courtesy of Robert Edwards (KLC fotos) / Hritika Chaturvedi (UCLA Athletics)

MEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Alex Chang, Jr., California (Berkeley, Calif.)

  • Helped the Golden Bears to secure team victories over No. 52 Oregon (March 16) and No. 74 Washington (March 17).
  • Opened the weekend with a convincing 6-1, 6-1 singles over Oregon’s David Cierny on court two.
  • Paired with Mikey Wright for a doubles win on court one over No. 33 Matthew Burton and Quinn Vandecasteele, 6-4 (Oregon). 
  • Capped his weekend with a doubles win over No. 17 Cesar Bouchelaghem and Dzianis Zharyn of Washington, securing the upset win, 6-3 on court one.  

ALSO NOMINATED: Bor Artnak, ASU; Max Basing, STAN; Spencer Johnson, UCLA

WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tian Fangran, So., UCLA (Beijing, China)

  • Helped lead the Bruins to victories over No. 33 Arizona State (March 15) and No. 42 Arizona (March 16).
  • Defending NCAA singles champion didn’t drop a single game in her singles win over Chelsea Fontenel of Arizona State, going 6-0, 6-0 on court one. 
  • Paired with Elise Wagle to help earn the doubles point against the Sun Devils, picking up a 6-1 win on court one. 
  • Secured a 6-3, 6-2 win in singles over No. 123 Reece Carter of Arizona, earning her team-leading eighth singles victory on the year.
  • Becomes first woman in the Pac-12 this season to win three-straight Player of the Week awards this season. It’s her fourth weekly honor in 2024.

ALSO NOMINATED: Reece Carter, ARIZ; Sophie Luescher, ORE; Grace Piper, USC; Kat Lyman, 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
Feb. 20 Herman Hoeyeraal, Arizona Grace Piper, USC
Feb. 27 Max Basing, Stanford Angelica Blake, Stanford
Mar. 5 Murphy Cassone, Arizone State Tian Fangran, UCLA
Mar. 12 Nishesh Basavareddy, Stanford Tian Fangran, UCLA