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Pac-12 Tennis Players of the Week – April 16, 2024
Apr 15, 2024
MEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Spencer Johnson, Fr., UCLA (Ladera Ranch, Calif.)
- Earned a singles and doubles win in UCLA’s team victory over No. 19 Stanford over the weekend.
- Knocked off No. 47 Samir Banerjee in three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(3), kicking off a UCLA surge after a 3-1 team deficit to that point.
- Teamed with Emon Van Loben Sels on court two to secure a 7-6(2) doubles win with against No. 75 Banerjee/Nishesh Basavareddy.
- Johnson has won six-straight singles decisions, including five over nationally-ranked opponents.
ALSO NOMINATED: Gustaf Strom, ARIZ; Nishesh Basavareddy, STAN; Vlad Breazu, ORE; Constantinos Koshis, ASU
WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Elise Wagle, Jr., UCLA (Niskayuna, N.Y.)
- Went undefeated in singles and doubles across UCLA’s team wins over No. 7 Pepperdine and No. 67 Oregon.
- Clinched UCLA’s win over Pepperdine, earning a hard-fought singles victory 5-7, 7-6(7), 6-3. Fended off two match points en route to the win over Pepperdine’s Anna Campana.
- Also teamed with Tian Fangran to defeat No. 2 Savannah Broadus/Janice Tjen from Pepperdine in a 6-3 result.
- Went on to earn a 6-3, 6-3 singles win over Jo-Yee Chan of Oregon, later pairing with Fangran once again to take down Chan and Sophie Luescher in doubles (7–5).
- Wagle’s weekly honor extends UCLA’s program record to seven Player of the Week awards this season.
ALSO NOMINATED: Reece Carter, ARIZ; Katja Wiersholm, CAL; Connie Ma, STAN; Emma Charney, USC; Astrid Olsen, 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 |
Mar. 19 | Alex Chang, California | Tian Fangran, UCLA |
Mar. 26 | Colton Smith, Arizona | Valentina Ivanov, CAL |
Apr. 2 | Nishesh Basavareddy, Stanford | Kimmi Hance, UCLA |
Apr. 9 | Alex Chang, California | Bianca Fernandez, UCLA |
Apr. 16 | Spencer Johnson, UCLA | Elise Wagle, UCLA |