MEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Murphy Cassone, Jr., Arizona State (Overland Park, Kansas)
- Went undefeated across singles and doubles to help Arizona State to team victories over then-No. 57 Oregon (4-1) and Washington (4-2) over the weekend.
- Clinched both team wins with his singles victories.
- Notched a 6-4, 7-6(2) singles win over No. 83 Quinn Vandacasteele of Oregon on court one, additionally picking up a 7-5 doubles win over No. 46 Vandecasteele and Matthew Burton.
- Battled back from a set down against Washington’s Cesar Bouchelaghem to earn a 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 win on court one.
- Earns his second Pac-12 weekly honor of the season, having also secured the accolade on March 5.
ALSO NOMINATED: Casper Christensen, ARIZ; Govind Nanda, UCLA; Nishesh Basavareddy, STAN
WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Connie Ma, Jr., Stanford (Dublin, Calif.)
- Helped lead Stanford to a team win over then-No. 9 Cal in season finale, as the Cardinal ultimately finished the season 8-1 in league play.
- Defeated No. 38 Hannah Viller Moeller in straight sets, dropping just one game to earn the 6-1, 6-0 victory on court two.
- Also teamed with Alexandra Yepifanova to earn a 6-2 doubles victory on court one.
- Ma wrapped up her regular season with a 34-5 record across singles and doubles, including an 18-4 mark against nationally-ranked opponents.
- It’s Ma’s first weekly honor of the season and Stanford’s third on the women’s side, as Alexandra Yepifanova and Angelica Blake secured honors on Feb. 13 and Feb. 27, respectively.
ALSO NOMINATED: Brandelyn Fulgenzi, ARIZ; Elise Wagle, UCLA; 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 |
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 |
Apr. 23 | Murphy Cassone, Arizona State | Connie Ma, Stanford |
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