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ATHLETE OF THE WEEKFresno State's
Chloe Carlotti, a sophomore from Paris, France, went a combined 8-0 in her singles and doubles matches, all coming against teams ranked nationally. In singles, the eighth-ranked Carlotti defeated players ranked No. 36, 39, 49 and 107, running her record on the year to 23-7 overall and 14-2 in dual matches. In doubles she teamed with Lucia Tallo to take out ninth-ranked Claire Carter and Darija Klaic of Washington and also claimed victory in their three other doubles matches during the week. Carlotti and Tallo, ranked No. 28 in the nation, are now 11-2 (7-1 dual).
OTHERS NOMINATED -
Jemima Hayward of Boise State went 4-0 at the No. 1 singles spot and 3-1 from the No. 1 doubles with partner Erin Polowski ...
Svetlana Kouzmenko of SMU earned two straight set wins in singles and two doubles wins despite the Mustangs losses over the weekend ...
Aleksandra Durska of Tulsa helped the Golden Hurricane to victories over Houston and TCU, earning two wins at the No. 2 singles position and one at the No. 1 doubles.
NOTES FROM AROUND THE LEAGUE Boise State - The Broncos went 4-0 this past week, going 3-0 in the UC Irvine Tournament - defeating Portland, UTEP and then UC-Irvine in the championship match. Boise State also played at Long Beach State before coming home from their spring break trip, defeating the 49ers by a score of 5-2.
Fresno State - Following the busiest week of the season, the 23rd ranked Bulldogs return home for three matches at the Wathen Tennis Center. Idaho, Northern Arizona and Santa Clara all take on the Bulldogs this weekend. Fresno State played four matches last week, all away from home. They opened with losses to No. 14 Washington and No. 24 Harvard before rebounding to defeat No. 45 Washington State and No. 67 Pepperdine. Chloe Carlotti went a combined 8-0 in her singles and doubles matches.
Hawaii - The Rainbow Wahine continued their winning ways, sweeping the Pioneers of Lewis and Clark, 7-0 at the UH tennis complex. The Rainbow Wahine are now 9-10 on the season. Hawaii has won five of seven in their final home stand of the year.
Louisiana Tech - The Lady Techsters had their only match last week cancelled, when Louisiana-Lafeyette had too many players sick or injured to take the court. La Tech is at home for a pair of matches against Grambling State (Apr. 4) and Louisiana-Layefette (Apr. 5).
Nevada - The Wolf Pack have won three of four and are heading into a five-match home stand. Nevada plays host to Idaho State and Pacific, before conference foes, San Jose State, UTEP and Hawaii come to town
Rice - In the Owls were off this past week, but have a trio of games lined up with instate rivals. Rice will take on Texas-Arlington (Apr. 4), TCU (Apr. 5) and WAC rival SMU (Apr. 6).
San Jose State - The Spartans return from the island with a pair of losses. One loss came at the hands of Hawaii, 6-1, while another was from BYU-Hawaii, 8-1.
SMU - The Mustangs lost two matches this weekend, both in 4-3 decisions. Of the Mustangs eight losses, seven of them have been by one point, including a 4-3 loss to No. 14 VCU. SMU is home this weekend, taking on Rice and TCU.
UTEP - The Miners fell to a pair of conference rivals, losing 6-1 to Boise State and 4-3 to Nevada. The matches were held in Irvine, Calif, at the UC Irvine Invitational. The Miners travel north to Boise, Idaho for three matches, including a rematch with Boise State.
Tulsa - The Golden Hurricane host intra-state rival Oklahoma State on Apr. 2, at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. Tulsa has faced 13 ranked opponents this season, including seven ranked in the top-50. They also boast a 5-2 record at home, and are on a four-match win streak.
ITA RANKINGS - Fresno State is currently ranked 23rd in the nation, the highest WAC team. Tulsa is 53rd, while Boise State is currently 61st. Fresno State sophomore, Chloe Carlotti became the eighth-ranked player in the nation with the release of the March 26th ITA rankings, marking her highest ranking during her career. Tulsa senior Alicia Pillay fell to 22nd in the nation.
How an Average is Determined - A player/team's average is determined from the total number of ranking points (from 8 best singles wins/7 best doubles wins) divided by the number of countable matches played (countable victories (8 this week for singles/7 for doubles) added to points from all losses). There are no changes to the points/formula used from last season, with the exception that 8 wins were counted rather than 7 for this ranking.
WAC TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD IN BOISE This season, the Western Athletic Conference Tournament will be held in Boise, Idaho at the Appleton Tennis Courts on the campus of Boise State, April 25-27. The 2002 champion Fresno State Bulldogs will look to defend their title.