DENVER Tulsas Santie Delport was named the Western Athletic Conference Womens Tennis Player of the Week for the week of April 4. This is her first honor of the spring.
Delport, a sophomore from Grahamstown, South Africa, won both her doubles matches last week. Her wins were over conference foe Tea Spirta of UTEP, 7-5, 6-0 and instate rival Jessica Collins, 6-2, 6-1 of Oklahoma State. Delport also went 1-1 in doubles with partner Tiffany Smith. As a team, the Golden Hurricane defeated Oklahoma State, 6-1 and UTEP 6-1.
Others nominated: Fresno States Lucia Tallo picked up Fresno States lone win in a 6-1 loss at 14th-ranked William and Mary on Saturday. The senior knocked off Lena Sherbakov at No. 2 singles by scores of 7-6 (6), 6-1.