DENVER ?“ Boise State?™s Tiffany Coll has been named the Xbox Live Western Athletic Conference Women?™s Tennis Player of the Week for the week of April 17. This is her first honor and third for the spring.
Coll, a junior from Fountain Hills, Ariz., went 2-0 in singles competition, and 3-0 in doubles competition last week, helping the Broncos sweep their three matches against WAC schools Nevada, Idaho and Utah State. Coll has won 12 consecutive singles matches, and has not lost since Feb. 25. Her doubles play has contributed to 36 consecutive wins in doubles competition by the Broncos. Against Idaho, Coll and freshman Tatiana Ganzha posted the first victory for the Broncos, putting the team in position to clinch the doubles point. The duo beat the Vandals?™ Kareen Konishi and Efrat Leopold, 8-0, at the second position, improving their perfect spring record to 8-0.
Coll?™s 11th consecutive singles victory came against Utah State?™s Dee-Dee Nelson, 6-0, 6-0. The shutout marked the third time she had blanked an opponent in her previous five matches. Her 12th consecutive victory came against Nevada?™s Bach-Lan Pham, 7-5, 6-2. Coll is now 22-4 this season in singles competition.
Other women?™s tennis nominees: Lucia Sainz of Fresno State defeated won her 99th career doubles match as the Bulldogs shut out Santa Clara, 7-0 … Courtney Koenigsfeld of San Jose State helped the Spartans to a 4-3 win over UC Davis.
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