DENVER – Idaho’s Jose Bendeck and Kansas City’s Dimitra Stavrianakou have been named the Western Athletic Conference men’s and women’s tennis Athletes of the Week, respectively, for January 20-26.
Bendeck, a senior from Barranquilla, Colombia, went a perfect 4-0 on the week with a pair of singles wins and a pair of doubles wins, helping Idaho go 2-0 on the weekend. Bendeck played at the No. 1 spot in three of those four matches, with a 6-2 doubles win over Seattle U, a 6-4 doubles win over EWU and a three-set win at the top singles spot over Eastern Washington’s Robert Dula. In his No. 2 singles match, Bendeck won in straight sets, including a 6-0 win in the first set, defeating Seattle U’s Will Topp.
Stavrianakou, a sophomore from Vrilissia, Greece (American College of Greece), went undefeated in four matches last week, all in the No. 1 spot, leading Kansas City to a 2-0 weekend. In singles, Stavrianakou defeated Baker’s Megan Henry 6-1, 6-2 and topped William Jewell’s Kristin Stivers 6-2, 6-2. In doubles, along with partner Linda Ammar Mouhoub, she won 6-0 over the Baker squad and 6-3 against William Jewell.
Other Men’s Nominees: Felix Schueller, Grand Canyon … Tomas Patino, Kansas City … Connor Leahy, Seattle U.
Other Women’s Nominees: Faith Huckabee, Chicago State.