DENVER – Idaho’s Artemiy Nikitin and Victoria Lozano have been named the Western Athletic Conference men’s and women’s Tennis Athletes of the Week, respectively, for March 24-30.
Nikitin, a senior from Omsk, Russia, went 2-0 at No. 1 singles on the week, beating Seattle’s Kevin Lynch in three sets (6-1, 3-6, 6-3) and Hawai`i’s Nils Schulhmann in straight sets (6-3, 7-5) as the Vandals went 1-1. Nikitin has now won three consecutive singles matches, all at the No. 1 position.
Lozano, a senior from Guadalajara, Mexico, went 2-0 in No. 1 singles and 1-1 in No. 1 doubles on the week, helping Idaho to a pair of 7-0 victories to improve to 13-3 on the season. Lozano swept Rye Hewett of LCSC - the No. 42 ranked NAIA singles player - 6-0, 6-0, and then won 6-4, 6-4 over Northern Arizona ace Johanna Vang. Lozano’s doubles defeat was by a narrow 8-7 margin. Lozano is 12-4 in singles play this season, and 13-2 in doubles with partner Almudena Sanz. She has won seven of her last nine singles matches.
Other Men’s Nominees: Connor Leahy, Seattle U.
Other Women’s Nominees: Frederique Van de Velde, Grand Canyon.