TicketSmarter WAC Tennis Athletes of the Week Announced
DENVER – Kansas City's Tom Kruse and Yana Grechkina and UT Rio Grande Valley's men's doubles team Zane Korhs and Mateo Schmit and Seattle U's women's doubles team Jade Lancaster and Hannah Gianan have been named the Men's and Women's Western Athletic Conference Tennis Athletes of the Week for February 3-9.
Kruse, a senior from Flensburg, Germany, competed at the No. 2 slot against Witchita State this past week. Kruse took his match to three set, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Grechkina, a senior from Vladmir, Russia, helped Kansas City get the win against Bradkey. At No. 2 Grechkina went to three sets (1-6, 6-4, 6-2). This was her first match back from a back injury and is her first win of the season.
Korhs, a junior from Dallas, Tx., and Schmit, a senior from Neuquen, Argentina, went 1-0 at the No. 3 this week. The duo grabbed their first doubles win of the season against Texas A&M Corpus Chrisi, 6-3.
Lancaster, a freshman from Lake Tapps, Wash., and Gianan, a junior from Camas, Wash., went 1-1 at No. 1 this week. The duo fell to a Wyoming duo, 2-6. The duo later defeated a Montana State duo 7-6.
Other male singles nominees: GCU's Justin Cvitanovic back from his ACL injury went 1-0 at No. 5 this week... UTRGV's Zane Korhs had a win at No. 5 taking his match to three sets (6-2,26,6-2).
Other female singles nominees: Chicago State's Diana Borodina went 1-0 at No. 2 and 0-1 at No.3... GCU's Martina Lo Pumo went 1-0 at the No. 6 spot... Seattle U's Jade Lancaster, No. 4, won against Montana State (6-3,6-3).
Other male doubles nominee: GCU's Can Frank and Lorenzo Fucile won at No. 1 (6-3) against Stanford and their match against Pacific was clinched at 6-6.
Other female doubles nominees: GCU's Natasha Puehse and Jana Weiss at No. 2 went 1-0... Kansas City's Riddhi Sharma and Thanushree Vale went 1-0 this week at the No. 2 slot.
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