TicketSmarter WAC Tennis Athletes of the Week Announced
NMSU's Jordy Visser and Seattle U's Jade Lancaster and Kansas City's men's doubles team Tom Kruse and Diego Giraldo and UTRGV's women's doubles team Sandra Putz and Katarina Sasaroga have been named the Men's and Women's Western Athletic Conference Tennis Athletes of the Week for February 10-16.
Visser, a junior from Bemmel, Netherlands, went 2-0 at the No. 2 slot this week against Abilene Christian and UT Permian Basin. Visser won his first match by taking his ABU opponent to three sets (5-7, 6-4, 6-3). Later in the day, Visser defeated his UT Permian Basin opponent, 6-3,6-4.
Lancaster, a freshman from Lake Tapps, Wash, went 2-0 at No. 4 this week. Friday's match Lancaster helped sweep British Columbia with her win, 6-4, 6-2. Her win against her Whitman opponent went 6-1,6-0.
Kruse, a senior from Flensberg, Germany, and Giraldo, a senior from Medellin, Colombia, went 1-0 at the No. 1 this week. The duo grabbed their first victory against Creighton, 6-4. The duo is now 1-1.
Putz, a sophomore from Munich, Germany, and Sasarago, a sophomore from Gothenburg, Sweden, won their match, 6-2, at No. 1 against an Incarnate Word duo. The duo also went up against a UTSA duo, but their match was unfinished at 4-5.
Other male singles nominees: UTRGV's Carlo Izurieta got his first win of the season winning at the No. 1 (7-6 (2) 7-5).
Other female singles nominees: Kansas City's Riddhi Sharma went 1-0 at the No. 3 spot... UTRGV's Valeria Montero went 1-1 at No. 4.
Other male doubles nominee: NMSU's Jordy Visser and Nivolas Buitrago went 1-1 this week at No.1 ...UTRGV's Alberto Mello and Izuruieta won at No. 1 (6-3) against Laredo CC.
Other female doubles nominees: Kansas City's Riddhi Sharma and Thanushree Vale won their match No. 2, (6-1) ...Seattle U's Kyra Jung and Michelle Bader went 2-0 and No. 2.
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