TicketSmarter WAC Tennis Athletes of the Week Announced
DENVER – Chicago State's Jesus Perez Plaza and New Mexico State's Harsha Challa and Grand Canyon's men's doubles team Can Franke and Lorenzo Fucile and women's doubles team Natasha Puehse and Jana Weiss have been named the Men's and Women's Western Athletic Conference Tennis Athletes of the Week for January 27- February 4.
Perez Plaza, a sohpomore from Madrid, Spain, went 1-1 this weekend at the No. 1 slot this week. In both matches Perez Plaza took them both to three sets. In his loss, Perez Plaza went 4-6, 7-6 (5), 10-7. He earned his win against North Dakota, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Challa, a junior from Hyderabad, India, won her only singles match this week. Challa, at the No. 1 position, was able to defeat her New Mexico opponent in three sets (2-6, 7-6, 6-3).
Franke, a freshman from Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Germany, and Fucile, a senior from Messina, Italy, went undefeated at the No. 1 this week. The duo grabbed the first win against NAU, 6-4 and their second against USF, 6-2. The duo is now 4-0 for the season.
Puehse, a freshman from Scottsdale, Ariz., and Weiss a sophomore from Klagenfurt, Austria went 2-0 in the No. 2 slot this week. The duo defeated a Montana duo 6-2. The duo's next match against Montana St. went 6-1.
Other male singles nominees: GCU's David Weber went 2-1 this week... NMSU's Jordy Visser had 2 wins and 2 unfinished matches.
Other female singles nominees: GCU's Puehse went 2-0 at the No. 2 spot... Seattle U's Jade Lancaster went undefeated at No. 5...UTRGV's Katarina Sasaroga, at the No. 1 spot, went 1-1 this week.
Other male doubles nominees: Kansas City's Austin Williams and Jake Fraunfelder won 6-3 at No. 2... NMSU's Timothee Curnier and Louis Menard went 1-1.
Other female doubles nominees: Seattle U's Krya Jung and Michelle Bader went 1-0 this week at the No. 2 slot... UTRGV's Kristyna Mamicova and Alicia Thal went had a split of 1-1 this weekend.
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