ARLINGTON, Texas – UT Arlington’s Sarina Reinertsen, Mariana Manyoma-Velasquez, and Tara Gorinsek have been named the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Women’s Tennis Players of the Week, for the match week ending on Sunday, Mar. 10.
 
Reinertsen (Jr.) collected a pair of comeback wins at the number two singles court to help UT Arlington to a 2-0 week. Reinertsen prevailed against Stanislava Shulzhenko of UNT 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 and defeated UTSA’s Aleksandra Zlatarova 1-6, 6-3, 6-0. 
 
Manyoma-Velasquez (Jr.) and Gorinsek (Jr.) also recorded a couple of wins for UTA as the pair went 2-0 on the week at the top double’s court. The duo emerged victorious against UNT’s Olivia Malm/Stanislava Shulzhenko 6-3 along with another 6-3 win over UTSA’s Fatima Gutierrez/Cassie McLay.

2024 TicketSmarter WAC Women’s Tennis Players Weekly Awards
 
WOMEN’S SINGLES PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Natasha Puehse, Gr., Grand Canyon (Jan. 16)
Ksenia Mamontova, So., Stephen F. Austin (Jan. 23)
Emma Persson, So., Tarleton State (Jan. 30)
Ksenia Mamontova, So., Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 6)
Natasha Puehse, Gr., Grand Canyon (Feb. 13)
Marjorie Souza, Jr., UTRGV (Feb. 20)
Natasha Puehse, Gr., Grand Canyon (Feb. 27)
Elena Kraleva, Jr., Seattle U (Mar. 5)
Sarina Reinertsen, Jr., UT Arlington (Mar. 12)

WOMEN’S DOUBLES PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Natasha Puehse, Gr., and Santa Strombacha, Sr., Grand Canyon (Jan. 16)
Jemma Cave, So., and Felicia Back, So., Stephen F. Austin (Jan. 23)
Martha Makantasi, Sr., and Maretha Burger, Jr., Tarleton State (Jan. 30)
Carolina Chiatti, So., and Ksenia Mamontova, So., Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 6)
Lamija Avdic, Fr., and Lola Tavcar, So., Seattle U (Feb. 13)
Martha Makantasi, Sr., and Maretha Burger, Jr., Tarleton State (Feb. 20)
Isabelle Bahr, Gr., and Marjorie Souza, Jr., UTRGV (Feb. 27)
Lamija Avdic, Fr., and Lola Tavcar, So., Seattle U (Mar. 5)
Mariana Manyoma-Velasquez, Jr., and Tara Gorinsek, Jr., UT Arlington (Mar. 12)