ARLINGTON, Texas – Seattle U’s Elena Kravela and Jade Quintana have been named the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Women’s Tennis Players of the Week, for the match week ending on Sunday, Mar. 24.
 
Kravela (Jr.) takes her second weekly singles award after sweeping both of her matches in the top court against prior WAC weekly award winners in the first weekend of conference play. Kravela defeated Ksenia Mamontova of Stephen F. Austin 6-2, 6-2 and Grand Canyon’s Natasha Puehse 6-4, 6-3.
 
Quintana (Jr.) joined Kravela on the number one doubles court and went 2-0 together on the weekend. The duo sealed the doubles point for the Redhawks against SFA by taking down Jemma Cave/Felicia Back 6-4. The pair collected another 6-4 victory over GCU’s top doubles team of Natasha Puehse/Santa Strombacha.

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)
Marjorie Souza, Jr., UTRGV (Mar. 19)
Elena Kraleva, Jr., Seattle U (Mar. 26)

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)
Isabelle Bahr, Gr., and Marjorie Souza, Jr., UTRGV (Mar. 19)
Elena Kravela, Jr., and Jade Quintana, Jr., Seattle U (Mar. 26)