ARLINGTON, Texas – Tarleton State’s Emma Persson, Aya Ishii, and Marissa Minetti and have been named the Jersey Mike’s A Sub Above Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Tennis Players of the Week, for the match week ending on Monday, Mar. 16.
 
Persson, a senior, was the Texans’ top singles player last week as she led Tarleton State to a pair of victories on the road at UT Arlington and UTRGV with two straight set wins on singles court 3. Persson defeated conference opponent Vanja Cado of UTA 6-1, 6-3 and UTRGV’s Hitakamya Narwal’s 7-5, 7-6 (2).
 
Ishii and Minetti, freshmen, helped the Texans clinch the doubles point in both matches last week as they improved their doubles record this season to 9-3. The pair took down UTA’s Vanja Cado/Diana Kaibara 6-3 and UTRGV’s Rhea Makesar/Barbara Martinez 6-3, both on the No. 1 doubles court.
 
2026 Jersey Mike’s A Sub Above WAC Tennis Weekly Awards
 
WOMEN’S SINGLES PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Emma Persson, Sr., Tarleton State (Mar. 17)
Aya Ishii, Fr., Tarleton State (Mar. 10)
Ximena Morales, Sr., Tarleton State (Mar. 3)
Alice Klinteby, Sr., Abilene Christian (Feb. 24)
Masha Vrsalovic, Sr., Abilene Christian (Feb. 17)
Aya Ishii, Fr., Tarleton State (Feb. 10)
Alice Klinteby, Sr., Abilene Christian (Feb. 3)
Ana Gutierrez Sampere, Jr., Utah Tech (Jan. 27)
Marissa Minetti, Fr., Tarleton State (Jan. 20)
 
WOMEN’S DOUBLES PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Aya Ishii, Fr., and Marissa Minetti, Fr., Tarleton State (Mar. 17)
Ximena Morales, Sr., and Emma Persson, Sr., Tarleton State (Mar. 10)
Maria Cascos, Sr., and Masha Vrsalovic, Sr., Abilene Christian (Mar. 3)
Aya Ishii, Fr., and Emma Persson, Sr., Tarleton State (Feb. 24)
Aya Ishii, Fr., and Marissa Minetti, Fr., Tarleton State (Feb. 17)
Aya Ishii, Fr., and Marissa Minetti, Fr., Tarleton State (Feb. 10)
Ana Gutierrez Sampere, Jr., and Mariana Zurita Berdecio, Jr., Utah Tech (Feb. 3)
Ana Gutierrez Sampere, Jr., and Mariana Zurita Berdecio, Jr., Utah Tech (Jan. 27)
Maya Inouye, So., and Nutsa Tsintsadze, So., Utah Tech (Jan. 20)