MEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nishesh Basavareddy, So., Stanford (Carmel, Ind.)
- Picked up a pair of singles wins and a doubles victory across Stanford’s wins over UNLV (March 8) and USC (March 10).
- Opened the weekend with a 6-2, 6-1 win on the top singles court over Anton Ornberg of UNLV. Followed with a 6-1 doubles win on court two.
- Defeated No. 50 Peter Makk of USC in straight sets, 6-0, 6-4.
- Becomes the first man in the Pac-12 this season to win a pair of Player of the Week honors, as he also secured the weekly acclaim on Feb. 13.
ALSO NOMINATED: Govind Nanda, UCLA; Bruno Krenn, Utah
WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tian Fangran, So., UCLA (Beijing, China)
- Helped lead the Bruins to a pair of league wins against Washington State (March 8) and then-No. 25 Washington (March 9).
- Opened her weekend with a singles win against Eva Alvarez Sande of Washington State (6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (5)).
- Followed with a straight-sets, 6-4,-6-1 sin in singles against Erika Matsuda of Washington before pairing with Elise Wagle to help secure the doubles point (6-4).
- Becomes first woman in the Pac-12 this season to win back-to-back Player of the Week awards. Also earned her conference-leading third weekly honor this season.
ALSO NOMINATED: Lan Mi, CAL; Aya El Sayed, COLO; Angela Blake, STAN; Eryn Cayetano, USC; Marcela Lopez, UTAH
2024 PAC-12 MEN'S & WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Week | Men's | Women's |
Jan. 16 | Joe Friend, Arizona | Giulia Morlet, Arizona State |
Jan. 23 | Quinn Vandecasteele, Oregon | Tian Fangran, UCLA |
Jan. 30 | Colton Smith, Arizona | Emma Charney, USC |
Feb. 6 | Govind Nanda, UCLA | Sophie Luescher, ORE |
Feb. 13 | Nishesh Basavareddy, Stanford | Alexandra Yepifanova, Stanford |
Feb. 20 | Herman Hoeyeraal, Arizona | Grace Piper, USC |
Feb. 27 | Max Basing, Stanford | Angelica Blake, Stanford |
Mar. 5 | Murphy Cassone, Arizone State | Tian Fangran, UCLA |
Mar. 12 | Nishesh Basavareddy, Stanford | Tian Fangran, UCLA |