Julia Haynes Award Player of the Week Week Of 1/22/2025 Sport Women's Tennis School UC San Diego Year Graduate Student Position Hometown San Diego, Calif. High School Rancho Bernardo HS UC San Diego graduate student Julia Haynes won two singles matches, one against a ranked opponent, and a doubles match to earn The Big West Women's Tennis Player of the Week. It is the San Diego native's first career weekly honor. Playing at No. 1, the 77th-ranked Haynes knocked off 24th-ranked Emilija Tverijonaite of Arizona State in straight sets, 6-3, 7-5. It was UC San Diego’s first-ever win over a top 25 opponent in its Division I era. The Triton graduate student won again on Sunday in the top spot, downing GCU’s Karina Hofbauer in three sets, 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7). Playing in the top doubles position, Haynes teamed with senior Naomi Nguyen to earn a win over GCU’s Hofbauer and Dania Deaifi, 6-4, on Sunday morning.