Yuliia Zhytelna

  • Award
    Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/8/2023
  • Sport
    Women's Tennis
  • School
    CSUN
  • Year
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Kiev, Ukraine
  • High School
    The Specializod School
• CSUN's Yuliia Zhytelna won a singles match, leading CSUN to the team to earn The Big West Women's Tennis Player of the Week award. Zhytelna is a first-time weekly honoree. 

• On Saturday, Zhytelna defeated Santa Clara's Velizara Fileva in No. 2 singles 6-2, 6-3. The sophomore paired with Sasha Turchak and was up 3-1 at No. 2 doubles, before the dual went unfinished.

• It was the third consecutive singles win for the Kiev, Ukraine native. 

• As a team, CSUN defeated Santa Clara 4-2, winning singles No. 2, 3, 4, 6.