UC Irvine's Brian Morton (Costa Mesa, CA) and Long Beach State's Nicole Bouffler (Orange, NSW, Australia) were selected Big West Men's and Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week for the week of Jan. 24-30 following stellar singles and doubles performances.

Morton went a combined 4-0 at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles against No. 69 Brigham Young and Santa Clara. Despite UCI's 5-2 team loss against the Cougars on Jan. 27, the junior defeated No. 82 Jeff Das 6-3, 7-6 (5). He then teamed with Rye Kashiwabara to knock off Jose Lechuga and Nima Roshan 8-6.

In a 5-2 team victory over the Broncos on Jan. 30, Morton stormed back from a one-set deficit to topple Taylor Bedillon by a score 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. He and Kashiwabara then cruised to an 8-3 decision over Bedilion and Jan Macek in doubles action.

Bouffler dominated for Long Beach State at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles as the 49ers breezed to a 7-0 victory over Northern Arizona on Jan. 29. She lost just two games total in singles and doubles. The senior defeated Julie Schmandt 6-1, 6-0 in singles, then partnered with Sandra Rocha to win an easy 8-1 matchup against Ashley Dille and Susan McClelland. Bouffler is ranked No. 113 in the nation.