UC Riverside's Calienes Earns First Career Honor

UC Riverside freshman Jon Calienes (Chino, CA) earned Big West Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week honors for February 12-18 after going 1-1 in singles and 2-0 in doubles.

Calienes began the week by winning at No. 1 doubles with partner Mark Contreras against San Diego's Thomas Liversage and Chris Coetzee, 8-2, on Friday. Despite losing to Coetzee at No. 3 singles, Calienes stepped up his play in Sunday's first Big West match of the season against Pacific.

With regular partner Contreras out sick, Calienes teamed with Joe Cartledge for the first time at No. 1 doubles to defeat Pacific's Moritz Starke and Vladimir Zdravkovic, 8-6. Calienes then moved up one spot to No. 2 singles and won a 6-2, 7-6 match against Vegerd Veskimagi. His play helped the Highlanders beat the 75th-ranked Tigers for the first time in school history.

Calienes is now 11-7 overall in singles and 11-6 in doubles play this season.

Long Beach State's Grady Helps 49ers To 2-0 Week

Long Beach State sophomore Hannah Grady (Coventry, England) garnered Big West Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week accolades for February 12-18 after her 2-0 performance in singles and 1-1 mark in doubles. Grady helped the 49ers win both of their matches and move up to No. 26 in the nation in the latest ITA/Fila Collegiate Tennis rankings.

Grady rolled to a 6-2, 6-3 win over 51st-ranked Holly Bagshaw of San Diego State on Friday. Continuing her play at No. 1 singles, Grady rebounded from a tough start to win 2-6, 6-0, 6-1 over UC Riverside's Erynne Oki on Saturday. The 49ers, which are ranked No. 26 nationally, beat the Aztecs 5-2 and Highlanders 7-0, respectively.

In doubles, Grady went 1-1 with partner Jessica Weeks in the No. 1 spot, with their victory coming by an 8-1 score versus the Highlanders' Oki and Donna McCullough.