Landes Repeats as Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week For UC Davis

Senior Henri Landes (San Anselmo, Calif.) clinched the victory for UC Davis for the third time in as many matches, winning in a second-set tiebreaker to earn Big West Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week honors.

UC Davis, which eked out a 4-3 home win against Buffalo on Jan. 21, needed Landes to win at the No. 2 singles spot and he responded with a 7-5, 7-6 victory over Kirill Kolomytes, winning the tiebreaker 7-2.  

The Aggies, which went 5-13 a year ago, had their solid start rewarded when the Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll, released on Tuesday, revealed that UC Davis is ranked in a tie for No. 75.

UC Riverside's Oki Knocks Off Nationally Ranked Foe

UC Riverside junior Erynne Oki (North Hollywood, CA) captured Big West Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week honors after defeating the No. 61-ranked player by the ITA.  Oki was the first UCR player to beat a singles player ranked that high since the school moved to Division I.

Oki outlasted San Diego State's Julia Trunk by a score of 6-4, 4-6 and 12-10 in the decisive third set.  It was the only point for the Highlanders in the 6-1 loss to the No. 49-rated team in the nation on Saturday.