UC Irvine's Lamm Defeats Regionally Ranked Opponent From USC

Senior Victor Lamm (Paris, France) earned his first career Big West Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week honor after defeating regionally ranked Kaes Van't Hof from USC at the No. 2 singles position.

Van't Hof, ranked No. 10 in the West Region, fell 3-6, 6-3, 10-7 to Lamm, who picked up UCI's lone point in the 6-1 loss to the sixth-ranked Trojans.  Lamm also teamed with Khunpol Issara to defeat Abdullah Magdas and Gary Sacks, 8-6, in No. 2 doubles.

Twarowska Takes Down Gael at No. 1 Spot

Pacific junior Jolanta Twarowska (Hamburg, Germany) picked up an impressive win at No. 1 singles in the Tigers' home opener versus Saint Mary's, claiming Big West Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week honors.

Twarowska outlasted Jessica Hoath in a three-set match, winning 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-2.  It was the lone point for the Tigers in a 6-1 loss to the No. 58-ranked Gaels on Saturday.  Earlier this season, Hoath had defeated ranked opponents from both Stanford and California.

Twarowska and Olga Gumenyuk then nearly pulled off a win at No. 1 doubles, falling to Hoath and Nienke Strijbis 8-7 (5).  Twarowska is now 2-2 in both dual singles and doubles matches this season.