BLAZ SERIC, HAWAI‘I •
MEN'S TENNIS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Sophomore • Remshalden, Germany • Gewerbliche Schule Waibling

Hawai‘i sophomore Blaz Seric claimed his first career Big West Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week award thanks to continued stellar play in singles and doubles.

• Seric finished a combined 5-0 in singles and doubles despite a 1-2 week for the Rainbow Warriors.

• Seric helped UH to a big 4-3 road win against UC Davis. He teamed with Simao Telo Alves to clinch the doubles point at No. 2 with a 7-5 win over the Aggie tandem of Chethan Swanson and Nil Giraldez.

• Seric also clinched the overall team win for UH with his 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-3 win over Giraldez at No. 3 singles.

• Despite UH’s  league losses to UC Irvine and UC Riverside, Seric defeated both of his opponents. He downed UCI’s Daniel Gealer, 7-6 (5), 6-0, and UCR’s Nabil Abdallah, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4), coming out on top in three tiebreaker sets.

Others nominated: Josh Ortlip (Cal Poly); Sasha Krasnov (UC Irvine); Gilbert Chung (UC Riverside); Victor Krustev (UC Santa Barbara)

ELIZAVETA VOLODKO, UC SANTA BARBARA •
WOMEN'S TENNIS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Sophomore • Moscow, Russia • Gymnazium 1584

UC Santa Barbara sophomore Elizaveta Volodko went undefeated with four wins against a pair of conference foes to earn her first career Big West Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week award.

• Volodko helped the Gauchos split against UC Riverside and Hawai‘i on the road. She led UCSB’s 7-0 win over the Highlanders with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph at No. 3 singles over Mahil Silpachai.

• In a 6-1 loss to the Rainbow Wahine, Volodko captured the only UCSB point, as she downed Nikola Dolakova by scores of 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. That snapped Dolakova’s three-match win streak.

• Volodko and partner Anastasia Goncharova went 2-0 at No. 2 doubles. They were the only Gaucho duo to win against UH, taking down Michelle Pits and Roxanne Resma in a 6-3 decision.

Others nominated: Susanne Boyden (Cal Poly); Zara Lennon (Long Beach State); Sara Tsukamoto (UC Davis); Alyssia Fossorier (UC Irvine); Petra Melounova (Hawai‘i)