ALEJANDRO VEDRI, UC SANTA BARBARA
MEN'S TENNIS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Sophomore • Valencia, Spain
UC Santa Barbara sophomore Alejandro Vedri went undefeated in singles and doubles en route to Big West Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week accolades.
Vedri notched two singles victories and went 3-0 in doubles with partner Joseph Guillin as the Gauchos played three tough opponents on the week.
Completing a trip to the Pacific Northwest, Vedri contributed to two UCSB points in a narrow 4-3 loss to Washington. He dispatched Washington’s Ewen Lumsden from the No. 2 position by a 6-4, 6-4 score. He also helped the Gauchos score the doubles point with a 6-4 win against the Husky duo of Liam Puttergill and Adam Torocsik.
At the ITA Kick-Off Classic over the weekend, Vedri won his No. 3 singles match against Santa Clara’s Vasileios Iliopoulos (5-7, 6-1, 6-2). He and Guillin represented the only UCSB victory in doubles, taking down Nick Cmager and Mann Shah, 6-4, at No. 2. Again, despite Vedri’s best efforts, UCSB dropped a tight 4-3 decision.
In UCSB’s 4-1 win over UNC Wilmington, Vedri won his third doubles match of the week with Guillin.
Others nominated: Chethan Swanson (UC Davis); Gilbert Chung (UC Riverside)
KRISTINA BREISACHER, UC DAVIS
WOMEN'S TENNIS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Senior • Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
UC Davis senior Kristina Breisacher notched her first career Big West Women’s Tennis Athlete of the week honor after picking up three victories on a successful trip to the Pacific Northwest.
Breisacher helped the Aggies close out the trip with a 4-3 triumph against Portland. She outdueled Neli Sunjic at No. 2 singles in a three-set battle, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. Her win tied the match at 2-2.
Breisacher also contributed to the Aggie doubles point, teaming with Shirley Hall at No. 2 to defeat Sunjic and Marija Elenova, 6-2.
The Aggie tandem also bageled Lia Van Steeter and Barclay Fagg in doubles as UC Davis swept Puget Sound, 7-0.
The only setback came to Pac-12 team Oregon, but Breisacher battled with a 6-4, 6-3 loss in singles and a 6-4 defeat in doubles. The Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., native is now 3-1 on the year in doubles.
Others nominated: Susanne Boyden (Cal Poly); Genevieve Zeidan (Cal State Fullerton); Flora Amiri (UC Irvine)