Gianluca Brunkow, UC Santa Barbara  Men's Tennis Player of the Week  Junior • Topanga, Calif.

• UC Santa Babrbara's Gianluca Brunkow extended the junior's singles winning streak to six matches to take home The Big West Men's Tennis Player of the Week award. This is the second weekly distinction of Brunkow's collegiate career (Feb. 28, 2024).        

• Brunkow helped guide the Gauchos to remain perfect in Big West play with a 4-1 win over UC San Diego and consecutive 4-3 wins over UC Irvine and UC Davis. During doubles play, the No. 38 duo of Brunkow and Pablo Masjuan  downed Max Fardanesh/Lucas Bollinger of UC Davis, 6-3. The doubles match versus the Tritons went unfinished. 

• All three singles matches were swept by Brunkow against the Tritons (6-2, 6-4), Anteaters (6-3, 6-3), and Aggies (6-4, 6-2) Currently, UC Santa Barbara sits atop The Big West at 4-0 paired with a 12-6 overall record. The Gauchos will wrap up conference play this week before competing in The 2024 Big West Men's Championship on April 26-28 in San Diego, Calif at the Barnes Tennis Center.  

Also Nominated: Noah Zamora (UC Irvine)

2024 Big West Men's Tennis Weekly Winners