ATLANTA - For the fifth straight week, the University of the South women's tennis team is a part of the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Weekly Award honors.
Natalia Nassar repeats as the SAA Singles Player of the Week after her performance last week in California. Additionally, doubles team
Emma Smith and
Nicole Nowak were named the Double Team of the Week
Natalia Nassar, Singles Player of the Week
In two matches this week, Nassar posted straight-set victories against nationally-ranked opponents. On Wednesday against No. 16 Bowdoin (Maine), the senior won a 6-3, 6-4 decision against Hannah Buckhout.
The next day against the No. 2 Athenas of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges (Calif.), she defeated Arushi Malik, 6-4, 6-3.
Now 6-2 on the spring season, Nassar has won her last five matches.
Emma Smith and Nicole Nowak, Doubles Team of the Week
Picking up wins over the Polar Bears and Athenas last week, the 23rd-ranked doubles team in Division III is now 9-3 on the year and 6-2 this spring.
Following an 8-4 victory over Elizabeth Yu and Buckhout of Bowdoin, the duo faced No. 21 Audrey Yoon and Ella Brissett of CMS and picked up the 8-6 win.
Sewanee returns to the court on Sunday with a split-squad match-up in Atlanta. The women's team will first take on Agnes Scott in nearby Decatur before facing off with No. 9 Emory in the afternoon.
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SAA Women's Tennis Player of the Week Winners (singles) / (doubles)
Feb. 13 – Maddy Trinh (Centre) / Emma Self-Josie Leffingwell (Hendrix)
Feb. 20 –
Brooke Despriet (Sewanee) / Natalia Nassar-Ansley Carpenter (Sewanee)
Feb. 27 –
Ansley Carpenter (Sewanee) / Sarah Livingston-Emma Caldwell (Sewanee)
March 6 –
Katherine Petty (Sewanee) / Katherine Petty-Brook Despriet (Sewanee)
March 13 –
Natalia Nassar (Sewanee) / Izzy Forester-Sydney Dattilo (Oglethorpe)
March 20 –
Natalia Nassar (Sewanee) /
Emma Smith-Nicole Nowak (Sewanee)
