Greensboro, N.C. (theACC.com) – Georgia Tech’s Kenya Jones has been named the ACC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week, while Clemson’s Eleni Louka has been selected as the Freshman of the Week.
Jones picked up two singles wins and a doubles win in matches against No. 1 North Carolina and No. 41 Virginia Tech. The senior from Memphis, Tennessee, defeated UNC’s No. 3-ranked Alexa Graham, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6), and Virginia Tech’s Natalie Novotna, 6-2, 6-1. In doubles, Jones paired up with Victoria Flores for a 6-1 win over Virginia Tech’s No. 78-ranked pair of Elizabet Danailova and Nika Kozar.
Louka went undefeated in matches against No. 4 Florida State, No. 5 NC State and Troy. The rookie from Derynia, Cyprus, won three singles matches, including a win over Florida State’s No. 104-ranked Nandini Das after Das retired in the final set of the match with Louka leading 3-2. The Clemson freshman also paired up with Mackenzy Middlebrooks for two doubles wins.
ACC Women’s Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 21 – Alana Smith, So., NC State
Jan. 28 – Victoria Flores, Jr., Georgia Tech
Feb. 4 – Yufei Long, Jr., Boston College | Alexa Graham, Sr., North Carolina
Feb. 11 – Kenya Jones, Sr., Georgia Tech
Feb. 18 – Estela Perez-Somarriba, Sr., Miami | Vivian Glozman, Jr., Virginia
Feb. 25 – Kenya Jones, Sr., Georgia Tech | Alexa Graham, Sr., North Carolina
March 3 – Natasha Subhash, Fr., Virginia
March 10 – Kenya Jones, Sr., Georgia Tech
ACC Women’s Tennis Freshmen of the Week
Jan. 21 – Kacie Harvey, North Carolina | Natasha Subhash, Virginia
Jan. 28 – Natasha Subhash, Virginia
Feb. 4 – Elizabeth Scotty, North Carolina
Feb. 11 – Elizabeth Scotty, North Carolina
Feb. 18 – Natasha Subhash, Virginia
Feb. 25 – Victoria Allen, Florida State
March 3 – Natasha Subhash, Virginia
March 10 – Eleni Louka, Clemson