CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - In the first set of weekly honors for the 2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Tennis season, the Syracuse duo of Nelly Knezkova and Anastasia Sysoeva was named the ACC Women’s Doubles Team of the Week, while North Carolina’s Oby Kajuru was named the ACC Women's Player of the Week. Additionally, Stanford’s Tianmei Wang was named the ACC Women’s Freshman of the Week.
ACC WOMEN’S DOUBLES TEAM OF THE WEEK
Nelly Knezkova, Syracuse, Jr. (Prague, Czech Republic)
Anastasia Sysoeva, Syracuse, Sr. (Sarasota, Florida)
- Won both doubles matches to help lead Wake Forest to a 7-0 win over Cornell and a 6-1 win over Fordham.
- Defeated Victoria Zhao and Martina Marica of Cornell, 6-1.
- Defeated No. 69 Nevena Kolarevic and Julianne Nguyen of Fordham, 6-3.
ACC WOMEN’S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Oby Kajuru, North Carolina, Gr. (Tokyo, Japan)
- Defeated Appalachian State’s No. 5 Savannah Dada-Mascoll, 6-1, 6-2, for the first ranked singles win of the season for the Tar Heels.
- Helped defeat the Gardner Webb doubles team of Emma Shasteen and Arili Boshoff, 6-2.
- Helped defeat the App State doubles team of Alexi Cleveland and Ruby Broadbent, 6-1.
ACC WOMEN’S FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Tianmei Wang, Stanford, Fr. (San Marino, California)
- Defeated Maya Youssef of UC Davis, 6-1, 6-3.
- Defeated No. 63 Naomi Xu of No. 15 California, 6-3, 6-0.
- Defeated Sofia Daryaie of Saint Mary’s, 6-2, 6-2.
- Defeated the UC Davis duo of Kaia Wolfe and Alieena Hu, 6-1.
- Defeated the Saint Mary’s duo of Tiana Fox and Sophie Stanton, 6-3.
ACC Women’s Doubles Team of the Week
Jan. 20 – Nelly Knezkova & Anastasia Sysoeva, Syracuse
ACC Women’s Player of the Week
Jan. 20 – Oby Kajuru, North Carolina
ACC Women’s Freshman of the Week
Jan. 20 - Tianmei Wang, Stanford