FARMINGTON, Utah (March 15, 2023) - Three student-athletes earned Big Sky Tennis Player of the Week honors following a successful stint on the court this past week.
Co-Men's Tennis Player of the Week - Piotr Galus (Northern Arizona)/William Zulch (Weber State)
Northern Arizona's Piotr Galus was named Co-Big Sky Men's Tennis Player of the Week after leading the Lumberjacks to their second-straight ranked victory this past week. Galus and NAU took down No. 68 Air Force on Friday, which was just the Falcons' second loss of the year. Galus won his singles match at No. 3 following a win on No. 2 in doubles action with partner Alex Groves. Galus is now 11-1 overall this season in singles play.
Weber State's William Zulch racked up three singles wins and a pair of doubles victories this past week, as the Wildcat was awarded co-weekly honors. The freshman clinched Weber State's 4-3 victory over Portland State on Friday, while leading the Wildcats to a 2-1 record overall last week.
Women's Tennis Player of the Week - Laura Duhl (Northern Arizona)
Northern Arizona's Laura Duhl was named Big Sky Women's Tennis Player of the Week, becoming the Lumberjacks' fourth weekly honoree of 2023 on the women's side. The sophomore went 2-0 in both singles and doubles this past week, with NAU winning two Big Sky matches against Idaho and Eastern Washington.
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Others Nominated
MT: Baltazar Wiger-Nordas (Montana)
WT: Annabel Davis (Idaho), Olivia Oosterbaan (Montana)
2023 Big Sky Men's Tennis Player of the Week Winners
Jan. 18: Guillermo Martin, Montana
Jan. 25: Sam Baldwin, Montana
Feb. 1: Mate Voros, Sacramento State
Feb. 8: Sebastian Buxman, Weber State
Feb. 15: Wikus Robbertse, Idaho State
Feb. 22: Mark Keki, Sacramento State
Mar. 1: Facundo Tumosa, Northern Arizona
Mar. 8: Maikel De Boes, Northern Arizona
Mar. 15: Piotr Galus, Northern Arizona/William Zulch, Weber State
2023 Big Sky Women's Tennis Player of the Week Winners
Jan. 18: Makoto Ohara, Portland State
Jan. 25: Makoto Ohara, Portland State
Feb. 1: Sofia Markova, Northern Arizona
Feb. 8: Mayya Gorbunova, Sacramento State/Daryna Shoshyna, Northern Arizona
Feb. 15: Maddy Ferreros, Sacramento State
Feb. 22: Lola O'Lideadha, Idaho State
Mar. 1: Patrycia Niewiadomska, Northern Arizona
Mar. 8: Mayya Gorbunova, Sacramento State
Mar. 15: Laura Duhl, Northern Arizona