FARMINGTON, Utah (Feb. 14, 2024) – Idaho State's Wikus Robbertse and Northern Arizona's Patrycja Niewiadomska were awarded Big Sky Tennis Player of the Week honors following their efforts over the weekend.
Men's Tennis Player the Week: Wikus Robbertse, Idaho State
Idaho State's Wikus Robbertse picked up three singles wins for the Bengals this past week, as he led his squad to a 2-1 mark over the weekend which included the program's first-ever victory against Air Force.
Robbertse, hailing from South Africa, won all three singles matches in straight-sets at the No. 6 spot. The biggest win over the weekend came against Air Force, as he tied the match at 3-3 before Hiroki Fujita clinched the 4-3 win against the Falcons.
The conference weekly honor for Robbertse is the second of his career overall.
Women's Tennis Player the Week: Patrycja Niewiadomska, Northern Arizona
Northern Arizona's Patrycja Niewiadomska went 4-0 overall this past week, as the sophomore won a pair of singles and doubles matches for the Lumberjacks.
Niewiadomska won both singles matches at the No. 1 spot in the lineup, winning against UTEP and Wyoming in straight-sets. Alongside partner Laura Duhl, Niewiadomska won two doubles matches at the No. 2 position against the Miners and Cowgirls.
Niewiadomska, who was named the Big Sky Women's Tennis Freshman of the Year in 2023, has now won conference weekly honors twice in her career.
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Others Nominated
MT: Semen Agynskyy (NAU), Adam Chodur (Sacramento State)
WT: Irene Riva (Sacramento State)
Past 2024 Winners
1/17: Max Relic, Montana State (MT)/Meg McCarty, Montana State (WT)
1/24: Mark Keki, Sacramento State (MT)/Hana Cho, Idaho State (WT)
1/31: Jordan Coutinho, Weber State (MT)/Lola O'Lideadha, Idaho State (WT)
2/7: Fernando Perez, Montana (MT)/ Angel Bean, Montana State (WT)
2/14: Wikus Robbertse, Idaho State (MT)/ Patrycja Niewiadomska, Northern Arizona (WT)