FARMINGTON, Utah (April 17, 2024) – Idaho State's Asem Shoybek and Sacramento State's Mark Keki were named Big Sky Tennis Players of the Week by the conference office on Wednesday, after helping their squads clinch regular-season titles this past week.
Men's Tennis Player the Week: Mark Keki, Sacramento State
Mark Keki propelled Sacramento State to a 2-0 road record this past week, while leading the Hornets to their first Big Sky title since 2013.
Keki, a senior from Hungary, played at the No. 1 spot in singles and doubles play as he won all four matches. Overall, Keki has now won 10-straight singles matches and 10-straight doubles contests.
The weekly conference honor for Keki is the third of the season and fourth overall for the Hornets this season.
Women's Tennis Player the Week: Asem Shoybek, Idaho State
Asem Shoybek led Idaho State to an undefeated week of play, as the Bengals went 3-0 and clinched the program's first Big Sky title since 1984.
Shoybek, a freshman from Kazakhstan, posted a 6-0 mark overall with a 3-0 record in singles play and 3-0 record in doubles action alongside partner Stefanya Shalakhova at the No. 2 spot.
In Idaho State's two conference matches against Montana and Idaho, Shoybek played at the No. 5 position in the singles lineup, earning a straight-set win in both contests.
The weekly conference honor for Shoybek is the first of her career and third overall for the Bengals this season.
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Others Nominated
MT: Maikel De Boes (NAU), Victor Sklenka (ISU), Alejandro Salvador (Idaho)
WT: Marta Garcia-Reboredo (MSU), Mayya Gorbunova (SAC), Patrycja Niewiadomska (NAU)
Past 2024 Winners
1/17: Max Relic, MSU (MT)/Meg McCarty, MSU (WT)
1/24: Mark Keki, SAC (MT)/Hana Cho, ISU (WT)
1/31: Jordan Coutinho, WSU (MT)/Lola O'Lideadha, ISU (WT)
2/7: Fernando Perez, UM (MT)/ Angel Bean, MSU (WT)
2/14: Wikus Robbertse, ISU (MT)/Patrycja Niewiadomska, NAU (WT)
2/21: Valentino De Pellegrin, ISU (MT)/Momoko Yoshimura, PSU & Kelly Arends, EWU (WT)
2/28: Tom Bittner, UM (MT)/Jennifer Kida, EWU & Irene Riva, SAC (WT)
3/6: Mark Keki, SAC (MT)/Daryna Shoshyna, NAU (WT)
3/13: Andreas Kramer, ISU (MT)/Mayya Gorbunova, SAC (WT)
3/20: Fernando Perez, UM & Maciej Ziomber, NAU (MT)/Mayya Gorbunova, SAC (WT)
3/27: Mate Voros, SAC & Hiroki Fujita, ISU (MT)/Irene Riva, SAC & Rachelle Starreveld, UI (WT)
4/3: Tuan Minh, WSU (MT)/Ida Johansson, UI (WT)
4/10: Dani Torres, NAU (MT)/Hailey Murphy, UM & Hudson Hawkins, MSU (WT)
4/17: Mark Keki, SAC (MT)/Asem Shoybek, ISU (WT)