FARMINGTON, Utah (April 23, 2024) – Big Sky Tennis Player of the Week honors were announced by the conference office on Wednesday, with Dani Torres, Andras Necz and Grace Haugen winning honors to conclude the regular season.
Men's Tennis Player the Week: Dani Torres, NAU & Andras Necz, MSU
Dani Torres of Northern Arizona and Andras Necz of Montana State shared weekly honors to cap off the regular-season after a great showing by the pair.
Torres guided the Lumberjacks to a win over Idaho after victories in singles and doubles action, as NAU clinched a share of the regular-season crown and the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament. The weekly honor is the second-straight for Torres and second overall of his career.
Necz led the Bobcats to a 4-3 comeback win over Montana, after the squad was on the brink of elimination, down 3-1. Necz earned a three-set victory in singles play, which spurred on the Bobcats to the rivalry win. The weekly conference honor is the first of Necz's career.
Women's Tennis Player the Week: Grace Haugen, Montana
Grace Haugen led Montana to a 5-2 win over Montana State, as the junior posted a doubles and singles win in the rivalry matchup. The victory also gave Montana a share of the regular-season title, which marks just the second time in program history for the Grizzlies. The weekly conference honor is the second of Haugen's career.
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Others Nominated
MT: Wikus Robbertse (Idaho State), Adam Chodur (Sac State)
WT: Dolavee Tumthong (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)
4/23: Dani Torres, NAU & Andras Necz, MSU (MT)/Grace Haugen, Montana (WT)