Fresno State Athletics
Petukhova Named WAC Player of the Week
4/6/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 6, 2009
FRESNO, Calif. - The Western Athletic Conference announced Fresno State junior Anastasia Petukhova as the WAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week for the week of March 29-April 4 on Monday.
Petukhova went 3-0 in both singles and doubles matches on the week, helping the Bulldogs to three victories on the week, including two sweeps to start conference play. Petukhova first defeated Pepperdine's Alexandria Walters, 6-4, 6-1, in the Bulldogs 6-1 win over the 44th-ranked Waves. In the first match of the doubleheader on Saturday she didn't lose a game with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over San Jose State's Olivia Marshsall. The Bulls went to sweep the Spartans, 7-0. The junior from Moscow, Russia, finished the week by defeating Florence De Vrye of Nevada, 6-4, 7-6 (3), as Fresno State swept No. 56 Nevada, 7-0.
In doubles, she and partner Renata Kucerkova defended their No. 1 ranking by deating Pepperdine's Alex Liles and Anamika Bhargava, San Jose State's Amber Silverstone and Kerri Kummer and Nevada's Maria Mizyuk and Caroline Baily.
This is fourth week in a row a Bulldog has won the honor, and the first time this year for Petukhova.
"Join the State - Fresno State" -- Come show your appreciation to the Bulldog seniors as they take the court for possibly the final time at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center on April 11 for their WAC home opener, a tripleheader against Louisiana Tech, Utah State and New Mexico State. Follow the 'Dogs throughout the season on www.gobulldogs.com.
