Fresno State Athletics
Kucerkova Earns WAC Player of the Week
4/28/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 28, 2010
FRESNO, Calif. - Renata Kucerkova was named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Tennis Players of the Week on Wednesday.
This is Kucerkova's first honor of the season and fourth of her career. The senior from Roznov, Czech Republic, picked up wins over ranked opponents in both singles and doubles last week.
At No. 1 singles, Kucerkova knocked off No. 100 Suzie Matzenauer of Cal Poly, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2. It was Kucerkova's second win in a row against a ranked opponent, the week previous she defeated Boise State's 46th-ranked Pichittra Thongdach.
At No. 1 doubles, she teamed with Laura Pola to defeat No. 32 Brittany Blalock/Matzenauer, 8-3.
The Bulldogs concluded the regular season and will next be in action on Friday against New Mexico State in the first round of the WAC Tournament.
"We Are Your Team" - Come help the `Dogs earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, as they host the WAC Tournament on April 30-May 2 at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center. For all the up to date information on Fresno State men's tennis stay logged on to gobulldogs.com.
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