Fresno State Athletics
Jodoin Earns 6th Conference Honor
2/14/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 14, 2012
By Kate Whitney
katewhitney23@gmail.com
GoBulldogs.com
DENVER, Colo. - Fresno State's Marianne Jodoin was named Verizon Western Athletic Conference Tennis Player of the Week for her sixth time for the week of Feb. 13-17.
Jodoin earned a pair of singles victories and a doubles win this weekend against Hawai'i and No. 34 Saint Mary's.
The sophomore opened the weekend with the first win over Hawai'i's No. 1 doubles team, Polijakova and Pawid, 8-5, with partner Murtagh. No. 49 Jodoin then bested Hawaii's Pinterova, 7-6, 6-2, after marathon sets at No. 1 singles.
Jodoin traveled with the `Dogs Sunday to face Saint Mary's No. 1 doubles team, Catherine Isip and Elizabeth Searl, with partner Murtagh. The duo fought against the Saint Mary's team but was unable to pull out the win, 8-6. She ended the weekend with another big win against Saint Mary's No. 82nd-ranked singles player Isip, 6-3, 6-3, giving her the only singles win against the Gael's and a perfect singles record for the weekend. She was the only Bulldog to beat one of Saint Mary's three nationally ranked singles players.
This is Jodoin's fourth time being named WAC Athlete of the Week this season and sixth time overall.
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