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Siena Women’s Tennis junior Zaara Omar<\/a> earned her first MAAC Tennis Player of the Week award on Wednesday.
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\nThe Castelldefels, Spain native clinched the winning point as the Saints rallied back for a 4-3 victory against LIU late Saturday night at Tri-City Fitness in Latham to help improve the Saints to a 2-0 record in 2025-2026.\u00a0
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\nAfter dropping the opening set 2-6 to Sharks’ junior Mia Tsoukalas, Omar responded with a pair of 7-6 wins [7-6 (3) in the deciding set].
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\nIn the deciding doubles match, Omar and fellow junior Andrea Vargas<\/a> topped seniors Emma Barclay and Beatriz Verdial 6-4 to seal it.
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\nOmar is now 2-0 in singles play (both from the singles No. 2 position) and 3-1 in doubles individual competition this season.\u00a0
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\nThe Saints will be back in action Sunday, Feb. 1 at 1:45 p.m. hosting Providence (1-0) at Tri-City Fitness in Latham.
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