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SAN BRUNO, Calif. \u2013\u00a0 Earning wins in a hard-fought battle against No. 22 San Diego State, San Diego won two West Coast Conference Women’s Tennis player of the week awards with Vilma Krebs Hyllested and Maria Shmakova winning West Coast Conference Doubles Team of the Week and Shmakova also won West Coast Conference Freshman of the Week. Santa Clara secured its first conference weekly award of the season with Daniella Dimitrova winning West Coast Conference Singles Player of the Week.\u00a0
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\nWEST COAST CONFERENCE SINGLES PLAYER OF THE WEEK \u2013 DANIELLA DIMITROVA, SR. \u2013 SANTA CLARA
\nDaniella Dimitrova won two singles matches last week. On Thursday, she defeated CSUN’s Angelo Ho in three sets to clinch the team victory, 4-1. On Friday, Dimitrova won in straight sets for the Broncos’ first singles win to even the match at one before No. 64 Cal Poly eventually won 5-2.<\/p>\n
Also nominated:\u00a0Indiya McLeod, Pacific; Alaia Rubio Perez, Portland<\/p>\n
WEST COAST CONFERENCE DOUBLES TEAM OF THE WEEK \u2013 VILMA KREBS HYLLESTED, FR., MARIA SHMAKOVA, FR., SAN DIEGO
\nPlaying together for the first time, the freshman duo played their part and combined for a dominant 6-1 win in No. 19 USD’s close 4-3 loss to No. 22 San Diego State.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Also nominated:\u00a0Dariya Radulova and Lexie Flores, Portland<\/p>\n
WEST COAST CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK \u2013 MARIA SHMAKOVA, FR. \u2013 SAN DIEGO
\nMaria Shmakova only lost one game in both her singles and doubles matches last week. In doubles, Shmakova combined with another freshman, Vilma Krebs Hyllested, to post a 6-1 victory. Shmakova continued her momentum into singles, losing only one game again en route to a 6-0, 6-1 victory against her Aztec opponent. USD now owns three conference weekly awards this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2026 West Coast Conference Women\u2019s Tennis Singles Players of the Week
\nJanuary 20:\u00a0\u017diva Falkner, Pepperdine
\nJanuary 27:\u00a0Alaia Rubio Perez, Portland
\nFebruary 3:\u00a0Chantal Sauvant, Pepperdine
\nFebruary 10:\u00a0Kim-Michaela Zahraj, LMU
\nFebruary 17:\u00a0Lidia Gonzalez, LMU
\nFebruary 24:\u00a0Alexia Harmon, Pepperdine
\nMarch 3:\u00a0Daniella Dimitrova, Sr., Santa Clara
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\n2026 West Coast Conference Women\u2019s Tennis Doubles Teams of the Week
\nJanuary 20:\u00a0Anastasiia Grechkina and Chantal Sauvant, Pepperdine
\nJanuary 27:\u00a0Anni Moll and Hannah Read, San Diego
\nFebruary 3:\u00a0Sonja Zhiyenbayeva and\u00a0\u017diva Falkner, Pepperdine
\nFebruary 10:\u00a0Eva Alvarez Sande and Yura Nakagawa, Washington State
\nFebruary 17:\u00a0Lamija Avdic and Natalia Michta, Seattle U
\nFebruary 24:\u00a0Duru Soke and Shihomi Leong, Pepperdine
\nMarch 3:\u00a0Vilma Krebs Hyllested and Maria Shmakova, San Diego<\/p>\n
2026 West Coast Conference Women\u2019s Tennis Freshmen of the Week
\nJanuary 20:\u00a0Sonja Zhiyenbayeva, Pepperdine
\nJanuary 27:\u00a0Sonja Zhiyenbayeva, Pepperdine
\nFebruary 3:\u00a0Sonja Zhiyenbayeva, Pepperdine
\nFebruary 10:\u00a0Helene Schnack, LMU
\nFebruary 17:\u00a0Sofia Perovani, LMU
\nFebruary 24:\u00a0Sonja Zhiyenbayeva, Pepperdine
\nMarch 3:\u00a0Maria Shmakova, San Diego
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