GIGI FRANCIS OF AUSTIN COLLEGE, a junior from Austin, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for matches played from Monday, February 28 to Sunday, March 6. (SCAC Women's Tennis Weekly Report - Week 5)
Francis had a dominant weekend as Austin College hosted and defeated Texas Lutheran, 7-2, in the conference opener for the 'Roos. The junior posted a decisive, 6-3, 6-1 victory over TLU's Elena Branceleon at number one singles to improve to 3-1 on the season.
Other Outstanding Performances in the SCAC:
First-year Ruth Hill of Trinity got her second No. 1 singles victory of her young career Sunday with a 6-2, 6-1 tally in the Tigers' conference-opener at Colorado College. Hill also battled to take five games from her NCAA I adversary at line three against Air Force Saturday. Junior Blair Drought-Villarreal of Schreiner went 2-0 on the week at No. 3 singles, picking decisive 6-1, 6-1 victories in a pair of matches against opponents from East Texas Baptist and LeTourneau, respectively. First-year Lauren Chisholm of Southwestern defeated LeTourneau's Brandy Weems, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 4 singles in the Pirates' 9-0 victory on Friday. Junior Anamaria Gonzales of St. Thomas had a stellar outing against her opponent from UMHB, taking her match in two sets and limiting her opponent to a total of four games.
| SCAC Women's Tennis Singles Players-of-the-Week | |
| Week 1 | Nina Mitrofanova, Southwestern University |
| Week 2 | Ruth Hill, Trinity University |
| Week 3 | Olivia Kim, Trinity University |
| Week 4 | Taylor Despriet, Southwestern University |
| Week 5 | Gigi Francis, Austin College |
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