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Athletes of the Week

Vasilisa Polunova

Vasilisa Polunova

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/18/2019
  • Sport
    Women's Tennis
  • Bio
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Helped UNK go 2-1 in Hilton Head, S.C., over the the weekend, falling to Illinois-Springfield, 5-2, and beating Indiana (PA), 4-3), and Slippery Rock, 4-3. IUP is 1st and SRU 5th in the Atlantic Region.

Polunova went 2-1 at No. 1 singles, beating her IUP foe in three sets (6-3, 6-7, 10-8) and The Rock (6-3, 6-4). Both are ranked in the Atlantic top six. Polunova also was 2-1 at No. 1 doubles, beating IUP (6-4) and UIS (6-2) and falling to SRU (6-4). Both the IUP and SRU pairs were regionally-ranked. 

She is now 11-6 in singles and has eight wins in doubles. 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
3/28/2022 Jazmin Zamorano Women's Tennis
3/28/2022 Brayden Sorensen Men's Track and Field
2/21/2022 David Simental Men's Basketball
2/21/2022 Andrew Schuller Men's Track and Field
2/14/2022 Melisa Becerra Women's Tennis
2/14/2022 Claire Nash Swimming
2/8/2022 Billy Higgins Wrestling
2/8/2022 Wes Ferguson Men's Track and Field
1/24/2022 Wes Ferguson Men's Track and Field
1/24/2022 David Simental Men's Basketball
1/17/2022 Myles Bach Men's Track and Field
1/17/2022 Wes Ferguson Men's Track and Field
1/11/2022 Parker Badding Men's Basketball
1/11/2022 Matt Malcom Wrestling
12/20/2021 David Simental Men's Basketball
12/20/2021 Elisa Backes Women's Basketball
12/13/2021 Andrew Schuller Men's Track and Field
12/13/2021 Shiloh McCool Women's Basketball
12/6/2021 Shiloh McCool Women's Basketball
12/6/2021 Emersen Cyza Volleyball
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