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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
3/25/2019 Carlee Liesch Softball
3/18/2019 Vasilisa Polunova Women's Tennis
3/18/2019 Nia Station Women's Golf
3/11/2019 Matt Malcom Wrestling
3/11/2019 Jacob Bartling Men's Track and Field
3/4/2019 Shiloh McCool Women's Basketball
3/4/2019 Morgan Soucie Men's Basketball
2/25/2019 Matt Malcom Wrestling
2/25/2019 Jacob Bartling Men's Track and Field
2/18/2019 Maegan Holt Women's Basketball
2/18/2019 Claire Nash Swimming
2/11/2019 Calvin Ochs Wrestling
2/11/2019 Destiny Reinke Women's Track and Field
2/4/2019 Jacob Bartling Men's Track and Field
2/4/2019 AJ Jackson Men's Basketball
1/28/2019 Tiara Schmidt Women's Track and Field
1/28/2019 Kanon Koster Men's Basketball
1/21/2019 Destiny Reinke Women's Track and Field
1/21/2019 Jarrod Hinrichs Wrestling
1/14/2019 Wesley Dawkins Wrestling
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