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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
1/14/2019 Mackenzie Crowder Women's Track and Field
1/7/2019 Brooke Carlson Women's Basketball
1/7/2019 Matt Malcom Wrestling
12/30/2018 Josh Portillo Wrestling
12/30/2018 Elisa Backes Women's Basketball
12/17/2018 Matt Malcom Wrestling
12/17/2018 Brooke Carlson Women's Basketball
12/10/2018 Josh Portillo Wrestling
12/10/2018 Tiara Schmidt Women's Track and Field
12/3/2018 Corbin Hansen Men's Cross Country
12/3/2018 Claire Nash Swimming
11/19/2018 Corbin Hansen Men's Cross Country
11/19/2018 Kendall Schroer Volleyball
11/13/2018 Julianne Jackson Volleyball
11/12/2018 Brian Covarrubias Football
11/5/2018 Corbin Hansen Men's Cross Country
11/5/2018 Kendall Schroer Volleyball
10/29/2018 Montrez Jackson Football
10/29/2018 Mary Katherine Wolfe Volleyball
10/22/2018 Darrius Webb Football
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