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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
5/14/2018 Mackenzie Crowder Women's Track and Field
5/7/2018 Andrew Fields Men's Track and Field
4/30/2018 Josh Cooper Baseball
4/30/2018 Emma Neil Women's Tennis
4/23/2018 Josh Cooper Baseball
4/23/2018 Andrew Fields Men's Track and Field
4/16/2018 Alex Achtermann Baseball
4/16/2018 Bailey Stapleman Men's Track and Field
4/9/2018 Micheala Hoffman Women's Track and Field
4/9/2018 Alex Achtermann Baseball
4/2/2018 Jay Cottam Men's Golf
3/26/2018 Samantha Crawford Women's Golf
3/26/2018 Josh Cooper Baseball
3/19/2018 Brandon Hernandez Baseball
3/19/2018 Meg Housholder Softball
3/12/2018 Matt Malcom Wrestling
3/12/2018 Bailey Stapleman Men's Track and Field
3/5/2018 Brett Young Baseball
3/5/2018 Alex Achtermann Baseball
2/26/2018 McKenzie Brown Women's Basketball
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