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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
9/25/2017 Tara Ziegelbein Volleyball
9/18/2017 Sal Silvio Football
9/18/2017 Tara Ziegelbein Volleyball
9/11/2017 Tara Ziegelbein Volleyball
9/11/2017 Lindsey Smith Volleyball
9/4/2017 Tye Spies Football
9/4/2017 Ali Hirschman Women's Soccer
8/24/2017 Jay Cottam Men's Golf
8/24/2017 Breanna Redl Women's Golf
5/15/2017 Cole Wellnitz Men's Track and Field
5/15/2017 Emily Everitt Women's Track and Field
5/8/2017 Morgan Benesch Women's Track and Field
5/8/2017 Jacob Bartling Men's Track and Field
5/1/2017 Morgan Benesch Women's Track and Field
5/1/2017 Mohab El Zanaty Men's Tennis
4/24/2017 Ana Royo Women's Tennis
4/24/2017 Sean Laughlin Baseball
4/17/2017 Meg Housholder Softball
4/17/2017 Bailey Stapleman Men's Track and Field
4/10/2017 Cole Wellnitz Men's Track and Field
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