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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
5/16/2016 Kate Ruwe Softball
5/9/2016 Cole Wellnitz Men's Track and Field
5/9/2016 Paula Jimenez Women's Tennis
5/2/2016 Morgan Benesch Women's Track and Field
5/2/2016 John Watson Baseball
4/25/2016 Morgan Benesch Women's Track and Field
4/25/2016 Mohab El Zanaty Men's Tennis
4/18/2016 Dallas Schramm Baseball
4/18/2016 Emma Neil Women's Tennis
4/11/2016 Kate Ruwe Softball
4/11/2016 Dallas Schramm Baseball
4/4/2016 Emma Neil Women's Tennis
4/4/2016 Danyell Coons Women's Track and Field
3/28/2016 Ana Summers Women's Golf
3/28/2016 Joey Richards Men's Tennis
3/21/2016 Kate Ruwe Softball
3/21/2016 Kyle Honeycutt Baseball
3/15/2016 Romero Cotton Wrestling
3/15/2016 Destin McCauley Wrestling
3/7/2016 Trey Ertmer Baseball
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