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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
4/2/2024 Jakub Strzelecki Men's Tennis
4/2/2024 Rylan Basart Men's Track and Field
3/25/2024 Nicole Messbarger Women's Track and Field
3/25/2024 Alex Goracke Men's Track and Field
3/19/2024 Abbie Jo Gaube Softball
3/19/2024 Nick James Wrestling
3/12/2024 Wes Ferguson Men's Track and Field
3/12/2024 Brianna Russell Women's Track and Field
3/4/2024 Aaron Osmond Men's Tennis
3/4/2024 Nick James Wrestling
2/26/2024 Brayden Sorensen Men's Track and Field
2/26/2024 Daniella Morillas Softball
2/19/2024 Maggie Waddington Swimming
2/19/2024 Shiloh McCool Women's Basketball
2/12/2024 Charis Robinson Women's Track and Field
2/12/2024 Clare Plachy Women's Tennis
2/6/2024 Andy Brisdon Men's Tennis
2/6/2024 Alex Goracke Men's Track and Field
1/29/2024 Alex Goracke Men's Track and Field
1/29/2024 Shiloh McCool Women's Basketball
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