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UCF's Zeleva is Women's Tennis Player of the Week

02.16.21

IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of its weekly men’s and women’s tennis honors for the week-ending February 15.
 
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Valeriya Zeleva • Jr. • UCF • Moscow, Russia
Zeleva went 2-0 in both singles and doubles to lead UCF to a 4-1 win at No. 21 Florida and a 4-0 victory against Miami (Fla.) last week. She won both singles matches in straight sets at the No. 2 position, including a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory against the No. 87-ranked player nationally from Miami. Zeleva, who is ranked No. 67 in singles and No. 60 in doubles in the Oracle/ITA preseason rankings, takes a 4-2 singles record and a 7-0 doubles mark into this week.




The American In the Oracle/ITA Rankings

Women’s Team (Feb. 10 ranking)
20 UCF
 
Women’s Singles (preseason ranking)
42 Rebeka Stolmar UCF
67 Valeriya Zeleva UCF
72 Marie Mattel UCF
86 Martina Okalova Tulsa
95 Evgeniya Levashova UCF
108 Mackenzie Clark Tulane
 
Women’s Doubles (preseason ranking)
6 Rebeka Stolmar/Marie Mattel UCF
22 Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner Tulsa
23 Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva/Marta Bellucco Wichita State
52 Jackie Nylander/Chandler Carter SMU
54 Mary Caroline Meredith/Mackenzie Clark Tulane
60 Valeriya Zeleva/Ksenia Kuznetssova UCF