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Student-Athlete of the Week
4/26/2011 12:00:00 AM | Tulsa Hurricane
April 26, 2011
TULSA, Okla. - Senior Jo-Anne Karaitiana (Women's Tennis) has maintained a 3.16 grade-point average in exercise sports science. Sophomore Grant Ive (Men's Tennis) has maintained a 3.26 grade-point average in accounting.
Karaitiana, a native of Melbourne, Australia, helped lead Tulsa to its fourth Conference USA Championship in five years this past weekend. She and senior teammate Alexandra Kichoutkin won their doubles match in the Quarterfinals against Tulane, and Karaitiana's win at No. 6 singles clinched the championship for the Golden Hurricane. TU is currently on a 20-match win streak.
Ive, a native of Johannesburg, South Africa, helped lead the men's team to its fifth Conference USA Championship in the last six years as TU swept all three of its opponents. Ive picked up a singles victory against Memphis in the semifinals, and he and fellow sophomore Tristan Jackson won doubles matches against both Memphis and Rice in the championship match. Ive and Jackson came from a 6-3 hole in their doubles match against the Tigers to win 8-6, securing the doubles point for the Golden Hurricane in the process.
Tulsa Student-Athlete of the Week Winners
August 30 - Katie Bykowski (Women's Soccer)
September 7 - Paula Whiting (Cross Country)
September 13 - Ashley McInnes (Men's Soccer)
September 20 - Diana Silva (Volleyball)
September 27 - G.J. Kinne (Football)
October 4 - Jessica Adams (Volleyball)
October 11 - Carla Horne (Rowing)
October 18 - Tyler Holmes (Football)
October 25 - Diana Silva (Volleyball)
November 1 - Justin Duncan and Paula Whiting (Cross Country)
November 8 - Heather Brooks (Rowing)
November 15 - Chris Taylor (Men's Soccer)
November 22 - Jessica Adams (Volleyball)
November 29 - G.J. Kinne (Football)
December 6 - Hannah Stout (Volleyball)
December 13 - Taleya Mayberry (Women's Basketball)
January 3 - Steven Idlet (Men's Basketball)
January 10 - Steven Idlet Men's Basketball)
January 17 - Bonny Davidson (Women's Tennis)
January 24 - Ewa Szatkowska (Women's Tennis)
January 31 - Paulo Pinheiro (Indoor Track)
February 7 - Jennifer Mace (Indoor Track)
February 14 - Tristan Jackson (Men's Tennis)
February 21 - Kamryn Ruffin (Women's Golf)
February 28 - Paula Whiting (Indoor Track)
March 7 - Samantha Cobb (Softball)
March 14 - Clifford Marsland (Men's Tennis)
March 21 - Kelly Chapman (Softball)
March 28 - Erin Leddy (Rowing)
April 4 - Sarah Elliot (Women's Golf)
April 11 - Alexandra Kichoutkin (Women's Tennis)
April 18 - Carl Stones (Outdoor Track)
April 25 - Jo-Anne Karaitiana (Women's Tennis), Grant Ive (Men's Tennis)
