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Martina Okalova Named American Athletic Conference Player of the Week
1/21/2020 1:01:00 PM | Women's Tennis
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The University of Tulsa's Martina Okalova was named the American Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week, as announced by the league office on Tuesday. This is the third conference weekly honor of her career at TU.
Okalova, who was also named The American's Player of the Month for September, is currently ranked among the top collegiate tennis players in the country. The Slovakia native ranks 52nd in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division I Final Fall Individual Rankings, which is the highest singles ranking of her career. She is also 40th in the doubles standings, alongside teammate Vera Ploner.
Okalova has played an integral part in helping the Golden Hurricane to a 5-0 overall record in 2020. In singles, she is 10-3 overall and undefeated at the No. 1 position at 5-0 in her dual matches. The senior has defeated all five opponents in straight sets and held her last three foes scoreless in the second set. In doubles play, she is 13-5 overall, and 4-0 at No. 1 doubles with Ploner.
Tulsa will face Mississippi State on Saturday at 9 a.m. CT on day one of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Durham, North Carolina. The Hurricane are the No. 3 seed in the invitational, while the Bulldogs hold the No. 2 seed. Depending on the outcome, Tulsa will either play No. 4 seeded Kansas State or the top-seed and fifth-ranked Duke on Sunday.
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