Iuliia Stupak Named PBC Women's Tennis Player of the Week

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4-8-08

Iuliia Stupak Named PBC Women's Tennis Player of the Week

SAVANNAH, Ga. (April 8) – Senior Iuliia Stupak has been named the Peach Belt Conference's women's tennis Player of the Week for the fourth time, released by league officials on Tuesday.

The nation’s No. 2-ranked singles player remained undefeated in singles this season with three straight-set wins on the week, while also teaming with Gabriella Kovacs to go 3-0 in doubles play. Stupak defeated Abilene Christian’s Irene Squillaci, 6-0, 7-5, as AASU handed the No. 6-ranked Wildcats their first home loss in a decade. She then blanked No. 25-ranked Cameron’s Irene George, 6-0, 6-0, and knocked off No. 11-ranked Northeastern State’s Zuzanna Osinska, 6-4, 6-2.

The reigning PBC Player of the Year then teamed with Kovacs to defeat the No. 2-ranked doubles duo of Squillaci and Rafomanatsiatosika of Abilene Christian, 8-6.

Stupak stretched her consecutive dual match win streak to 53 matches, dating back to 2006, and this season is an undefeated 19-0 in singles and 19-3 in doubles.

This is the seventh time that Stupak has earned PBC Player of the Week honors in her career. Stupak and the Pirates are in action this afternoon at Barry in a 2:00 p.m. match in Miami Shores, Fla.

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