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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2-26-08

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

SAVANNAH, Ga. (February 26) – Senior Iuliia Stupak was named the Peach Belt Conference's women's tennis Player of the Week for the third straight time on Tuesday, announced by conference officials.

The reigning PBC Player of the Year helped keep the No. 2-ranked Lady Pirates unbeaten on the season with a convincing 7-2 win over No. 4-ranked Lynn on Saturday. Stupak gave up just one game in defeating No. 20-ranked Victoria Weltz, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 1 singles. She then teamed with Gabriella Kovacs to defeat the No. 3-ranked duo of Weltz and Alexandra Schunk, 8-5, in doubles. The top-ranked DII player in 2007, Stupak is an unbeaten 7-0 in singles and doubles this season and now has won 42 consecutive singles dual match wins, dating back to 2006.

This is the sixth time that Stupak has earned PBC Player of the Week honors in her career. Stupak and the Pirates are in action on Wednesday as they host GCSU in a Peach Belt Conference dual match at 2:00 p.m.

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