Jan. 29, 2004
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Lobo freshman tennis player Iva Gersic has received the MWC’s Player of the Week honor after helping the No. 52 UNM women’s tennis team defeat 74th-ranked Northern Arizona in the first dual-match of the new year. The honor is the first of Gersic’s career and the first for the UNM squad this season.
On Saturday, Jan. 24 Gersic (Koprivnka, Croatia) teamed with doubles partner Maria Ruiz-Fabrega to beat NAU’s Julie Schmandt and Susan McClelland at the No.2 position, 8-3. She then followed with a strong set victory over Kristina Klokinis (6-1, 6-2) at the No.1 spot in singles play. Gersic, No. 82 in the nation, is 11-2 for the fall season and 1-0 for the spring in singles play. She and Ruiz-Fabrega sit at 12-2 for the fall in doubles competition and 1-0 for the spring.
UNM hits the road this weekend to face No. 8 Northwestern Saturday, Jan. 31 and DePaul University Sunday, Feb. 2 in Evanston, Ill. Matches are set for noon.