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Ohta Named Sun Belt Player of the Week
4/12/2017 1:40:00 PM | Tennis (W)
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana - Junior Sanae Ohta picked up her first Player of the Week honor for the women's tennis team after a dominating performance on the court for the Trojans last weekend, the league office announced on Wednesday.
The Trojans picked up two big wins against Georgia Southern and No. 48 Tulane on the road, and Ohta clinched both matches for Troy on court one.
She battled in Saturday's win over Georgia Southern's Giulia Reipe taking the match 7-5, 7-5 to clinch the 4-1 victory for the Trojans. On Sunday, Ohta picked up a first set win over Kyla Klier of Tulane, but dropped in the second set. She was able to bounce back and shut out Klier in the final set to clinch a huge 4-3 win for the Trojans against the No. 48 ranked Green Wave.
Ohta and doubles partner Nancy Karaky also earned two wins on court one over the weekend. Ohta now moves to 9-9 on the season in dual match play. This season she has also had big wins against Coastal Carolina, Central Arkansas, and New Orleans. Ohta and Karaky also defeated No. 14 Auburn 6-1 in February.
The Trojans will face Middle Tennessee and South Alabama in Mobile, Ala., April 15 and 16 before traveling to New Orleans to compete in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
For more on Troy women's tennis, visit TroyTrojans.com and follow @TroyAthletics on Twitter.
The Trojans picked up two big wins against Georgia Southern and No. 48 Tulane on the road, and Ohta clinched both matches for Troy on court one.
She battled in Saturday's win over Georgia Southern's Giulia Reipe taking the match 7-5, 7-5 to clinch the 4-1 victory for the Trojans. On Sunday, Ohta picked up a first set win over Kyla Klier of Tulane, but dropped in the second set. She was able to bounce back and shut out Klier in the final set to clinch a huge 4-3 win for the Trojans against the No. 48 ranked Green Wave.
Ohta and doubles partner Nancy Karaky also earned two wins on court one over the weekend. Ohta now moves to 9-9 on the season in dual match play. This season she has also had big wins against Coastal Carolina, Central Arkansas, and New Orleans. Ohta and Karaky also defeated No. 14 Auburn 6-1 in February.
The Trojans will face Middle Tennessee and South Alabama in Mobile, Ala., April 15 and 16 before traveling to New Orleans to compete in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
For more on Troy women's tennis, visit TroyTrojans.com and follow @TroyAthletics on Twitter.
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