Player of the Week
Cristina Stancu • Texas A&M
Junior • Constanta, Romania
• Helped lead 13th-ranked Texas A&M to a 2-1 record at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship, including back-to-back victories over No. 11 Texas and No. 12 Virginia
• Went 2-1 at No. 1 doubles with partner Stefania Hristov, with both wins coming against Top 10 opponents by identical 8-5 scores.
• Went 2-0 at No. 2 singles with straight-set wins against both ranked opponents
• Earned the Aggies’ only doubles win against eventual ITA National Indoor champion North Carolina, winning three consecutive games to close out an 8-5 victory over eighth-ranked Ashley Dai and Whitney Kay.
• Singles match against UNC’s No. 21 Whitney Key went unfinished with Stancu leading the second set, 5-4
• Clinched A&M’s winning point in the victory over No. 11 Texas, defeating 79th-ranked Noel Scott, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
• Against No. 12 Virginia, tallied ranked wins in both doubles and singles, topping No. 10 Stephanie Nauta and Li Xi, 8-5, in doubles and defeating 44th-ranked XI, 6-3, 6-1 in singles.
Results
Singles
2/8 #21 Whitney Kay, No. Carolina DNF 4-6, 5-4
2/9 #79 Noel Scott, Texas W 6-4, 7-6(5)
2/10 #44 Li Xi, Virginia W 6-3, 6-1
Doubles (with Stefania Hristov)
2/8 #8 Dai/Kay, No. Carolina W 8-5
2/9 Addison/Scott L 6-8
2/10 #10 Nauta/Xi, Virginia W 8-5
Freshman of the Week
Silvia Garcia • Georgia
Madrid, Spain
• Went 1-0 at #3 Singles, 2-0 at #4 Singles and 3-0 at #1 doubles to lead sixth-ranked Georgia to the Semifinals at the ITA National Indoor Tournament.
• Improved to 7-0 at #1 Doubles with partner Kate Fuller on the year.
• Posted a straight set win over #109 Lynn Chi (California).
• Went 3-0 at #1 Doubles and lost a total of 7 games on the week.
Results
Singles
2/8 Elizabeth Begley, Texas W 7-4, 6-4
2/9 #109 Lynn Chi, Cal W 6-4, 6-2
2/10 Chanelle Van Nguyen, UCLA W 6-1, 6-4
Doubles (with Kate Fuller)
2/8 Addison/Scott, Texas W 8-1
2/9 Susanyi/Fabikova, Cal W 8-2
2/10 #16 Anderson/Morton, UCLA W 8-4