Penn State Earns Women’s Tennis Weekly Award
Nittany Lions’ Uchijima selected as first honoree of fall season
Player of the Week
Maiko Uchijima, Penn State
Jr. – Tokyo, Japan – Major: Business
Uchijima picked up three doubles wins and two singles victories during opening weekend of fall play
Paired with Olivia Dorner, ranked as the nation’s No. 49 doubles duo
Earned doubles wins over Duke’s No. 61 Shavit Kimchi/Ellie Coleman (6-3), Charlotte’s Sara Suchankova/Shona Nakano (6-3) and Purdue’s Carmen Gallardo/Tara Milic (6-1)
Collected singles wins over Charlotte’s Ni Xi (6-1, 6-3) and Purdue’s Carmen Gallardo (6-3, 7-6)
Last Penn State Player of the Week: Petra Januskova (April 17, 2013)
2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees
Sept. 18 Maiko Uchijima, Jr., Penn State