Fabian Matthews of UC Irvine and Jaklin Alawi of Long Beach State claimed Big West Men's and Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week awards after both players went unbeaten in singles play.

Matthews Upsets Nation's No. 84 Player To Grab Men's Weekly Award
UC Irvine’s Fabian Matthews (Newport Beach, Calif./Corona del Mar HS) had an exceptional week with an unblemished 4-0 singles record, including a win over a ranked opponent, to earn his second Big West Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week award this season.

Matthews helped the Anteaters win all four of their matches against Penn (5-2), UC Riverside (5-2), USC Upstate (5-2) and Marquette (4-3).

His biggest win came against Marquette’s Dusan Medan, who is ranked No. 84 in singles by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.  Matthews won in convincing fashion by a 6-3, 6-0 score at No. 1 singles to put the Anteaters up 2-0 in that match. He also won by the same score against UCR’s Quoc Doan to help the Anteaters to a Big West victory.  Matthews also went 1-1 in doubles at the No. 3 spot with two different playing partners.

Others nominated: Mike Conroy (UC Riverside)

Alawi Goes Unbeaten In Singles and Doubles For Long Beach State
Playing at both No. 1 singles and doubles, Long Beach State's Jaklin Alawi (Sofia, Bulgaria/Vladamir Stoichev HS) posted a combined 4-0 record to capture Big West Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week accolades.

Alawi aided the 49er efforts in 7-0 team sweeps of Cal State Fullerton and Nevada.  She improved to 10-2 on the year in singles dual matches.  Alawi won 6-2, 6-2 over Titan counterpart Tiffany Mai and dispatched the Wolf Pack's Maria Mizyuk 7-6 (6), 6-4.  Her win helped LBSU avenge a loss last season to Nevada.  Alawi also went 2-0 at No. 1 doubles with partner Rachel Manasse.

Others nominated: Brittany Blalock (Cal Poly); Nina Jaworowski (Cal State Northridge); Sofia Novak (UC Santa Barbara)