UC Irvine junior Rafael Davidian and UC Davis senior Megan Heneghan notched the final 2014 Big West Tennis Athlete of the Week awards with stellar singles performances.

Davidian Posts 4-0 Mark

UC Irvine junior Rafael Davidian (Hamburg, Germany/University of Utah) went a perfect 4-0 in singles to earn Big West Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week honors.

Davidian won matches against opponents from Loyola Marymount, UC Riverside, Hawai‘i and San Diego State as the Anteaters posted a 1-3 record.  He prevailed in three sets against LMU’s Cristobal Rivera, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.  The other three matches he won in straight sets.

At No. 3 singles, he dispatched UCR’s Marcus Vizcarra, 6-2, 6-2.  He moved back to No. 4 against UH’s Danilo Casanova, posting a hard fought 6-3, 6-4 win.

Others nominated: Marco Comuzzo (Cal Poly); Ziad Sultan (UC Santa Barbara); Chas Okamoto (Hawai‘i)

Heneghan Wins In Home Finale

UC Davis senior Megan Heneghan (Tustin, Calif./Beckman HS), playing in her final collegiate home match, won a pair of tight battles in singles and doubles to claim Big West Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week honors.

Although the Aggies lost a tough 4-3 contest against San Jose State, Heneghan’s No. 1 singles match against Marie Klocker was the last to finish.  And, appropriately enough, the top Aggie won her 14th dual singles match (and 18th overall) this season with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 triumph to cap a five-hour marathon against the Spartans.

In addition, Heneghan and doubles partner Melissa Kobayakawa clinched the doubles point with an 8-6 win at No. 2 against the Spartan tandem of Julianna Bacelar and Jessica Willett.  The Aggie duo extended their program Division I record doubles win streak to 15 and their overall record to 17-3.  The 17 dual wins is a UC Davis Division I record.
 
Others nominated: Jen Cornea (Cal Poly); Maeva Razakasoa (Long Beach State); Sarah Gong (UC Irvine); Martina Kostalova (Hawai‘i)