For the third time this season, an Indiana University women's tennis player has been awarded the Big Ten Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week honor. Sophomore Carolyn Chupa joins fellow sophomores Alecia Kauss and Katie Klyczek as Hoosiers who have won the conference's weekly award. It is her first time receiving the honor.
"I just think that it shows that she has really improved from last year and that she's played really good tennis," IU Coach Lin Loring said. "It's nice that she was recognized."
Chupa was 3-1 last weekend in IU's victories against Michigan State and No. 10 Michigan. Her only loss was in a doubles match against Michigan's No. 2 tandem of Brooke Bolender and Emina Bektas.
Against Michigan State, Chupa won her singles match in the No. 3 position against Emily Meyers 6-3, 2-6, 6-2. Chupa and senior Leslie Hureau defeated the Spartans' Marina Bohrer/Catherine Parenteau 8-1 in the No. 1 doubles match.
The sophomore's biggest win of the weekend was in the No. 3 singles match against No. 10 Michigan. She topped No. 76 Sarah Lee 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (4), which was the deciding singles match and propelled No. 40 Indiana to a 5-2 victory.
Overall this season, Chupa is 19-5 in singles, which is the second highest win total on the team, and 19-9 in doubles. She has a 14-1 singles record in dual matches, which includes a current five-match win streak and a 2-0 record against nationally ranked opponents.
No. 32 Indiana will face to Iowa and No. 13 Nebraska on the road this weekend. The Hoosiers face the Hawkeyes at 4:30 p.m. on Friday and the Cornhuskers at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday.
