GNAC Women's Tennis Report: Week 4

Simmons' Leah Bonis and Olga Zhizhin swept the GNAC Week 4 women's tennis honors.

October 4, 2021

( FOR THE WEEK OF SEPT. 27 - OCT. 3 )

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Leah Bonis, Simmons (Jr. - Bath, Maine)

Position	Singles	Doubles	Overall
2	1-1	0-0	1-1

Bonis guided Simmons to a 1-1 week, which included a 7-2 come-from-behind conference victory over the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) on the road, Saturday afternoon. Bonis defeated the Blue Jays Emily Kerr in two sets (6-2, 6-3) at second singles.

Olga Zhizhin, Simmons (So. - Newton, Mass.)

Position	Singles	Doubles	Overall
1	1-1	0-2	1-3

From the top spot of the Sharks lineup, sophomore Olga Zhizhin guided Simmons to a 1-1 week, which included a come-from-behind road victory over the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) on Saturday. After dropping doubles, Zhizhin picked up a two-set (6-2, 6-4) win over Kathleen Gillard in first singles to lead the Sharks to a 6-0 sweep in singles as a team.

HONOR ROLL

JuJu Oliver, Albertus Magnus (Fr. - New Britain, Conn.)

Position	Singles	Doubles	Overall
No. 1 singles/doubles	1-0	1-0	2-0

Oliver posted a pair of victories in the Falcons' 5-4 win at Lesley on Saturday afternoon. Oliver partnered with Julianna Sigut to earn an 8-6 victory at No. 1 doubles before collecting a 6-1, 6-1 win at the No. 1 singles spot.

GNAC WEEKLY ARCHIVE

WEEK	PLAYER	ROOKIE
1	Avery Halloran, SIM	Avery Halloran, SIM
2	Lauren Mogelnicki, REG	Samantha Gevry, REG
3	Megan McKeever, SIM	Avery Halloran, SIM (2)
4	Leah Bonis, SIM	Olga Zhizhin, SIM

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