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Daavettila Selected National Player Of The Week
February 11, 2020 | Women's Tennis
TEMPE, Arizona - Coming off its ITA National Team Indoor Championship victory on Monday, North Carolina's Sara Daavettila (UTR 11.58) was named the UTR ITA Division I Women's Player of the Week. The Tar Heel senior played the No. 2 position in singles where she handled three of her singles opponents in straight sets last weekend in Chicago.
Currently sixth in UNC women's tennis program history with 121 career singles victories, Daavettila owns a 121-33 record, the seventh best winning percentage (78.57) at Carolina.
En route to the championship match, Daavettila defeated NC State's Anna Rogers (UTR: 11.14), Duke's Yasmine Mansouri (UTR: 10.95), and Arizona State's Sammi Hampton (UTR: 10.70) on consecutive days.
In the Indoors quarterfinal match, sixth ranked Daavettila and Alexa Graham took down the No. 1 doubles pair from NC State, Anna Rogers and Alana Smith. The victory clinched the doubles point for the Heels.
Daavettila was the UTR/ITA National Player of the Month back in November . The Williamston, Michigan, native won the singles title at the ITA National Fall Championship
The UTR/ITA National Player of the Month/Week awards program honor male and female individuals from all five divisions (NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and Junior College) beginning with monthly awards in the fall (September, October, November) and moving to a weekly award during the spring dual-match season.
A player's current Universal Tennis Rating Powered by Oracle and ITA ranking and that of his or her opponents will be part of the criteria used in the selection of the winners. Institution athletics communications directors will submit nominations to the ITA for selection.
Currently sixth in UNC women's tennis program history with 121 career singles victories, Daavettila owns a 121-33 record, the seventh best winning percentage (78.57) at Carolina.
En route to the championship match, Daavettila defeated NC State's Anna Rogers (UTR: 11.14), Duke's Yasmine Mansouri (UTR: 10.95), and Arizona State's Sammi Hampton (UTR: 10.70) on consecutive days.
In the Indoors quarterfinal match, sixth ranked Daavettila and Alexa Graham took down the No. 1 doubles pair from NC State, Anna Rogers and Alana Smith. The victory clinched the doubles point for the Heels.
Daavettila was the UTR/ITA National Player of the Month back in November . The Williamston, Michigan, native won the singles title at the ITA National Fall Championship
The UTR/ITA National Player of the Month/Week awards program honor male and female individuals from all five divisions (NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and Junior College) beginning with monthly awards in the fall (September, October, November) and moving to a weekly award during the spring dual-match season.
A player's current Universal Tennis Rating Powered by Oracle and ITA ranking and that of his or her opponents will be part of the criteria used in the selection of the winners. Institution athletics communications directors will submit nominations to the ITA for selection.
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