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Kudelova Opens 2022 as C-USA’s Top Performer
1/19/2022 1:39:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Martina Kudelova, a redshirt junior on Florida Atlantic University women's tennis, has been named the season-opening Surf & Turf Golf Conference USA Women's Tennis Player of the Week, as announced by C-USA on Wednesday.
Kudelova led the Owls to a 2-1 record at the Florida Gulf Coast University Invite. Kudelova, one of just two FAU upperclassmen, came home from the three-match tournament with an unblemished record of 3-0 in singles play and a 1-1 record in doubles competition.
It is not the first time Kudelova has garnered the C-USA weekly award. The Czech Republic native also received C-USA weekly recognition in her 2019 freshman campaign. Kudelova had individual wins over Middle Tennessee, Georgia State and Minnesota. In fact, she scored one of the two points in FAU's 5-2 loss to Minnesota. In doubles play, she worked with Katerina Filip and left the weekend with a 1-1 doubles record.
No. 1 - Martina Kudelova/Katerina Filip (FAU) vs Zani Barnard/Love-Star Alexix (MTSU) 4-5 unf
No. 1 - Martina Kudelova/Katerina Filip (FAU) def. Andreea Stanescu/Eva Chivu (GSU) 6-2
No. 1 - Dalila Said/Maria Rizzolo (MINN) def. Martina Kudelova/Katerina Filip (FAU) 6-3
Singles
No. 1 - Martina Kudelova (FAU) def. Lee Barnard (MTSU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
No. 1 - Martina Kudelova (FAU) def. Eva Chivu (GSU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 1 - Martina Kudelova (FAU) def. Rachel Hanford (MINN) 6-3, 7-7 (6-0)
To follow the teams socially, visit @fauwtennis on both Twitter and Instagram.
Kudelova led the Owls to a 2-1 record at the Florida Gulf Coast University Invite. Kudelova, one of just two FAU upperclassmen, came home from the three-match tournament with an unblemished record of 3-0 in singles play and a 1-1 record in doubles competition.
It is not the first time Kudelova has garnered the C-USA weekly award. The Czech Republic native also received C-USA weekly recognition in her 2019 freshman campaign. Kudelova had individual wins over Middle Tennessee, Georgia State and Minnesota. In fact, she scored one of the two points in FAU's 5-2 loss to Minnesota. In doubles play, she worked with Katerina Filip and left the weekend with a 1-1 doubles record.
Weekend Results
DoublesNo. 1 - Martina Kudelova/Katerina Filip (FAU) vs Zani Barnard/Love-Star Alexix (MTSU) 4-5 unf
No. 1 - Martina Kudelova/Katerina Filip (FAU) def. Andreea Stanescu/Eva Chivu (GSU) 6-2
No. 1 - Dalila Said/Maria Rizzolo (MINN) def. Martina Kudelova/Katerina Filip (FAU) 6-3
Singles
No. 1 - Martina Kudelova (FAU) def. Lee Barnard (MTSU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
No. 1 - Martina Kudelova (FAU) def. Eva Chivu (GSU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 1 - Martina Kudelova (FAU) def. Rachel Hanford (MINN) 6-3, 7-7 (6-0)
Ricardo's Response
"[This is a] well-deserved award for Martina. She has been putting in the work and slowly progressing and building confidence. She is a very dangerous player when she is at her best. She is an elite player, and I'm confident she will continue to have success." To follow the teams socially, visit @fauwtennis on both Twitter and Instagram.
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