PacWest Conference Weekly Awards (Feb. 24)
IRVINE, Calif. -- Senior and No. 7 ranked
Monika Stanikova claims her second straight PacWest Player of the Week accolade after a successful southern California road trip in which she led Academy of Art to two wins on back to back days and did not drop a singles set.
On ART U's first win of the trip, a 7-0 trouncing of Concordia on
Feb. 23, Stanikova defeated the No. 3 player in the West Region, Ghazal Pakbaten in the top position 6-4, 6-3. With a quick turnaround playing Cal State LA the
following day, the senior from Slovakia
continued to dominate with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Amanda Schneider to contribute to the Urban Knights 6-1 victory. Stanikova has yet to drop a match in singles and has only lost one singles set the entire season.Â