OGDEN, Utah (February 6, 2019) – For the second time in four weeks to start the 2019 spring season, junior
Chiara Tomasetti was announced as the Big Sky Women's Tennis Player of the Week honor by the league office on Wednesday.
Facing Memphis and Arizona last weekend, Tomasetti went unbeaten in singles action and split her doubles matches to earn her fifth career Player of the Week award and second of the season. This spring, Tomasetti is still perfect in singles play with a 3-0 dual record and is 2-2 in doubles.
The Roesrath, Germany native continues to occupy the No. 1 singles and doubles positions in the Northern Arizona women's tennis lineup. Tomasetti was nothing short of dominant in singles play, winning both of her matches last weekend by 6-1, 6-1 scores. Ranked No. 106 in the first Oracle/ITA Division I Women's Rankings of the spring also released on Wednesday, Tomasetti defeated Memphis' Alisha Reayer last Friday and then won the battle of nationally-ranked players over Arizona's Emma Wilson – ranked No. 86 at the time – on Saturday.
In doubles, Tomasetti and freshman
Adrianna Sosnowska rebounded from a loss to Memphis to notch a 6-3 win over Arizona's tandem of Wilson and Gitte Heynemans. The doubles win was crucial in NAU clinching the doubles point against its Pac-12 in-state rival. The doubles point was the Lumberjacks' first point scored against the Wildcats since 2013 after being shut out on the scoreboard in each of the previous five years.
NAU hosts Mesa Community College and New Mexico State at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. respectively on Friday in its home openers in the Aquatic and Tennis Complex. The Lumberjacks' home opening weekend will continue on Sunday at 10 a.m. versus Utah State.
