May 4, 2016 LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV men's Jakob Amilon and women's tennis Aiwen Zhu have been named the Co-Outstanding Rebels of the Week presented by Air Force Reserve, the school announced Wednesday.
The award goes to the student-athlete who turned in the best individual performance during the previous week of competition, as voted on by the UNLV communications department.
Zhu led her team to the 2016 MW Championship by winning all three of her singles matches over the weekend and both of her completed doubles matches. She played No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles in the lineup and was dominant while winning every set (only one opponent won more than 2 games against her in a set), including getting the Rebels on the board Sunday en route to a 4-2 upset win over top-seeded Fresno State in Fort Collins.
Amilon led his team to the 2016 MW Championship by winning all three of his singles matches over the weekend and winning two of three doubles matches -- all at the No. 1 spot in the lineup. The Rebels' doubles point was the decisive one in Sunday's 4-3 upset win over Boise State, which spoiled the Broncos' perfect 13-0 mark in the MW championships since joining the conference.
2015-16 OUTSTANDING REBEL OF THE WEEK AWARD WINNERS
May 4 â€" Jakob Amilon and Aiwen Zhu, Men's and Women's Tennis
April 27 â€" Alexandra Kaui, Women's Golf
April 20 â€" D.J. Myers, Baseball
April 13 -- Shintaro Ban, Men's Golf
April 6 â€" Kyle Isbel, Baseball
March 30 â€" Dillon Virva, Men's Swimming
March 23 â€" Aiwen Zhu, Women's Tennis
March 16 â€" Elizabeth Prior, Women's Golf
March 9 â€" Alyssa Batastini, Softball
March 2 â€" Lucas James, Men's Swimming and Diving
Feb. 24 â€" Michelle Troup, Women's Swimming and Diving
Feb. 17 â€" Janine Petmecky, Softball
Feb. 10 â€" Kaysee Pilgrim, Women's Track and Field
Feb. 3 â€" Lucas James, Men's Swimming and Diving
Jan. 27 â€" Kaysee Pilgrim, Women's Track and Field
Jan. 20 â€" Carol Zi Yang, Women's Tennis
Jan. 13 â€" Nikki Wheatley, Women's Basketball
Jan. 6 â€" Lina Rathsack, Women's Swimming and Diving
Dec. 16 â€" Brooke Johnson, Women's Basketball
Dec. 9 â€" Ike Nwamu, Men's Basketball
Dec. 2 â€" Patrick McCaw, Men's Basketball
Nov. 27 -- Patrick McCaw, Men's Basketball
Nov. 19 -- Kendal Keys, Football
Nov. 11 -- Lexington Thomas, Football
Nov. 4 -- Jordan Magnin, Women's Soccer
Oct. 28 â€" Shota Takada, Men's Soccer
Oct. 21 â€" Spencer Moore, Cross Country
Oct. 14 -- Richard Garness, Men's Soccer
Oct. 7 -- Ryan McAleenan, Football
Sept. 30 -- Tim Hough, Football
Sept. 23 -- Jodi Barber, Women's Soccer
Sept. 16 -- Bradley Kamdem, Men's Soccer