1/31/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Jan. 31, 2018
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV women's tennis junior Aiwen Zhu has been named the Outstanding Rebel 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 from Monday through Sunday as voted on by the UNLV Athletic Communications department.
Zhu, a native of Wuxi, China, went a combined 4-0 at the elite ITA Kickoff Weekend event, which included an upset of the nation's No. 27-ranked singles player from host Cal, Anna Bright, in straight sets (7-6, 6-4) on Friday. In Zhu's second singles match of the weekend, the junior defeated Madison Harrison of Mississippi State, 6-3, 6-2, on Saturday.
In doubles competition, Zhu teamed up with En-Pei Huang to win at No. 1 doubles, helping UNLV shock the No. 11 Golden Bears and win the doubles point in the eventual 4-3 team loss. The pair also won at the No. 1 doubles spot against Mississippi State to help the Rebels take the doubles point and eventually upset the higher-seeded Bulldogs 4-3.
The award goes to the student-athlete who turned in the best individual performance during the previous week of competition from Monday through Sunday as voted on by the UNLV Athletic Communications department.
Zhu, a native of Wuxi, China, went a combined 4-0 at the elite ITA Kickoff Weekend event, which included an upset of the nation's No. 27-ranked singles player from host Cal, Anna Bright, in straight sets (7-6, 6-4) on Friday. In Zhu's second singles match of the weekend, the junior defeated Madison Harrison of Mississippi State, 6-3, 6-2, on Saturday.
In doubles competition, Zhu teamed up with En-Pei Huang to win at No. 1 doubles, helping UNLV shock the No. 11 Golden Bears and win the doubles point in the eventual 4-3 team loss. The pair also won at the No. 1 doubles spot against Mississippi State to help the Rebels take the doubles point and eventually upset the higher-seeded Bulldogs 4-3.
With the two individual wins, Zhu improved to 14-1 in her career playing at the No. 1 singles position.
Zhu and the Rebels are back in action this weekend, taking on Arizona State and Gonzaga on Friday and Saturday, respectively, in Tempe, Arizona.
2017-18 Outstanding Rebel of the Week Award Winners
Zhu and the Rebels are back in action this weekend, taking on Arizona State and Gonzaga on Friday and Saturday, respectively, in Tempe, Arizona.
2017-18 Outstanding Rebel of the Week Award Winners
Sept. 6 - Caitlyn Kreutz, Women's Soccer
Sept. 13 - Lexington Thomas, Football
Sept. 20 - Sophie Cortes, Women's Soccer
Oct. 25 - Sara Delay, Women's Swimming
Nov. 1 - Johnny Stanton, Football
Nov. 8 - Johnny Stanton, Football
Nov. 15 - Brandon McCoy, Men's Basketball
Nov. 22 - Armani Rogers, Football
Nov. 29 - Brandon McCoy, Men's Basketball
Dec. 6 - Brad Gonzales, Men's Swimming
Dec. 14 - Brandon McCoy, Men's Basketball
Jan. 10 - Katie Powell, Women's Basketball
Jan. 17 - Jordan Johnson, Men's Basketball
Jan. 24 - Katie Powell, Women's Basketball
Jan. 31 - Aiwen Zhu, Women's Tennis
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Soccer
Free
/ Swimming & Diving
/ Women's Tennis
Guard
/ Men's Basketball
Forward
/ Women's Soccer
Forward
/ Men's Basketball
Forward
/ Men's Soccer
QB
/ Football
QB
/ Football
RB
/ Football
/ Women's Tennis
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Wednesday, October 28
Monday, October 26
Saturday, October 24
