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Zhu Named Outstanding Rebel Of The Week

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.

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

Sept. 6 - Caitlyn Kreutz, Women's Soccer

Sept. 13 - Lexington Thomas, Football

Sept. 20 - Sophie Cortes, Women's Soccer

Sept. 27 - Danny Musovski, Men's Soccer

Oct. 11 - Danny Musovski, Men'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

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Players Mentioned

#44 Brandon McCoy: Forward; 7' 0"; Freshman; HS

#24 Jordan Johnson: Guard; 5' 11"; Junior; TR

#1 Armani Rogers: QB; 6' 5"; Freshman; RS

#4 Johnny Stanton: QB; 6' 2"; Junior; 1L

#3 Lexington Thomas: RB; 5' 9"; Freshman; 2L

#3 Danny Musovski: Forward; 6' 0"; Freshman; HS

Brad Gonzales: Free; 6' 0"; Freshman

#30 Caitlyn Kreutz: Forward; 5' 4"; Junior; TR

#11 Sophie Cortes: Midfielder; 5' 1"; Freshman; HS

En-Pei Huang: 5' 4"; Freshman; HS

Aiwen Zhu: 5' 7"; Freshman; HS

Players Mentioned

#44 Brandon McCoy
: 7' 0"; Freshman; HS
: Forward

#24 Jordan Johnson
: 5' 11"; Junior; TR
: Guard

#1 Armani Rogers
: 6' 5"; Freshman; RS
: QB

#4 Johnny Stanton
: 6' 2"; Junior; 1L
: QB

#3 Lexington Thomas
: 5' 9"; Freshman; 2L
: RB

#3 Danny Musovski
: 6' 0"; Freshman; HS
: Forward

Brad Gonzales
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: Free

#30 Caitlyn Kreutz
: 5' 4"; Junior; TR
: Forward

#11 Sophie Cortes
: 5' 1"; Freshman; HS
: Midfielder

En-Pei Huang
: 5' 4"; Freshman; HS

Aiwen Zhu
: 5' 7"; Freshman; HS