Eastern Michigan Athletics
Eagles Win Third-Straight MAC Weekly Honor to Closeout Season
5/5/2021 1:26:00 PM | Tennis
Pelayo and Whitney collect their third doubles team of the week award
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University tennis team earned Mid-American Conference Doubles Team of the Week honors, the league office announced Wednesday, May 5. Redshirt juniors Luisa Pelayo (Porto, Portugal-Colegio CEBES (Wright State)) and Grace Whitney (Imlay City, Mich.-Imlay City (Wright State)) collect the award for the third time this season.
The team has been tabbed for the honor seven times this year, with redshirt junior Vasavi Ganesan (Tamil Nadu, India-Alagappa Matriculation School) and redshirt freshman Isabelle Popma (Staphorst, Netherlands-Center for Sports and Education) claiming the last two.
EMU's No. 2 doubles pairing closed out the 2021 season with two wins at No. 2. Pelayo and Whitney earned a 6-3 win at Bowling Green, April 30, and followed that with a 6-4 victory against Buffalo on Senior Day, May 2. The redshirt juniors finish their season with 17 doubles wins as a pair.
The Green and White will take a summer break before returning to courts in preparation for their fall season. To stay up to date with Eastern Michigan tennis, go to EMUEagles.com or follow us on Twitter (@EMUEaglesTennis) and Instagram (@EMU_Tennis).
The team has been tabbed for the honor seven times this year, with redshirt junior Vasavi Ganesan (Tamil Nadu, India-Alagappa Matriculation School) and redshirt freshman Isabelle Popma (Staphorst, Netherlands-Center for Sports and Education) claiming the last two.
EMU's No. 2 doubles pairing closed out the 2021 season with two wins at No. 2. Pelayo and Whitney earned a 6-3 win at Bowling Green, April 30, and followed that with a 6-4 victory against Buffalo on Senior Day, May 2. The redshirt juniors finish their season with 17 doubles wins as a pair.
The Green and White will take a summer break before returning to courts in preparation for their fall season. To stay up to date with Eastern Michigan tennis, go to EMUEagles.com or follow us on Twitter (@EMUEaglesTennis) and Instagram (@EMU_Tennis).
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