Women's Tennis

GSC Women's Tennis Weekly Awards Presented by Athletic Solutions: April 15

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — West Alabama’s Shaira Rivera (player) and AUM’s Nagisa Yonezawa (freshman) earned 2026 Gulf South Conference Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards presented by Athletic Solutions, following their performances from April 6-12.
 
GSC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Shaira Rivera, Gr., West Alabama
  • Appeared at No. 1 in singles lineup where she went 2-0.
  • Defeated No. 4 Emily Buchanan of Mississippi College (6-2,5-7, 7-5).
  • Defeated Valdosta State’s Lena Beckx (6-3, 6-4).
  • Went 3-0 in doubles alongside Alexa Milliam while playing on court one.
  • Defeated No. 2 Buchanan and Ann Cabot Stockett from MC (6-3).
  • Defeated Christian Brothers’ Valerie Neumann and Fernanda Garcia Galvez (6-2).
  • Defeated No. 38 Beckx and Milica Prokic from Valdosta State (6-2).
 Other nominees: Melissa Yakup Pour, AUM; Aliyah Dwyer, Lee; Andrea Cano, Montevallo; Kitti Nemeth, Valdosta State
 
GSC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Nagisa Yonezawa, AUM
  • Defeated Lee’s Vitoria Maximiliano (3-6, 6-0, 6-1) on court four.
  • Alongside Melissa Yakup Pour, defeated No. 50 Rima Yoshida and Andrea Pascual from Lee (7-6 (16-14)) on court one.
 Other nominees: Andrea Cano, Montevallo; Jian Ibrahim, West Alabama
 
2026 GSC Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards
Feb. 11: Charleigh Fay, Valdosta State (Player) / Nagisa Yonezawa, AUM (Freshman)
Feb. 18: Shaira Rivera, West Alabama (Player) / Amelia Ciesielczyk, Delta State (Freshman)
Feb. 25: Emily Buchanan, Mississippi College (Player) / Kylie Kochis, West Florida (Freshman)
Mar. 4: Sandra Recuenco, West Florida (Player) / Jian Ibrahim, West Alabama (Freshman)
Mar. 11: Emily Buchanan, Mississippi College (Player) / Mercedes Garcia Cid, AUM (Freshman)
Mar. 17: Charleigh Fay, Valdosta State (Player) / Mercedes Garcia Cid, AUM (Freshman)
Mar. 25: Melissa Yakup Pour, AUM (Player) / Mercedes Garcia Cid, AUM (Freshman)
Apr. 1: Aline Midori Da Silva, West Florida (Player) / Kylie Kochis, West Florida (Freshman)
Apr. 8: Jenila Prulla, West Alabama (Player) / Mercedes Garcia Cid, AUM (Freshman)
April 15: Shaira Rivera, West Alabama (Player) / Nagisa Yonezawa, AUM (Freshman)