Rice University Athletics
Zipoli Earns C-USA Weekly Honor
2/23/2022 11:28:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Owls host UTSA at 11 a.m. Friday
Rice freshman Allison Zipoli has been named Conference USA's Female Tennis Athlete of the Week for the week ending February 20. All C-USA weekly awards are presented by Surf & Turf Golf.
Zipoli improved to 6-0 in singles this spring with a pair of wins over the weekend, highlighted by delivering the clinching point in the Owls 4-0 win over LSU on Sunday. The win snapped a five-game winning streak for the Tigers over the Owls.
The Owls (5-1), who are ranked 57th in the first ITA computer rankings, will host C-USA rival UTSA on Friday at 11 a.m. at the George R. Brown Tennis Center and then travel to College Station on Saturday to face off against Texas A&M at noon on Saturday. The Aggies are ranked seventh in the ITA computer rankings and eighth in the Tennis Channel coaches poll.
Zipoli improved to 6-0 in singles this spring with a pair of wins over the weekend, highlighted by delivering the clinching point in the Owls 4-0 win over LSU on Sunday. The win snapped a five-game winning streak for the Tigers over the Owls.
The Owls (5-1), who are ranked 57th in the first ITA computer rankings, will host C-USA rival UTSA on Friday at 11 a.m. at the George R. Brown Tennis Center and then travel to College Station on Saturday to face off against Texas A&M at noon on Saturday. The Aggies are ranked seventh in the ITA computer rankings and eighth in the Tennis Channel coaches poll.
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